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Roy Orbison: Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson

In January 1967, “MGM” label released “Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson”, the tenth Roy Orbison album. It was recorded June – October 1966, and was produced by Wesley Rise and Jim Vienneau.

Personnel:

  • Roy Orbison – vocal
  • Bill McElhiney – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Gibson.

  1. (I’d Be) A Legend in My Time
  2. (Yes) I’m Hurting
  3. The Same Street
  4. Far, Far Away
  5. Bug Hearted Me
  6. Sweet Dreams
  7. Oh, Such a Stranger
  8. Blue Blue Day
  9. What About Me?
  10. Give Myself a Party
  11. Too Soon to Know
  12. Lonesome Numner One

Roy Orbison: The Orbison Way

In January 1966, “MGM” label released “The Orbison Way”, the eighth Roy Orbison album. It was recorded July – November 1965, and was produced by Wesley Rose and Jim Vienneau.

Personnel:

  • Roy Orbison – vocal
  • Barry Bailey – guitar
  • J.R. Cobb – guitar
  • Rodney Justo – vocal, backing vocals
  • Robert Nix – drums
  • Dean Daughtry – keyboards
  • Bill McElhiney – arranger
  • Bill Malloy – engineer
  • Val Valentin – director of engineering
  • Ace Lehman – cover design

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees, except where noted.

  1. Crawling Back
  2. It Ain’t No Big Thing
  3. Time Changed Everything – Buddy Buie, John Rainey Adkins
  4. This is My Land – Bill Dees
  5. The Loner – Bill Dees, John Rainey Adkins
  6. Maybe
  7. Breakin’ Up Is Brekin’ My Heart
  8. Go Away
  9. A New Star
  10. Never
  11. It Wasn’t Long Ago – Barry Booth
  12. Why Hurt the One Who Loves You?

Hank Williams Jr.: Ballads Of The Hills And Plains

In September 1965, “MGM” label released “Ballads of the Hills and Plains”, the third Hank Williams Jr. album. It was recorded in July 1965; at “Columbia Recording Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Jim Vienneau.

Personnel:

  • Hank Williams Jr.– vocals, guitar
  • Grady Martin, Jerry Kennedy, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins– piano
  • Bob Moore– bass
  • The Jordanaires– vocal accompaniment

Track listing:

  1. Doc Holiday – John Paulovic
  2. Cowpoke – Tillman Franks, David Houston
  3. Blood’s Thicker Than Water – Danny Dill, Wayne P. Walker
  4. The Blizzard – Harlan Howard
  5. Stampede – Jim Dale, Frances Paulin
  6. The Rainmaker – Cliff Friend, Jack Sanders, Mack Vickery
  7. Streets of Laredo – traditional
  8. Black Lightning – Ricky Hester
  9. Big Twenty – Dillis
  10. The Eyes of Death – Danny Dill
  11. I’m Afraid – Allen Nelson, Carolyn Stringer

Roy Orbison: The Classic Roy Orbison

On July 2, 1966, “MGM” label released “The Classic Roy Orbison”, the ninth Roy Orbison album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Wesley Rose and Jim Vienneau.

Personnel:

  • Roy Orbison – vocals, guitar
  • Val Valentin – engineer
  • Acy Lehman – design
  • John Ross – photography
  • Irv Litchman – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. You’ll Never Be Sixteen Again
  2. Pantomime
  3. Twinkle Toes
  4. Losing You
  5. City Life
  6. Wait
  7. Growing Up
  8. Where Is Tomorrow
  9. (No) I’ll Never Get Over You – Roy Orbison
  10. Going Back to Gloria
  11. Just Another Name for Rock and Roll – Bill Dees
  12. Never Love Again – Rusty Kershaw, Doug Kershaw

 

Roy Orbison: There Is Only One Roy Orbison

On July 1, 1965, “MGM” label released “There Is Only One Roy Orbison”, the seventh Roy Orbison studio album. It was recorded in 1965, at “RCA Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Wesley Rose and Jim Vienneau.

Personnel:

  • Roy Orbison – vocal, liner notes
  • Val Valentin – engineer
  • Joel Tanner – design
  • Fabry – photography

Track listing:

  1. You Fool You – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
  2. Two of a Kind – Bob Montgomery, Earl Sinks
  3. This Is Your Song – Dees
  4. I’m in a Blue, Blue Mood – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
  5. If You Can’t Say Something Nice – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson, Ray Rush
  6. Claudette – Roy Orbison
  7. Afraid to Sleep – Buddy Buie, John Rainey Adkins
  8. Sugar and Honey- Roy Orbison, Dees
  9. Summer Love – Dees, Mathis
  10. Big as I Can Dream – Bob Montgomery
  11. Wondering – Roy Orbison, Dees