One of the Lonely Ones
| One of the Lonely Ones | ||||
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| Studio album by Roy Orbison | ||||
| Released | December 4, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock and roll | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Roy Orbison chronology | ||||
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One of the Lonely Ones is a posthumous Roy Orbison album which was released on December 4, 2015. Orbison recorded it in 1969. The album, which Orbison recorded surreptitiously in the aftermath of his wife Claudette's death in a motorcycle accident and the death of his two sons in a house fire 2 years later, was long believed lost.[1]
History
In the summer of 1968, Roy Orbison was touring the UK when he met his second wife Barbara Orbison at a nightclub in Leeds. On September 16, 1968, he got the news that his home had burned down and his two eldest sons had died. He took a break for the rest of 1968. In January 1969, Orbison went into the studio to record an album related to the tragedy. After the death of his sons, he went into exile when he was scheduled to be promoting his then current album, "Roy Orbison‘s Many Moods" which was delayed to May 1969. Because of contract disputes, MGM Records shelved One of the Lonely Ones, and it had remained unreleased and unheard until now. The album was thought to have been lost forever, but was recently discovered by Orbison's sons. The album took seven months to make.
Track listing
| No. | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | "You'll Never Walk Alone" (2:07) |
| 2 | "Say No More" (3:00) |
| 3 | "Leaving Makes the Rain Come Down" (2:52) |
| 4 | "Sweet Memories" (2:49) |
| 5 | "Laurie" (2:33) |
| 6 | "One of the Lonely Ones" (2:37) |
| 7 | "Child Woman, Woman Child" (3:23) |
| 8 | "The Defector" (2:08) |
| 9 | "Give Up" (3:07) |
| 10 | "Little Girl (In the Big City)" (3:07) |
| 11 | "After Tonight" (3:22) |
| 12 | "I Will Always" (2:42) |
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] [3] |
40 |
References
- ↑ "Roy Orbison's 'Lost' Album Debuting as Part of 'MGM Years' Box". Ultimateclassicrock.com. 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Roy Orbison – One of the Lonely Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums
