The Monument Album Collection

~ Release by Roy Orbison (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Only the Lonely
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1960-03-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (on 1960-03-26)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-03-26) and Harold Bradley (on 1960-03-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-03-26)
background vocals:
Joe Melson (on 1960-03-26) and The Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1960-03-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1960-03-26)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 2) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (on 1960-03-26)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-05-04)
was commissioned by:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.72:28
2Bye Bye Love
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Love
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
52:16
3Cry
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Cry
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
2:44
4Blue Avenue
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Blue Avenue
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:22
5I Can't Stop Loving You
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-02-07)
42:46
6Come Back to Me (My Love)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Come Back to Me (My Love)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:30
7Blue Angel
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
Blue Angel (on 1960-08-08)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
4.52:53
8Raindrops
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Raindrops
lyricist and composer:
Joe Melson
1:56
9(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
Legend in My Time
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
cover recording of:
Legend in My Time
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
53:11
10I'm Hurtin'
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
I’m Hurtin'
lyricist and composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-11-07)
22:46
11Twenty-Two Days
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Twenty-Two Days
lyricist and composer:
Gene Pitney
3:09
12I'll Say It's My Fault
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
I’ll Say It’s My Fault
writer:
Fred Foster and Roy Orbison
2:21
13Crying
producer:
Fred Foster (on 1961-06-26)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-06-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (on 1961-06-26)
guitar:
Boudleaux Bryant (on 1961-06-26), Harold Bradley (on 1961-06-26) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1961-06-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1961-06-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 69) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 461)
recording of:
Crying (on 1961-06-26)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
4.652:48
14The Great Pretender
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
The Great Pretender
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
3:03
15Love Hurts
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
cover recording of:
Love Hurts (on 1961-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-08-30)
sub-publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.352:30
16She Wears My Ring
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
She Wears My Ring
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
La golondrina
2:32
17Wedding Day
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Wedding Day
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
52:08
18Summer Song
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Summer Song
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:46
19Dance
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Dance
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:55
20Lana
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Lana
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
52:19
21Loneliness
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Loneliness
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:29
22Let's Make a Memory
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Let’s Make a Memory
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:20
23Night Life
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Night Life
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
52:34
24Running Scared
producer:
Fred Foster (on 1961-02-27)
vocals:
Roy Orbison
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 4)
recording of:
Running Scared (on 1961-02-27)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Barbara Orbison Music Company, Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-04-10)
3.652:12
25In Dreams
producer:
Fred Foster
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 312)
recording of:
In Dreams (on 1963-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1963-02-13)
42:51
26Lonely Wine
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Lonely Wine
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wells
2:57
27Shahdaroba
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Shahdaroba (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
52:41
28No One Will Ever Know
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
No One Will Ever Know
writer:
Mel Foree and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Milene Music
2:30
29Sunset
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Sunset
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:30
30House Without Windows
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
House Without Windows
writer:
Lee Pockriss and Fred Tobias (Broadway lyricist)
publisher:
Emily Music Corp. (publisher)
2:23
31Dream
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Dream
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
publisher:
Capitol Songs Inc., Mercer Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:15
32Blue Bayou
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-11-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
John Greubel (US drummer) (on 1961-11-15)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1961-11-15), Wayne Moss (on 1961-11-15) and Joe Tanner (producer, arranger and songwriter of Roy Orbison and others) (on 1961-11-15)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1961-11-15)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1961-11-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Records (company credits for Monument; do NOT use as release label) (in 1974)
recording of:
Blue Bayou (on 1961-11-15)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)
42:31
33(They Call You) Gigolette
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
(They Call You) Gigolette
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
52:38
34All I Have to Do Is Dream
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
All I Have to Do Is Dream
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-04-21)
2:26
35Beautiful Dreamer
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Beautiful Dreamer
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1864)
2:21
36My Prayer
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
My Prayer
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
2:43
37Oh, Pretty Woman
producer:
Fred Foster
12 string guitar [12 string guitar Epiphone] and lead vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1964-08-01)
double bass [upright bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1964-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (on 1964-08-01)
guitar:
Jerry Kennedy (on 1964-08-01), Wayne Moss (on 1964-08-01) and Billy Sanford (guitar) (on 1964-08-01)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-08-01)
percussion:
Paul Garrison (on 1964-08-01)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1964-08-01)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1964-08-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 20), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 59), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 222)
recording of:
Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison song) (on 1964-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1964-08-26) and Acuff-Rose (BMI) (in 1972)
4.252:59
38Borne on the Wind
recording of:
Borne on the Wind
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
2:53
39Leah
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Leah (on 1962-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison (in 1962)
52:42
40Evergreen
recording of:
Evergreen
lyricist and composer:
Joseph W. Tanner (songwriter)
2:47
41Indian Wedding
recording of:
Indian Wedding
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
3:06
42It's Over
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Records (company credits for Monument; do NOT use as release label) (in 1963)
recording of:
It’s Over (on 1964-03-10)
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1964-04-07)
3.852:50
43Working for the Man
recording of:
Working for the Man
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison (in 1962)
2:29
44The Crowd
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
The Crowd (in 1962)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
52:24
45What'd I Say
cover recording of:
What’d I Say
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:53
46Yo Te Amo Maria
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Yo Te Amo Maria
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
53:18
47(I Get So) Sentimental
recording of:
(I Get So) Sentimental
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:41
48Mama
recording of:
Mama
writer:
Joe Melson, Roy Orbison and Ray Rush
2:59

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