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Roy was a great singer and songwriter. Not only did he tour with the Beatles in 1963, he even told them and the press that they could hit it big in the US if they wanted to. This album was released in 1965, sort of as a greatest hits or singles collection. It is the only album containing Oh, Pretty Woman, if you exclude compilation albums. You have to give him credit for having a number one single during the middle of Beatlemania!
This great album of a collection of great tracks that are mostly co-written by Roy himself although there are also a number of covers that he certainly does justice to on this mini-lp replica sleeve (mlps) version which is a real treat for fans. First of all as far as mlps releases go this ranks among the best that I've seen having been very well designed and assembled. The sound quality is also very good. There is also a 28-page booklet containing all the lyrics in both English and Japanese and there are also 9 bonus tracks:
13. Borne On the Wind 14. Evergreen 15. Party Heart 16. Love Star 17. Yes 18. How Are Things In Paradise 19. Darkness 20. Double Date 21. What'd I Say
All tracks were recorded between 1959 - 1965 and represent an era or genre of music reminiscent of the early rock and roll that inspired bands like the early Beatles, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent etc and for those film buffs movies like American Graffiti (Special Edition) [Blu-ray] and the television series Happy Days: Seasons 1-4 in which the soundtracks are the key element these tracks are of that genre. I was also pleasantly surprised at just how good Orbison's voice is as he has an excellent high falsetto and a nice low growl too showing a multi-octave vocal range but all the while with a very nice tone that is just a pure pleasure to listen to. "Pretty Woman" is rightfully the most memorable track here but there are no fillers on this album as every track is strong and showcases Orbison's immense talent both as a vocalist and a songwriter of effective and poignant lyrics. This is not the definitive greatest hits album of Roy's as seminal tracks like "Cryin" are not here but if you are looking at Orbison at his best you need look no further.
Great content, great sound quality and excellent mlps design makes this an easy review.
This is an excellent cd (2011) which contains the original 12 track LP 'Orbisongs' released in 1965 and 9 bonus tracks from Roy's period at Monument records. The album itself is a collection of sorts, not a 'greatest hits' or 'a very best of but of' but a mix of recent (at the time) released tracks such as the No. 1 'Oh Pretty Woman' mixed with tracks from earlier albums like 'Wedding day' and 'Nightlife' and B sides. The 9 bonus tracks are what attracted me to buying this cd as they are hard to find tracks all in one place, and they are all very good to excellent. The sound quality of the cd is excellent. The cd comes with a 26 page b/w booklet that's in Japanese, it has no pictures but has the lyrics to every song in English. The cd cover is a card replica of the original album. Overall, excellent if an odd collection of songs. 9/10.
'Orbisongs' album tracks:- 1. Oh pretty woman 2. Dance 3. (say) You're my girl 4. Goodnight 5. Nightlife 6. Let the good times roll 7. (I get so) Sentimental 8. Yo te amo Maria 9. Wedding day 10. Sleepy hollow 11. 22 days 12. I'd be a legend in my time Bonus tracks:- 13. Borne on the wind 14. Evergreen 15. Party heart 16. Love star 17. Yes 18. How are things in paradise 19. Darkness 20. Double date 21. What'd say.
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