Complete Sun Rcaa & Monument Releases 1956-62 (CD) – Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison was one of the most talented and distinctive singers and songwriters of the rock ‘n’ roll era and beyond, with a unique and original approach to writing songs and a remarkable and unmistakeable voice. He was signed to the Sun label alongside Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins, but only had one minor hit during that period despite making some fine rockabilly records, and it was not until joining the Monument label after recording briefly for RCA during 1958 that he hit the big time with the landmark No. 1 “Only The Lonely”, following that with a string of memorable Top 10 classics like “Blue Angel”, “Running Scared”, “Crying” and “Dream Baby”, all included here along with his other chart entries from that time. This great-value 58-track 2-CD set provides a comprehensive overview of the formative years of his career, comprising the A and B sides of all his singles on Sun, RCA and Monument through to the end of 1962, plus all the tracks from his three albums from that period, “At The Rock House”, “Lonely And Blue” & “Crying”, which were not otherwise released on singles. It charts his progress towards establishing the style and formula which made him one of the most popular and respected artists of his generation and is a fine showcase for an exceptional talent.

Track List

1. Tryin’ to Get to You
2. Ooby Dooby
3. Go! Go! Go!
4. Rock House
5. You’re My Baby
6. Sweet and Easy to Love
7. Devil Doll
8. Chicken Hearted
9. I Like Love
10. Seems to Me
11. Sweet and Innocent
12. Almost 18
13. Jolie
14. Paper Boy
15. With the Bug
16. Up Town
17. Pretty One
18. Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)
19. Here Comes That Song Again
20. Blue Angel
21. Today’s Teardrops
22. I’m Hurtin’
23. I Can’t Stop Loving You
24. Running Scared
25. Love Hurts
26. Crying
27. Candy Man
28. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
29. The Actress
30. The Crowd
31. Mama
32. Working for the Man
33. Leah
34. This Kind of Love
35. Trying to Get to You
36. It’s Too Late
37. You’re Gonna Cry
38. I Never Knew
39. Mean Little Mama
40. Problem Child
41. Bye Bye Love
42. Cry
43. Blue Avenue
44. Come Back to Me (My Love)
45. Raindrops
46. (I’d Be) a Legend in My Time
47. Twenty-Two Days
48. I’ll Say It’s My Fault
49. The Great Pretender
50. She Wears My Ring
51. Wedding Day
52. Summersong
53. Dance
54. Lana
55. Loneliness
56. Let’s Make a Memory
57. Nite Life