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Crying (album)

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Crying
Studio album by
Roy Orbison
ReleasedJanuary 1962
RecordedFebruary 27 – November 15, 1961
StudioRCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length29:23
LabelMonument (M 4007)
ProducerFred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
Roy Orbison at the Rock House
(1961) 		Crying
(1962) 		Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1962)
Singles from Crying
  1. "Crying" b/w "Candy Man"
    Released: 1961
  2. "Running Scared" b/w "Love Hurts"
    Released: 1961

Crying is the third album by Roy Orbison, released in 1962.[2] It was his second album on the Monument Record label.[3] 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,[4] and In 2004, it ranked #69 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[5] The album was ranked No. 136 on Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the 1960s.[6] 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)[7]

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.[8] It entered the UK albums chart on June 30, 1963, reaching number 17 over the course of three weeks.[9] It reached No. 35 on the Cashbox albums chart.[10]

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.[11] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set.[12]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[13]

Billboard gave the album a positive review, saying that "it features a fine collection of tunes."[14]

Cashbox described the album as a "top-notch listening pleasure album."[15]

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.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crying" 2:45
2."The Great Pretender"Buck Ram3:02
3."Love Hurts"Boudleaux Bryant2:28
4."She Wears My Ring"Felice & Boudleaux Bryant2:30
5."Wedding Day" 2:06
6."Summersong" 2:45
Side two
No.TitleLength
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

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Album

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Chart (1962) Peak

position

U.S. Top LPs (Billboard)[8] 21
U.S. Cashbox[10] 35
U.K. Albums Chart[9] 17

Singles

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Year Title U.S. Hot 100[16] U.S. Cashbox

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CAN

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U.K. Albums Chart

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1961 "Running Scared" 1 1 3 9
"Crying" 2 25

Personnel

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Technical
  • Bill Porter - recording engineer

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie. "Roy Orbison – Crying: Ratings & Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Jasinski, Laurie E. (February 22, 2012). Handbook of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press. p. 124. ISBN 0-8761-1297-1.
  5. ^ "500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  6. ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  7. ^ Escott, Colin (2002). Roadkill on the Three-Chord Highway: Art and Trash in American Popular Music. Routledge. p. 31. ISBN 9-780415-937832.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Sings Lonely and Blue/Crying". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Orbison 1955-1965". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  13. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Pop Spotlight Album: Crying". Billboard. Vol. 74, no. 4. January 27, 1962. p. 22.
  15. ^ "Cashbox Album Popular Pick Reviews: Crying". Cash Box. Vol. 23, no. 19. February 3, 1962. p. 22.
  16. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN 0898201551.
  17. ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 254. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
  18. ^ "Canadian Singles". RPM magazine. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  19. ^ "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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