Crying (album)

1962 studio album by Roy Orbison

Crying

Studio album by

Roy Orbison

Released| January 1962
Studio| RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre|

* Rock and roll[1]
* pop[1]

Length| 29:23
Label| Monument (M 4007)
Producer| Fred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
| Roy Orbison at the Rock House
(1961)  | Crying
(1962)  | Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1962)

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Singles from  Crying

1. "Crying"
Released: July 31, 1961[2]
2. "Running Scared"
Released: March 27, 1961[2]

Crying is the third album by Roy Orbison, released in January 1962.[3] It was his second album on the Monument Record label.[4] The album name comes from the 1961 hit song of the same name. In 2002 the song was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award,[5] and In 2004, it ranked #69 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[6] The album was ranked No. 136 on Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the 1960s.[7] Crying also features Multiple covers songs including "The Great Pretender", "Love Hurts",[4] and the early recordings of "She Wears My Ring" (which would become a huge hit for Country Singer Ray Price in 1968).[8]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 7, 1962, remaining on the chart for 31 weeks and peaking at number 21.[9] It entered the UK albums chart on June 30, 1963, reaching number 17 over the course of three weeks.[10] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated April 7, 1962. and remained on the chart for 10 weeks, peaking at No. 35.[11]

The album was released on compact disc by Monument Records in 1993 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD, with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Orbison's debut album, Lonely and Blue.[12] It was released as one of two albums on one CD by Legacy Recordngs on February 26, 2008, along with Orbison's 1963 album, In Dreams.[13] It was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Sony BMG on September 17, 2007, along with Orbison's 1989 Live album, A Black & White Night Live.[14] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set.[15] Sony Music label included this CD in the 2013 Roy Orbison The Monument Box Set.[16] Avid Rock 'n' Roll labels included this CD in the 2017 3 Classic Albums Plus Box Set.[17]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [18]
Disc| [19]

Billboard in its Spotlight of the Week album reviews stated that the album "features a fine collection of tunes."[20]

Cashbox described the album as a "top-notch listening pleasure album."[21]

Hunter Nigel of Disc praised Orbison for "His high-pitched delivery is unique in the beat business."[19]

Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said that the album "was above-average considering the slight standards of the time, but was a fairly slight effort nonetheless. In its favor, the album features nearly all original material by Orbison and some of the writers who frequently tailored songs for him, such as Boudleaux and Felice Bryant and Joe Melson.[3]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, except where indicated

Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Crying"|  | 2:45
2.| "The Great Pretender"| Buck Ram| 3:02
3.| "Love Hurts"| Boudleaux Bryant| 2:28
4.| "She Wears My Ring"| Felice & Boudleaux Bryant| 2:30
5.| "Wedding Day"|  | 2:06
6.| "Summersong"|  | 2:45

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Dance"| 2:52
2.| "Lana"| 2:17
3.| "Loneliness"| 2:27
4.| "Let's Make a Memory"| 2:18
5.| "Nite Life"| 2:32
6.| "Running Scared"| 2:14

## Charts

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### Album

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Chart (1962)  | Peak

position

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U.S. Top LPs (Billboard)[9] | 21
U.S. Cashbox[11] | 35
U.K. Albums Chart[10] | 17

### Singles

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Year  | Title  | U.S. Hot 100[22] | U.S. Cashbox

[23]

| CAN

[24]

| U.K. Albums Chart

[25]

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1961  | "Running Scared"  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 9
"Crying"  | 2  | 25

## Personnel

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* Roy Orbison - vocals, guitar
* Boudleaux Bryant, Fred Carter Jr., Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Joe Tanner, Ray Edenton, Scotty Moore \- guitar
* Bob Moore \- bass
* Bill Pursell, Floyd Cramer \- piano
* Buddy Harman, John Greubel - drums
* Charlie McCoy \- harmonica
* Boots Randolph, Harry Johnson - saxophone
* Cam Mullins, Karl Garvin - trumpet
* Byron Bach - cello
* Brenton Banks, Cecil Brower, Dorothy Walker, George Binkley, Lillian Hunt, Solie Fott, Suzanne Parker, Vernal Richardson, Wilda Tinsley - violin
* Howard Carpenter - viola

Technical

* Bill Porter - recording engineer

## References

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1. ^ a b Segretto, Mike (2022). "Rock and Roll: The First Eight Years". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 23\. ISBN 9781493064601.
2. ^ a b Amburn, Ellis (1990). Dark star: The Roy Orbison Story. New York, NY: Carol Pub. Group. pp. 105–106\. ISBN 9-780818-405181.105-106&rft.pub=Carol+Pub.+Group&rft.date=1990&rft.isbn=9-780818-405181&rft.aulast=Amburn&rft.aufirst=Ellis&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/darkstarroyorbis00ambu/page/105/mode/2up&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Crying+(album)" class="Z3988">
3. ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie. "Roy Orbison – Crying: Ratings & Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
4. ^ a b Kruth, John (2013). Rhapsody in black : the life and music of Roy Orbison. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. p. 80\. ISBN 978-1-4768-8679-4.
5. ^ Jasinski, Laurie E. (February 22, 2012). Handbook of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press. p. 124\. ISBN 0-8761-1297-1.
6. ^ "500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
7. ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
8. ^ Escott, Colin (2002). Roadkill on the Three-Chord Highway: Art and Trash in American Popular Music. Routledge. p. 31\. ISBN 9-780415-937832.
9. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 580\. ISBN 0898201179.
10. ^ a b "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
11. ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 278\. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
12. ^ "Sings Lonely and Blue/Crying". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
13. ^ "Crying/In Dreams". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
14. ^ "Black & White Night/Crying". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
15. ^ "Orbison 1955-1965". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
16. ^ "Monument Box Set - Roy Orbison". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
17. ^ "3 Classic Albums Plus". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
18. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062\. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
19. ^ a b Hunter, Nigel (30 June 1962). "LPs Reviewed by Nigel Hunter: DEAN MARTIN - SUCH A FINE OLD SMOOTHIE" (PDF). Disc. No. 223\. p. 9. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
20. ^ "Pop Spotlight Album: Crying". Billboard. Vol. 74, no. 4\. January 27, 1962. p. 22.
21. ^ "Cashbox Album Popular Pick Reviews: Crying". Cash Box. Vol. 23, no. 19\. February 3, 1962. p. 22.
22. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 524\. ISBN 0898201551.
23. ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 254\. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
24. ^ "Canadian Singles". RPM magazine. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
25. ^ "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

## External links

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* Crying at AllMusic

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Roy Orbison

Discography

Studio albums|

* Lonely and Blue
* Roy Orbison at the Rock House
* Crying
* In Dreams
* There Is Only One Roy Orbison
* Orbisongs
* The Orbison Way
* The Classic Roy Orbison
* Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson
* The Fastest Guitar Alive
* Cry Softly Lonely One
* Roy Orbison's Many Moods
* Big O
* Hank Williams: The Roy Orbison Way
* Roy Orbison Sings
* Memphis
* Milestones
* I'm Still in Love With You
* Regeneration
* Laminar Flow
* In Dreams: The Greatest Hits studio re-recordings of earlier hits)
* Mystery Girl
* King of Hearts
* One of the Lonely Ones

Compilations|

* Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
* More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
* Early Orbison
* The Great Songs of Roy Orbison
* The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison
* In Dreams: The Greatest Hits
* The Legendary Roy Orbison
* 16 Biggest Hits
* Greatest Hits Live
* The Essential Roy Orbison
* A Love So Beautiful
* Unchained Melodies

Collaborations|

* Class of '55
* Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1

Soundtrack appearances|

* Roadie
* Blue Velvet
* Less than Zero

Live|

* A Black & White Night Live

Singles|

* "Tryin' to Get to You"
* "Ooby Dooby"
* "Go Go Go"
* "Only the Lonely"
* "Blue Angel"
* "Running Scared"
* "Crying" / "Candy Man"
* "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
* "Working for the Man"
* "In Dreams"
* "Blue Bayou"
* "Pretty Paper"
* "It's Over"
* "Oh, Pretty Woman"
* "Memphis, Tennessee"
* "You Got It"
* "She's a Mystery to Me"
* "I Drove All Night"

Related articles|

* Traveling Wilburys
* Roy Orbison/The Beatles Tour
* Fred Foster
* In Dreams (musical)

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