Orbisongs is a compilation LP released by Monument Records in 1965 after Roy Orbison had left the label and joined MGM. It features tracks such as the stereo version of "Oh, Pretty Woman", a different version of "Dance", and the unreleased "I Get So Sentimental."[1]

Orbisongs
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1965
RecordedSeptember 15, 1960 - June 1, 1965
GenreRock
Length30:34
LabelMonument
ProducerFred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
There Is Only One Roy Orbison
(1965)
Orbisongs
(1965)
The Orbison Way
(1966)

Cash Box described the single "(Say) You're My Girl" as an "easy-going, pledge of romantic devotion with an infectious repeating rhythmic riff."[2]

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Track listing edit

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh, Pretty Woman"Roy Orbison, Bill Dees2:55
2."Dance"Orbison, Joe Melson2:25
3."(Say) You're My Girl"Orbison, Dees2:44
4."Goodnight"Orbison, Dees2:27
5."Nitelife"Orbison, Melson2:10
6."Let the Good Times Roll"Leonard Lee2:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(I Get So) Sentimental"Orbison, Melson2:40
2."Yo Te Amo Maria"Orbison, Dees3:15
3."Wedding Day"Orbison, Melson2:06
4."Sleepy Hollow"Dees3:04
5."22 Days"Gene Pitney3:04
6."(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time"Don Gibson3:03

References edit

  1. ^ Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley; Orbison, Alex; Slate, Jeff (2nd ed.). New York: Center Street. ISBN 9781478976547. OCLC 1017566749.
  2. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 3, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-01-12.