Crying (album)
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| Released | January 1962 | |||
| Recorded | February 27 – November 15, 1961 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
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| Length | 29:23 | |||
| Label | Monument (M 4007) | |||
| Producer | Fred Foster | |||
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Crying is the third album by Roy Orbison, released in 1962. It was his second album on the Monument Record label. The album name comes from the 1961 hit song of the same name. The album was ranked No. 136 on Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the 1960s.[2] Crying also features Multiple covers songs including "The Great Pretender", & "Love Hurts"[3] and the early recordings of "She Wears My Ring" (which would become a huge hit for Country Singer Ray Price in 1968)[4]
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 7, 1962, remaining on the chart for 31 weeks and peaking at number 21.[5] It entered the UK albums chart on June 30, 1963, reaching number 17 over the course of three weeks.[6] It reached No. 35 on the Cashbox albums chart.[7]
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Monument Records in 1993 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD, with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Orbison's debut album, Lonely and Blue.[8]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
Billboard gave the album a positive review, saying that "it features a fine collection of tunes."[11]
Cashbox described the album as a "top-notch listening pleasure album."[12]
Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said that the album "was above-average considering the slight standards of the time, but was a fairly slight effort nonetheless. In its favor, the album features nearly all original material by Orbison and some of the writers who frequently tailored songs for him, such as Boudleaux and Felice Bryant and Joe Melson.[9]
Track listing
[edit]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 |
Charts
[edit]Album
[edit]| Chart (1962) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top LPs (Billboard)[5] | 21 |
| U.S. Cashbox[7] | 35 |
| U.K. Albums Chart[6] | 17 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100[13] | U.S. Cashbox | CAN | U.K. Albums Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | "Running Scared" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| "Crying" | 2 | 25 |
Personnel
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Kruth, John (2013). Rhapsody in black : the life and music of Roy Orbison. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4768-8679-4.
- ^ Escott, Colin (2002). Roadkill on the Three-Chord Highway: Art and Trash in American Popular Music. Routledge. p. 31. ISBN 9-780415-937832.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 580. ISBN 0898201179.
- ^ a b "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 278. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ "Sings Lonely and Blue/Crying". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Roy Orbison – Crying: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Pop Spotlight Album: Crying". Billboard. Vol. 74, no. 4. January 27, 1962. p. 22.
- ^ "Cashbox Album Popular Pick Reviews: Crying". Cash Box. Vol. 23, no. 19. February 3, 1962. p. 22.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN 0898201551.
- ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 254. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
- ^ "Canadian Singles". RPM magazine. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^ "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
