Roy Orbison Sings

1972 studio album by Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison Sings

Studio album by

Roy Orbison

Released| May 1972
Recorded| August 2, 1969 - December 28, 1971
Genre| Rock
Length| 25:26
Label| MGM
Producer| Mike Curb, Wesley Rose, Don Gant
Roy Orbison chronology
| Hank Williams The Roy Orbison Way
(1970)  | Roy Orbison Sings
(1972)  | Memphis
(1972)

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Roy Orbison Sings is the sixteenth album recorded by Roy Orbison and the ninth for MGM Records, released in May 1972. Around this time, Orbison's hit singles had well and truly dried up, but this album is said to be one of his finest.

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## History[edit]

The album was recorded during various sessions, starting in August 1969, then at various times during 1970 and 1971. Around this time Orbison's former composer Joe Melson returned to Orbison after Melson was writing songs on his own.

## Track listing[edit]

### Side one[edit]

1. "God Love You" (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) (Arr: Joe Tanner)
2. "Beaujolais" (John Carter, Tim Gilbert)
3. "If Only for a While" (Bill Dees, Larry Henley) (Arr: Jim Hall)
4. "Rings of Gold" (Gene Thomas) (Arr: Joe Tanner)
5. "Help Me" (Orbison, Melson) (Arr: Jim Hall)
6. "Plain Jane Country (Come to Town)" (Eddy Raven)

### Side two[edit]

1. "Harlem Woman" (Orbison, Melson) (Arr: Bergen White)
2. "Cheyenne" (Carter, Gilbert)
3. "Changes" (Orbison, Melson) (Arr: Joe Tanner)
4. "It Takes All Kinds of People" (Orbison, Mike Curb) (Arr: Don Peake)
5. "Remember the Good" (Mickey Newbury) (Arr: Joe Tanner)

Side One:
Tracks 1, 5 Produced by Joe Melson & Roy Orbison
Track 2 Produced by Don Gant
Tracks 3, 4, 6 Produced by Wesley Rose

Side Two:
Tracks 1, 3 Produced by Joe Melson & Roy Orbison
Track 2 Produced by Don Gant
Track 4 Produced by Mike Curb
Track 5 Produced by Wesley Rose

## European Track Listing[edit]

### Side One[edit]

1. "Changes"
2. "Harlem Woman"
3. "Cheyenne"
4. "Yesterday's Child" (originally appeared on Roy Orbison's Many Moods) (Roy Orbison, Bill Dees)
5. "It Takes All Kinds of People"
6. "Beaujolias"

### Side Two[edit]

1. "God Love You"
2. "If Only For a While"
3. "Help Me"
4. "Plain Jane Country (Come to Town)"
5. "Rings of Gold"
6. "Remember The Good"

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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)

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"

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* Traveling Wilburys
* Roy Orbison/The Beatles Tour
* Fred Foster

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