Its Over/Blue Bayou/Indian Wedding/Falling/Working For The Man/Pretty Paper/Mean Woman Blues/Lana/In Dreams/Leah/Borne On The Wind/What’d I Say
Unlike many artists, Roy Orbison's second hits collection More Greatest Hits maintains, and perhaps exceeds, the high standard of its predecessor, despite omitting his No. 1 Oh Pretty Woman. (US:19)
"In my estimation the best voice ever to grace the top 40 of rock 'n' roll. As Roy is singing, they are all wonderful. Roy was no doubt one of the best rock songwriters of all time - phrases like 'a candy-coloured clown they call the sandman' is pure Roy, so descriptive. He was a genius both in voice and songwriting."
"It was once said that Roy Orbison's voice had a quality that made him sound like he was from another planet. The voice was so great and had such a unique quality as to make it almost surreal. With his three octave range he could be light hearted or tragic. His voice could produce raw emotion and this collection demonstrates why so many consider Roy to be the greatest voice ever."
"Lots of folk in the '60s sang well. Not too many could be downright operatic in their range and timbre. One was Roy Orbison. He sang with passion, which most often translated into the pain of unrequited love."
"Roy Orbison could and did wring emotion from anything that he chose. His voice was one of the most powerful in rock history."
"I am always amazed by just how terrific, and almost operatic a voice Roy had, and how well he fashioned it as an unrivalled instrument for the dramatic delivery of an astounding string of popular hits. It makes for endless hours of melancholy recollections, with a singular sound and undisputed best voice in rock and roll."
"Roy had so many hits and most were done in his unique triple octave voice that led up to climactic fadeouts or endings. The best oldies from this viewpoint are It's Over and the ultimate climax song In Dreams. Who else could hit that high note? Who else would dare attempt it."
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