Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
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Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits is a Roy Orbison record album from Monument Records recorded at the RCA Studio B in Nashville,Template:Sfnp and released on August 1, 1962. Between the hit songs were also "Love Star" and "Evergreen",Template:Sfnp which were released here for the first time.Template:Sfnp
The single, "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated February 17, 1962, peaking at number four during its 12-week stay.Template:Sfnp on the Cashbox singles, it reached number nine during its 12-week stay.Template:Sfnp and number two in The U.K during its 14-week stay.<ref name=":1" /> Another Single "The Crowd", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated June 2, 1962, peaking at number 26 during its 10-week stay.Template:Sfnp number 21 on the Cashbox during its 11-week stay.Template:Sfnp and number 40 in The UK during its four-week stay.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
According to the authorised Roy Orbison biography,Template:Sfnp this was Orbison's third album on the Monument label, and his first greatest hits compilation. It was a success remaining in the charts for 140 weeks,Template:Sfnp when it debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated September 1, 1962, peaking at number 13.Template:Sfnp it entered the UK album charts 5 years later, on September 30, 1967 and it spent its only week on the album chart there at number 40.<ref name=":1" /> It reached No. 16 on the Cashbox albums chart for it spent 86 weeks.Template:Sfnp It was re-released in 1967 after his departure from Monument Records.
The album received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America on March 24, 1966.<ref name="RIAA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Type Roy Orbison in the Search box and press Enter.</ref> Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Reception
Billboard admired the "great individual performances in the dramatic Orbison style throughout" the album.<ref name=":02">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Cash Box stated Orbison's "rich full-bodied voice is perfectly suited to such coinpulling merchandise as 'Only the Lonely', 'Crying' and 'The Crowd'.<ref name=":13">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Track listing
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Charts
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top LPs (Billboard)Template:Sfnp | 13 |
| US CashboxTemplate:Sfnp | 16 |
| UK Albums Chart<ref name=":1" /> | 40 |
Singles
| Year | Title | US Hot 100Template:Sfnp | US CashboxTemplate:Sfnp | UK singles<ref name=":1" /> |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| "The Crowd" | 26 | 21 | 40 |
Billboard & UK singles chart positions for previously Singles
| Song | US chart debut | Hot | U.S. | UK chart
debut |
UK singles
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Uptown" | January 18, 1960 | 72 | 70 | – | – |
| "Only the Lonely" | June 6, 1960 | 2 | 2 | August 3, 1960 | 3 |
| "Blue Angel" | September 1, 1960 | 9 | 13 | November 2, 1960 | 11 |
| "I'm Hurtin' | December 12, 1960 | 27 | 28 | – | – |
| "Running Scared" | April 10, 1961 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 1961 | 9 |
| "Crying" | August 14, 1961 | 2 | 1 | September 27, 1961 | 25 |
| "Candy Man" | August 7, 1961 | 25 | 34 | – | – |