Crying is the third album by Roy Orbison, released in 1962. It was his second album on the Monument Record label. The album name comes from the 1961 hit song of the same name that would be the first of Orbison's five Chart-topping singles in Australia. In 2002 the song was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and In 2004, it ranked #69 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The album itself was ranked #136 on Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the 1960s.[1]
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Released | January 1962 | |||
Recorded | February 27, 1961 - November 15, 1961 | |||
Genre | Pop music | |||
Length | 29:23 | |||
Label | Monument (M 4007) | |||
Producer | Fred Foster | |||
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All tracks are written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, except where indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Crying" | 2:45 | |
2. | "The Great Pretender" | Buck Ram | 3:02 |
3. | "Love Hurts" | Boudleaux Bryant | 2:28 |
4. | "She Wears My Ring" | Felice & Boudleaux Bryant | 2:30 |
5. | "Wedding Day" | 2:06 | |
6. | "Summersong" | 2:45 |
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1. | "Dance" | 2:52 |
2. | "Lana" | 2:17 |
3. | "Loneliness" | 2:27 |
4. | "Let's Make a Memory" | 2:18 |
5. | "Nite Life" | 2:32 |
6. | "Running Scared" | 2:14 |
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