Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits is a Roy Orbisonrecord album from Monument Records recorded at the RCA Studio B in Nashville[1] and released in 1962. Between the hit songs were also "Love Star" and "Evergreen"[1] which were released here for the first time. "Dream Baby" had recently been a No. 4 hit in the United States and No. 2 in England.[2]
According to the authorised Roy Orbison biography,[3] this was Orbison's third album on the Monument label, and his first greatest hits compilation. It was a success remaining in the charts for 140 weeks.[2] It was re-released in 1967 after his departure from Monument Records.
Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley; Orbison, Alex; Slate, Jeff (2nd ed.). New York: Center Street. ISBN9781478976547. OCLC1017566749.