Roy Orbison - Sings Lonely And Blue

Snapped up by Monument Records after a few of his Sun singles began getting exposure, Roy Orbison initially considered himself as a songwriter first and a singer second. It was Elvis Presley and The Everly Brothers rejecting a song he had co-written, "Only The Lonely," that would reverse the order, with Roy's own version of the song becoming a smash on both sides of the Atlantic, topping the chart in the U.K. for good measure. Lonely And Blue was his first album for the Monument label; although it failed to chart, it did herald the arrival of a major new talent.

Side 1

Only The Lonely

Bye Bye Love

Cry

Blue Avenue

I Can’t Stop Loving You

Come Back To Me (My Love)

Side 2

Blue Angel

Raindrops

(I’d Be) A Legend In My Time

I’m Hurtin’

Twenty-Two Days

I’ll Say It’s My Fault

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