One of the Lonely Ones

2015 studio album by Roy Orbison

One of the Lonely Ones

Studio album by

Roy Orbison

Released| December 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)
Recorded| January 21 – August 2, 1969
Genre| Pop, rock and roll
Length| 33:37
Label| Universal
Roy Orbison chronology
| King of Hearts
(1992)  | One of the Lonely Ones
(2015)  |

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One of the Lonely Ones is a posthumous Roy Orbison album which was released on December 4, 2015. It is his 24th and final studio album. Orbison recorded it in 1969. The album, which Orbison recorded surreptitiously in the aftermath of his wife Claudette's death in a motorcycle accident and the death of his two sons in a house fire 2 years later, was long believed lost.[1]

## History

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In the summer of 1968, Roy Orbison was touring the UK when he met his second wife Barbara Orbison at a nightclub in Leeds. On September 15, 1968, he got the news that his home had burned down and his two eldest sons had died. He took a break for the rest of 1968. On January 21, 1969, Orbison went into the studio to record an album related to the tragedy. After the death of his sons, he went into exile when he was scheduled to be promoting his then current album, Roy Orbison's Many Moods which was delayed to May 1969. Orbison recorded until March 19 so he could tour. After the tour was completed in July, he went back into the studio to record and finished this album on August 2. Because of contract disputes, MGM Records shelved One of the Lonely Ones, and it had remained unreleased and unheard until 2015. The album was thought to have been lost forever, but was discovered by Orbison's family.

## Track listing

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No. | Title

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1 | "You'll Never Walk Alone" (2:07)
2 | "Say No More" (3:00)
3 | "Leaving Makes the Rain Come Down" (2:52)
4 | "Sweet Memories" (2:49)
5 | "Laurie" (2:33)
6 | "One of the Lonely Ones" (2:37)
7 | "Child Woman, Woman Child" (3:23)
8 | "The Defector" (2:08)
9 | "Give Up" (3:07)
10 | "Little Girl (In the Big City)" (3:07)
11 | "After Tonight" (3:22)
12 | "I Will Always" (2:42)

## Charts

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Chart (2015)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 40

## References

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1. ^ "Roy Orbison's 'Lost' Album Debuting as Part of 'MGM Years' Box". Ultimateclassicrock.com. 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Roy Orbison – One of the Lonely Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 26, 2015.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Lonely and Blue (1961)
* Roy Orbison at the Rock House (1961)
* Crying (1962)
* In Dreams (1963)
* There Is Only One Roy Orbison (1965)
* Orbisongs (1965)
* The Orbison Way (1966)
* The Classic Roy Orbison (1966)
* Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson (1967)
* The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)
* Cry Softly Lonely One (1967)
* Roy Orbison's Many Moods (1969)
* Big O (1970)
* Hank Williams: The Roy Orbison Way (1970)
* Roy Orbison Sings (1972)
* Memphis (1972)
* Milestones (1973)
* I'm Still in Love With You (1975)
* Regeneration (1976)
* Laminar Flow (1979)
* In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (1987 – studio re-recordings of earlier hits)
* Mystery Girl (1989)
* King of Hearts (1992)
* One of the Lonely Ones (2015)

Compilations|

* Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1962)
* More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1964)
* Early Orbison (1964)
* The Great Songs of Roy Orbison (1970)
* The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison (1972)
* In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (1987)
* The Legendary Roy Orbison (1989)
* 16 Biggest Hits (1999)
* Greatest Hits Live (2006)
* The Essential Roy Orbison (2006)
* A Love So Beautiful (2017)
* Unchained Melodies (2018)

Collaborations|

* Class of '55 (1986)
* Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988)

Soundtrack appearances|

* Roadie (1980)
* Blue Velvet (1986)
* Less than Zero (1987)

Live|

* A Black & White Night Live (1989)

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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