There Is Only One Roy Orbison
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There Is Only One Roy Orbison is the first album
recorded by Roy Orbison
for MGM Records
. The album was released in July 1965.
The album features Orbison's studio recording of "Claudette", an Orbison-penned song which had become a hit for The Everly Brothers
in 1958. Ironically, at the time Orbison recorded the song in 1965, he had divorced his wife Claudette who had inspired the lyrics. (They were later reconciled in 1966, before her death in a motorcycle accident in June of that year near Bristol, Tennessee).
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
recorded by Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
for MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
. The album was released in July 1965.
The album features Orbison's studio recording of "Claudette", an Orbison-penned song which had become a hit for The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers are country-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing...
in 1958. Ironically, at the time Orbison recorded the song in 1965, he had divorced his wife Claudette who had inspired the lyrics. (They were later reconciled in 1966, before her death in a motorcycle accident in June of that year near Bristol, Tennessee).
Track listing
- "Ride Away" (Orbison, Bill DeesBill DeesWilliam "Bill" Dees is an American musician most famous for his song writing collaborations with singer Roy Orbison.-Career:...
) - "You Fool You" (Orbison, Joe MelsonJoe MelsonJoe Melson , is an American singer and a BMI Award–winning songwriter.Melson was born in Bonham, the seat of Fannin County in northeast Texas. He was reared on a farm until he was sixteen. He attended high school in Gore, Oklahoma, and in Chicago before he returned to Texas to study at the two-year...
) - "Two of a Kind" (Bob MontgomeryBob Montgomery (musician)Bob Montgomery is an American singer, songwriter, and music producer/publisher.Montgomery was born in Lampasas, Texas. He was a songwriting partner and best friend of Buddy Holly, performing together as the duo "Buddy and Bob" while teenagers in high school...
, Earl Sinks) - "This Is Your Song" (Dees)
- "I'm in a Blue, Blue Mood" (Orbison, Melson)
- "If You Can't Say Something Nice" (Orbison, Melson, Ray Rush)
- "Claudette" (Orbison)
- "Afraid to Sleep" (Buddy BuieBuddy BuieBuddy Buie is a songwriter, producer, and publisher. He is most commonly associated with Roy Orbison, The Classics IV and The Atlanta Rhythm Section.-Biography:...
, John Rainey Adkins) - "Sugar and Honey" (Orbison, Dees)
- "Summer Love" (Dees)
- "Big As I Can Dream" (Montgomery)
- "Wondering" (Orbison, Dees)