Early Orbison is an album recorded by Roy Orbison on the Monument Records label at the RCA Studio B[1] in Nashville, Tennessee, and released in 1964. Essentially a compilation of songs from his first two Monument albums, it is most noteworthy for containing "Pretty One", the "B" side of Orbison's second Monument single, "Uptown". Many Orbison fans believe "Pretty One" would have been his first major hit had it been promoted as an "A" side. The second song of interest on this album is "Come Back to Me My Love" which Fred Foster, owner of Monument Records and producer of all of Orbison's earliest hits, says was the song which inspired production of the hit arrangement that later became "Only the Lonely".
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Track listing
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| 1. | "Bye Bye Love" | F. Bryant, B. Bryant | 2:12 |
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| 2. | "Blue Avenue" | Orbison, Joe Melson | 1:19 |
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| 3. | "Raindrops" | Melson | 2:05 |
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| 4. | "Come Back to Me (My Love)" | Orbison, Melson | 2:27 |
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| 5. | "Summer Song" | Orbison, Melson | 2:43 |
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| 6. | "Pretty One" | Orbison | 2:17 |
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References
- ^ Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017-10-17). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex (First ed.). New York. ISBN 9781478976547. OCLC 1005700738.
