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''Crying'' is the third album by Roy Orbison, released in January 1962. It was his second album on the Monument Record label. The album name comes from the 1961 hit song of the same name. In 2002 the song was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and In 2004, it ranked #69 on ''
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'' Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The album was ranked No. 136 on ''Pitchfork'''s 200 Best Albums of the 1960s. Crying also features Multiple covers songs including "The Great Pretender", "Love Hurts", and the early recordings of "She Wears My Ring" (which would become a huge hit for Country Singer Ray Price in 1968). The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 7, 1962, remaining on the chart for 31 weeks and peaking at number 21. It entered the UK albums chart on June 30, 1963, reaching number 17 over the course of three weeks. it also debuted on the '' Cashbox'' albums chart in the issue dated April 7, 1962. and remained on the chart for 10 weeks, peaking at No. 35. The album was released on compact disc by Monument Records in 1993 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD, with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Orbison's debut album, '' Lonely and Blue''. It was released as one of two albums on one CD by Legacy Recordngs on February 26, 2008, along with Orbison's 1963 album, In Dreams. It was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Sony BMG on September 17, 2007, along with Orbison's 1989 Live album, A Black & White Night Live. Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set.
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label included this CD in the 2013 Roy Orbison The Monument Box Set. Avid Rock 'n' Roll labels included this CD in the 2017 ''3 Classic Albums Plus'' Box Set.


Reception

'' Billboard'' in its Spotlight of the Week album reviews stated that the album "features a fine collection of tunes." '' Cashbox'' described the album as a "top-notch listening pleasure album." Hunter Nigel of '' Disc'' praised Orbison for "His high-pitched delivery is unique in the beat business." Richie Unterberger of
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said that the album "was above-average considering the slight standards of the time, but was a fairly slight effort nonetheless. In its favor, the album features nearly all original material by Orbison and some of the writers who frequently tailored songs for him, such as Boudleaux and Felice Bryant and Joe Melson.


Track listing


Charts


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Singles


Personnel

*Roy Orbison - vocals, guitar * Boudleaux Bryant, Fred Carter Jr., Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Joe Tanner, Ray Edenton, Scotty Moore - guitar * Bob Moore - bass * Bill Pursell,
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- piano * Buddy Harman, John Greubel - drums * Charlie McCoy - harmonica * Boots Randolph, Harry Johnson - saxophone *Cam Mullins, Karl Garvin - trumpet *Byron Bach - cello *Brenton Banks, Cecil Brower, Dorothy Walker, George Binkley, Lillian Hunt, Solie Fott, Suzanne Parker, Vernal Richardson, Wilda Tinsley - violin *Howard Carpenter - viola ;Technical *Bill Porter - recording engineer


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* {{Authority control Roy Orbison albums 1962 albums Albums produced by Fred Foster Monument Records albums