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~ Roy Orbison
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  • Audio CD (13 Aug 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Bmg
  • ASIN: B000EWBNCS
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 317 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Oh Pretty Woman
2. You Got It
3. Only The Lonely
4. I Drove All Night
5. In Dreams
6. Love Hurts
7. Ooby Dooby
8. Claudette
9. Blue Bayou
10. Dream Baby
11. Lana
12. Running Scared
13. Falling
14. California Blue
15. Pretty Paper
16. Love So Beautiful
17. Unchained Melody
18. Uptown
19. She's A Mystery To Me
20. That Lovin' You Feelin' Again - Orbison, Roy & Emmylou Harris
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Collection of the finest moments from one of music's most original and distinctive artists, Roy Orbison. An influence on everybody from The Beatles and ELO to Morrissey, Orbison'soperatic vocals lent a poignancy to a lyrics and a song that few others could match. Includes the tracks 'Only The Lonely' and 'Pretty Woman'.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Career Spanning Orbison, 22 Aug 2007
By Angel Delta (Southsea Hants) - See all my reviews
  
No one should need reminding that Roy Orbison possessed the ultimate voice in conveying paranoia, tortured emotions and fatalism in his songs so, at first sight, it is surprising that yet another compilation is needed.

However, take another look. This release contains eleven of his sixteen essential Monument hits. Any album containing such treasures as Only The Lonely, Falling, It's Over, Blue Angel, Pretty Woman and Cryin' must rate as a 5* star album on the strength of those tracks alone.

However, unlike many other compilation albums, this release has only one of his Sun recordings which is of no consequence since he was scarcely a rock 'n' roller anyway! Instead, the CD has three magical tracks from his last and critically underrated album, the 1989 release, Mystery Girl. An added bonus is his warm and tender duet with Emmylou Harris, That Loving You Feelin' Again, from the movie Roadie plus some of his MGM hits including Too Soon To Know and Lana.

Of course, there are expensive box sets and compilations with fifty plus tracks for the completists and the obsessed and purists might quibble at the selections (In Dreams is the 1985 version). But this is a career spanning retrospective and for those who want a concise overview of one of the great dramatic balladeers of the 20th century - and at a budget price - this album is hard to beat. Recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The ugly Elvis, 10 Jan 2009
By Brendan O. Clarke "brendoclarke" (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews
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Roy Orbison possessed the fantastic ability to take a song and turn it into a magnificent tour de force; his voice was great and he never missed a beat. This CD is probably the most complete retrospective of his hits; but it's good for people on a budget and you do get quite a bit for your money.

It features my favourite Orbison songs such as "Only The Lonely" which mixes a country flavour with rock to create an excellent tune. Roy's voice, clear and rich, never sounded better; and the backup chorus harmonises to perfection. He sings of how lonely he is now that his woman has left him for another man.

"Running Scared" has a great guitar arrangement to go along with the singers excellent delivery of this ballad. "Crying," a classic Roy Orbison ballad, features Roy at the top of his game. The country/rock melody goes perfectly with his passionate vocals on "Crying." Roy explores the upper area of his vocal range on "Crying" as well. Moreover, "Candy Man" begins with some great harmonica that continues through the song; Roy sings of how he wants romantic time with his woman. Love that backup chorus, too!


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5.0 out of 5 stars Most of Roy's best known Hits and songs, 25 Mar 2009
A great album from a Legend and talent unsurpassed in Popular music, that gets better the more songs I have heard of his over the years and in my view, a must for fans and great gift for older people who grew up in that era, I got it on my I touch for my holidays.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Best of Roy Orbison
All the great Orbison Classics are here. Powerful emotional ballads plus the typical 50's oobie-doobie type stuff which is tripe, in songwriter terms, but nevertheless an... Read more
Published 2 months ago by John Gordon

5.0 out of 5 stars the late great Orbison
This CD of his hits is compelling listening,I am very plleased with this very enjoyable CD
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. C. Mcdowell

3.0 out of 5 stars might be a good album, but it's not the one in the reviews
orbison is classic; but the reviews of the mp3 album refer to a cd of the same name, but with a different playlist. make sure you're buying the set of songs you think you are.
Published 3 months ago by ian waddell

4.0 out of 5 stars Only the Lonely
I have never been a huge fan of the so-called 'Big O' but my dad was always into him so I grew up with such tender classics as 'Only the Lonely' and 'Blue Bayou'. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Binro The Heretic

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