1. Roy Orbison Singles Discography 2017
2. Roy Orbison Discography

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1. Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), nicknamed 'The Big O', was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll, whose recording career spanned more than four decades.
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Roy Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter who found the most success in the early rock and roll era from 1956^[1] to 1964. He later enjoyed a resurgence in the late 1980s with chart success as a member of the Traveling Wilburys and with his Mystery Girl album which included the hit single 'You Got It'.^[2] At the height of his popularity, 22 of Orbison's songs placed on the US Billboard Top 40 chart, and six peaked in the top five, including two number one hits. In the UK, Orbison scored ten top-10 hits between 1960 and 1966, including three No. 1 singles.

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Born and raised in Texas, Orbison got his start in a rockabilly band in high school. According to the official Roy Orbison discography by Marcel Riesco, Orbison's first release was in March 1956 on the Je-Wel label.^[3] He broke into professional music under Sam Phillips at Sun Records in the summer of 1956,^[4] but found only marginal success there.^[5] After a couple years writing for other musicians (including 'Claudette' recorded by The Everly Brothers), Orbison recorded several songs at Monument Records under producer Fred Foster starting in 1959. With Foster, Orbison and his frequent songwriting partners Joe Melson and Bill Dees tailored many of Orbison's songs for his unique voice; his most popular songs were dramatic ballads ending with emotional crescendos that showcased his powerful vocals. After his biggest hit in 1964, 'Oh, Pretty Woman', Orbison continued to record and chart intermittently in the UK,^[1] but it was not until 1987 that he again found the level of popular worldwide success he had known in the early 1960s, when his original recording of 'In Dreams' was used in David Lynch's film Blue Velvet.^[1] The following year, Orbison co-founded the supergroup Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty.^[6] Lynne produced Orbison's final album Mystery Girl/free-girl-games-no-download.html. , which was released posthumously in February 1989.

This discography shows main official U.S. and U.K. releases. According to Riesco's official Orbison discography,^[7] there were numerous international single and album releases of importance (not released in the U.S. or U.K.) like the German 'San Fernando' b/w 'Mama' (London DL 20 726).^[7]

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Contents

• 1Albums
• 2Singles

Albums

'Running Scared' is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and sung by Orbison. An operatic rock ballad,^[1] the recording of the song was overseen by audio engineer Bill Porter and released as a 45rpm single by Monument Records in March 1961 and went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 'Running Scared' also reached No.9 in the UK Singles Chart. It sold over one million copies in the US alone.^[2] The song was included on Orbison's 1962 album Crying as the final track on the album.

Noted for being a song written without a chorus, the song builds in the lyrics, arrangement, and vocals to a climax that, without vibrato, demonstrates the power of Orbison's clear, full voice. It is written in the bolero style; Orbison is credited with bringing this to the rock genre. Fred Foster, producer of the session and of Monument Records, did not want the powerful high note that ends the song to end in falsetto but in full or natural voice. According to Foster, the last note that ends the song is actually G above High C in full natural voice. The note is actually tenor high A, over Middle C.^[3]

While 'Running Scared' was an international hit, the B-side 'Love Hurts' also picked up significant airplay in Australia. Consequently, chart figures for Australia show 'Running Scared'/'Love Hurts' as a double A-side, both sides peaking at number five. This makes Orbison's recording of 'Love Hurts' the first version to be a hit. 'Love Hurts' later became better known in a version by rock band Nazareth, who had an international hit with it in 1975.^[4]

Covers and popular culture[edit]

• Jack Scott, a Canadian born rockabilly singer from the same era, also had a minor 1962 hit with 'Running Scared'. He later re-recorded it in 1990 for one of his compilation albums, Jack Scott's Greatest Hits.
• Glen Campbell recorded the song on his 1973 album Glen Travis Campbell.^[5]
• The Fools on their 1981 album Heavy Mental,^[6] reaching No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 1986 album Kicking Against the Pricks.^[7]
• Brokeback on their 2001 album Morse Code in the Modern Age: Across the Americas.^[8]
• John Peel, the British BBC RadioDJ who died in 2004, listed 'Running Scared' by Roy Orbison as one of the songs to be played at his memorial service.
• Jeff Lynne on his 2012 album Long Wave.^[9]
• Del Shannon recorded the song in the early 1960s and sang the finale 'with me' just as Orbison had, in full voice, not falsetto.

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References[edit]

1. ^'Show 11 - Tennessee Firebird. [Part 3], Big Rock Candy Mountain. [Part 1] : UNT Digital Library'. Digital.library.unt.edu. 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
2. ^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 408. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
3. ^DeCurtis, Anthony (1992). Henke, James (ed.). The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll (3rd ed.). Random House. ISBN978-0679737285.
4. ^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 388. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
5. ^'Glen Travis Campbell - Glen Campbell Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
6. ^Joe Viglione. 'Heavy Mental - The Fools Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
7. ^Ned Raggett (1986-08-18). 'Kicking Against the Pricks - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds,Nick Cave Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
8. ^Kieran McCarthy (2001-01-23). 'Morse Code in the Modern Age: Across the Americas - Brokeback Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
9. ^Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2012-10-09). 'Long Wave - Jeff Lynne Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
10. ^'Roy Orbison: Artist Chart History'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
11. ^'Roy Orbison Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2018.

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