In Dreams (Roy Orbison album)

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In Dreams
Studio album by
Roy Orbison
ReleasedJuly 1963
RecordedJune 26, 1961 – April 29, 1963
StudioRCA Victor Studio B, Nashville
GenreRock and roll
Length28:12
LabelMonument (MLP 8003)
ProducerFred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1962) 		In Dreams
(1963) 		More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1964)
Singles from In Dreams
  1. "In Dreams"
    Released: February 1963
  2. "Blue Bayou"
    Released: August 1, 1963
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

In Dreams is the fourth LP record by Roy Orbison with Monument Records[2] recorded at the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee and released in 1963.[2] It is named after the hit 45rpm single "In Dreams."

In 2004 Rolling Stone named the title song number 319 on their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 17 that year and remained on the chart for 23 weeks, peaking at number 35.[3] It was more successful in The UK, where it spent for 58 weeks on the album chart there at number 6.[4]

Reception[edit]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic said that the album showed "The emotion and deep atmospherics of the tunes here reflect Foster's sophistication, but also Orbison's willingness to develop himself as a singer and as a persona. Orbison wrote or co-wrote four tracks this time out, but the song choices are impeccable."[5]

Billboard like and appreciated the effort. "another standout group of tracks."[6]

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In Dreams"Roy Orbison2:51
2."Lonely Wine"Roy Wells2:57
3."Shahdaroba"Cindy Walker2:41
4."No One Will Ever Know"Mel Foree, Fred Rose2:31
5."Sunset"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:23
6."House Without Windows"Fred Tobias, Lee Pockriss2:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dream"Johnny Mercer2:32
2."Blue Bayou"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:38
3."(They Call You) Gigolette"Roy Orbison, Joe Melson2:27
4."All I Have to Do Is Dream"Boudleaux Bryant2:22
5."Beautiful Dreamer"Stephen Foster; arranged by Franz Conde2:21
6."My Prayer"Georges Boulanger, Jimmy Kennedy2:47
Bonus tracks for CD reissue titled The Best of Roy Orbison In Dreams
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Falling"Roy Orbison2:24
14."Distant Drums"Cindy Walker3:13
15."Mean Woman Blues"Claude Demetrius2:27
16."Pretty Paper"Willie Nelson (Recorded in London)2:44

References[edit]

  1. ^ link
  2. ^ a b Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex,, Slate, Jeff (First ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-4789-7654-7. OCLC 1017566749.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 580. ISBN 0898201179.
  4. ^ "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Roy Orbison – In Dreams: Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  6. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1963-07-27. p. 35.
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