| Crying | ||||
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| Released | January 1962 | |||
| Recorded | February 27, 1961 - November 15, 1961 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 29:23 | |||
| Label | Monument (M 4007) | |||
| Producer | Fred Foster | |||
| Roy Orbison chronology | ||||
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Crying is the 3rd album by Roy Orbison, released in 1962. It was his 2nd album on the Monument Record label. The album name comes from the 1961 hit song of the same name. In 2002 the song was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and In 2004, it ranked #69 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The album itself was ranked #136 on Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the 1960s.[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crying" | 2:45 | |
| 2. | "The Great Pretender" | Buck Ram | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Love Hurts" | Boudleaux Bryant | 2:28 |
| 4. | "She Wears My Ring" | Felice & Boudleaux Bryant | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Wedding Day" | 2:06 | |
| 6. | "Summersong" | 2:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dance" | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Lana" | 2:17 |
| 3. | "Loneliness" | 2:27 |
| 4. | "Let's Make a Memory" | 2:18 |
| 5. | "Nite Life" | 2:32 |
| 6. | "Running Scared" | 2:14 |
Personnel
- Roy Orbison - vocals, guitar
- Boudleaux Bryant, Fred Carter Jr., Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Joe Tanner, Ray Edenton, Scotty Moore - guitar
- Bob Moore - bass
- Bill Pursell, Floyd Cramer - piano
- Buddy Harman, John Greubel - drums
- Charlie McCoy - harmonica
- Boots Randolph, Harry Johnson - saxophone
- Cam Mullins, Karl Garvin - trumpet
- Byron Bach - cello
- Brenton Banks, Cecil Brower, Dorothy Walker, George Binkley, Lillian Hunt, Solie Fott, Suzanne Parker, Vernal Richardson, Wilda Tinsley - violin
- Howard Carpenter - viola
- Technical
- Bill Porter - recording engineer
References
- 1 2 Segretto, Mike (2022). "Rock and Roll: The First Eight Years". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 23. ISBN 9781493064601.
- ↑ "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ↑ "Crying - Roy Orbison". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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