The Crowd/Love Star/Crying/Evergreen/Running Scared/Mama/Candy Man/Only The Lonely/Dream Baby/Blue Angel/Uptown/I’m Hurtin’
First greatest hits compilation album from the master of the melodramatic Roy Orbison, covering his magnificent hits on the Monument label released between 1960-62. (US:13)
“A collection of Orbison’s Monument singles, all perfectly fine but due to how early on in his career this is, it is not the best Orbison collection to get. There are plenty of more comprehensive ones available, but this has nostalgic value for me and it counts as the first time I heard that gloriously haunting voice. Part country, part opera, part rock ‘n’ roll, Orbison was a unique talent who brought a lot of drama, romance and endless depths to his music. This was just the start.”
“Roy Orbison's first Greatest Hits release contains all his early hits for the Monument label. Crying, Running Scared, Candy Man, Dream Baby and Only The Lonely are essential. The other minor hits have some pros and cons, and while very listenable, are not of the same quality as these.”
“His voice remains the purest instrument in popular music in the last fifty years. The haunting Crying, with the poignant tenor cry at the conclusion. My personal favourite Orbison song has always been Running Scared, a sort of mini-opera, replete with the soaring, rather syrupy arrangements his songs are noted for. I admit many of these arrangements sound dated, but the voice is the primary instrument anyway, and the only one you'll care about.”
“Personally, I don't see how anyone can 'not like' Roy Orbison. There are recording stars and then there are recording 'artists'. The world has plenty of the former but not many of the latter. Roy is not only on that list of 'artists' but very near the top.”
“These early Monument tracks are breathtaking, helping to create the pop-operatic style that would propel Orbison up the charts.”
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