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Cry Softly, Lonely One had a tremendously convoluted recording history, interrupted as it was for work on two other projects (including the shooting and soundtrack of The Fastest Guitar Alive) and not released until 1967. That was sad because that album caught Orbison firing on all cylinders in his best voice ever, and with Joe Melson backing him vocally on the classic Monument sides with a killer array of songs -- from the opener, "She," across to the title track by way of "Communication Breakdown" -- had this record come out in 1964, it might well have charted high behind any of those songs, or the more rhythm-driven "Girl Like Mine." In late 1967, however, the album was an anachronism (the other irony is that, had it come out 18 months later, it might have ridden the same roots rock wave as Elvis Presley's Memphis albums, or Joe South, to success). Some of it, such as "That's a No No," was a true throwback to an earlier pop/rock era, but most of what was here was a great showcase for Orbison's classic sound as it had evolved, oblivious to the musical trends around him (and at least he never tried to emulate the psychedelic sounds of the period in the way that the Everly Brothers did on their live album).
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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ROY ORBISON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Peter De Rose, Producer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Dees, ComposerLyricist - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Vienneau, Producer
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ROY ORBISON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Peter De Rose, Producer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Dees, ComposerLyricist - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Vienneau, Producer
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joe Melson, ComposerLyricist - Don Gant, ComposerLyricist - ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Peter De Rose, Producer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Vienneau, Producer
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Mathis, ComposerLyricist - ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Peter De Rose, Producer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Vienneau, Producer
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ROY ORBISON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Peter De Rose, Producer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Dees, ComposerLyricist - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Vienneau, Producer
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Peter De Rose, Producer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Blackwell, ComposerLyricist - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Vienneau, Producer
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Peter De Rose, Producer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mickey Newbury, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Vienneau, Producer
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ROY ORBISON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Peter De Rose, Producer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Dees, ComposerLyricist - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Vienneau, Producer
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ROY ORBISON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Peter De Rose, Producer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Dees, ComposerLyricist - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Vienneau, Producer
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ROY ORBISON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Peter De Rose, Producer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Dees, ComposerLyricist - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Vienneau, Producer
℗ 2015 Roy's Boys, LLC
Dewayne Blackwell, ComposerLyricist - ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Peter De Rose, Producer - Richard Dodd, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Blackwell, ComposerLyricist - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Vienneau, Producer
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Cry Softly, Lonely One had a tremendously convoluted recording history, interrupted as it was for work on two other projects (including the shooting and soundtrack of The Fastest Guitar Alive) and not released until 1967. That was sad because that album caught Orbison firing on all cylinders in his best voice ever, and with Joe Melson backing him vocally on the classic Monument sides with a killer array of songs -- from the opener, "She," across to the title track by way of "Communication Breakdown" -- had this record come out in 1964, it might well have charted high behind any of those songs, or the more rhythm-driven "Girl Like Mine." In late 1967, however, the album was an anachronism (the other irony is that, had it come out 18 months later, it might have ridden the same roots rock wave as Elvis Presley's Memphis albums, or Joe South, to success). Some of it, such as "That's a No No," was a true throwback to an earlier pop/rock era, but most of what was here was a great showcase for Orbison's classic sound as it had evolved, oblivious to the musical trends around him (and at least he never tried to emulate the psychedelic sounds of the period in the way that the Everly Brothers did on their live album).
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:29:07
- Main artists: Roy Orbison
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Roy Orbison P&D
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2015 Roy's Boys, LLC ℗ 2015 Roy's Boys, LLC
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