Roy Orbison - The Very Best of Roy Orbison
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Artist: Roy OrbisonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1997-03-11
Music Label: Virgin Records Us
Soundtracks:
- Only the Lonely
- You Got It
- In Dreams
- Oh, Pretty Woman
- Crying
- Claudette
- Blue Angel
- After the Love Has Gone
- Blue Bayou
- Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
- Mean Woman Blues
- Falling
- Ooby Dooby [Medley of '55 and '87 Versions]
- Pretty Paper
- California Blue
- It's Over
- I Drove All Night
- Running Scared
Free Music Notes for The Very Best of Roy Orbison
Free Music Review: Excellent compilation
Hit: 5 Stars
This album, released in 1996, combines Roy's original versions of hits he had following his eighties comeback with re-recordings of some of his sixties hits. The British and American versions of this compilation differ slightly in track selection and running order.
Some people can't stand re-recordings but there was a very good reason for Roy to re-record his hits in 1985. His original Monument recordings were the subject of litigation over who actually owned them following the bankruptcy of the original record label. I don't remember the details but I do remember that Roy's original recordings were not available for many years, either on vinyl or CD, so anybody who didn't already own a Roy Orbison record on vinyl or cassette had to look for a used copy. There was even a threat that the original Monument recordings would be destroyed, though I can't believe this was ever serious.
It was in these circumstances that Roy re-recorded some of his most important hits in 1985. Not all the re-recorded hits here date from 1985. Crying is a duet with k d lang recorded in 1988, while Dream baby is a live performance from 1989. Ooby dooby combines his original 1955 recording with his 1995 re-recording. Too soon to know is the original 1966 recording that Roy made for MGM after he left Monument.
This compilation also includes You got it, California blue and I drove all night - original songs that became successful for Roy in the late eighties and early nineties. Another classic song from this period, She's a mystery to me, is included on the British version of compilation.
Say what you will about re-recordings, but I like these ones and they were made for a very good reason - not some oldie going through the motions, but a singer deeply concerned about preserving his legacy. Of course you should buy a collection of his original sixties hits first if you haven't already got them, but this compilation has much to offer.
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