For the Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits

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All Music Guide - Bruce Eder
Appearing as it did just a few months before Roy Orbison's death, this single CD best-of was incredibly fortuitous for Rhino Records. It was the first compilation to include both Orbison's early successes on Sun Records along with his early-'60s hits for Monument Records and, thus, was as definitive as most casual fans needed it to be. The sound is impeccable, as is the choice of material which was not difficult to assemble. One gets only a somewhat sketchy overview of Orbison's developing talent, ignoring the years between his Sun and Monument recordings, but that's usually the purpose of a greatest-hits collection anyway. For those who want more, The Legendary Roy Orbison ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Bruce Eder
Appearing as it did just a few months before Roy Orbison's death, this single CD best-of was incredibly fortuitous for Rhino Records. It was the first compilation to include both Orbison's early successes on Sun Records along with his early-'60s hits for Monument Records and, thus, was as definitive as most casual fans needed it to be. The sound is impeccable, as is the choice of material which was not difficult to assemble. One gets only a somewhat sketchy overview of Orbison's developing talent, ignoring the years between his Sun and Monument recordings, but that's usually the purpose of a greatest-hits collection anyway. For those who want more, The Legendary Roy Orbison gives a better overall account, but as a four-CD set is a lot more expensive; All-Time Greatest Hits gives a somewhat fuller account of the Monument years and all of his Monument albums were available individually as well; and the out-of-print MGM best-of covers the music from the years following his departure from Monument. The best of the latter doesn't sound that different from the Monument material -- Orbison's post-Monument songs just never caught the public's ear or managed to become hit records. But For the Lonely is the best account of the music that everyone already recognizes and knows.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/25/1990
  • Label: Rhino
  • UPC: 081227149321
  • Catalog Number: 71493

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Ooby Dooby (2:13)
  2. 2 Rock House (2:04)
  3. 3 Uptown (2:08)
  4. 4 Only the Lonely (2:27)
  5. 5 Blue Angel (2:52)
  6. 6 I'm Hurtin' (2:45)
  7. 7 Running Scared (2:13)
  8. 8 Crying (2:48)
  9. 9 Candy Man (2:47)
  10. 10 Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) (2:35)
  11. 11 Leah (2:41)
  12. 12 Working for the Man (2:28)
  13. 13 In Dreams (2:50)
  14. 14 Mean Woman Blues (2:25)
  15. 15 Blue Bayou (2:33)
  16. 16 Pretty Paper (2:47)
  17. 17 It's Over (2:49)
  18. 18 Oh, Pretty Woman (2:56)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Roy Orbison Primary Artist
The Teen Kings Track Performer
Technical Credits
Roy Orbison Composer, Contributor
Don Brown Artwork
Todd Everett Liner Notes
Bill Inglot Remixing
John Strother Remixing
Sam Phillips Composer, Producer
Harold Jenkins Composer
Bill Dees Composer
Joe Melson Composer
Dick Penner Composer
Wade Moore Composer
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  • Posted October 1, 2010

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    I Also Recommend:

    The Traveling Wilburys
    Mystery Girl [Bonus Track]

    Roy's great early hits

    I think that Roy's last album (Mystery Girl) is essential, and box titled The Traveling Wilburys Collection (with which Roy did some really fine songs) is just too much fun to be without, so the only thing you need to add is this CD of Roy's great 18 early hits. Rhino did a very good job in creating this hits CD and it has all the songs you need from his early hit making period and, as I said, if you add his last album and the Wilbuys box, you've got an exciting set of disks.

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