Cry Softly Lonely One
Cry Softly Lonely One | ||||
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Studio album by Roy Orbison | ||||
Released | October 1967 | |||
Recorded | March 3, 1966 – July 7, 1967 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 24:18 | |||
Label | MGM | |||
Producer | Wesley Rose, Jim Vienneau | |||
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Cry Softly Lonely One is the twelfth music album recorded by Roy Orbison, and his sixth for MGM Records. The album was released in October 1967 and included two singles: "Communication Breakdown" and the title tune, both of which were minor hits in the States early that year. "Communication Breakdown" did much better in Australia, where it reached #9 in February. According to the official Roy Orbison biography,[2] the London Records release (non U.S.) of this album featured the extra track "Just One Time".
Reception
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic wrote that this 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"[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "She" | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | 2:38 |
2. | "Communication Breakdown" | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | 2:57 |
3. | "Cry Softly, Lonely One" | Don Gant, Joe Melson | 2:52 |
4. | "Girl Like Mine" | Mark Mathis | 2:20 |
5. | "It Takes One (To Know One)" | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | 2:56 |
6. | "Just Let Me Make Believe" | Ronald Blackwell | 2:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Here Comes The Rain, Baby" | Mickey Newbury | 2:50 |
2. | "That's A No-No" | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | 2:42 |
3. | "Memories" | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | 2:48 |
4. | "Time To Cry" | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | 2:38 |
5. | "Only Alive" | Ronald Blackwell, Dewayne Blackwell | 2:04 |
6. | "Just One Time" (included on the London Records release only) | Don Gibson | 2:14 |
Personnel
- Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 Arranged by Jim Hall
- Tracks 6, 11, 12 Arranged by Bill McElhiney
- Jack Anesh - cover design
- Murray Laden - cover photography
References
- ^ Eder, Bruce. Cry Softly Lonely One at AllMusic
- ^ Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex,, Slate, Jeff (Second ed.). New York: Center Street. p. 251. ISBN 9781478976547. OCLC 1017566749.
- ^ "Roy Orbison – Cry Softly, Lonely One: Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
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- Greatest Hits Live (2006)
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