16 Biggest Hits (Roy Orbison album) explained

16 Biggest Hits
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Roy Orbison
Cover:	RoyOrbison16Biggest.jpg
Released:	February 9, 1999
Recorded:	March 25, 1960 – August 1, 1964
Genre:	Rockabilly, country, pop rock
Length:	42:01
Label:	Legacy Recordings
Prev Title:	Oh, Pretty Woman: The Greatest Hits
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	20 Golden Hits
Next Year:	2000

16 Biggest Hits is a 1999 Roy Orbison compilation album. It is part of a series of similar 16 Biggest Hits albums released by Legacy Recordings.

The album was certified Gold in 2005 by the RIAA. It has sold 830,000 copies in the US as of May 2013.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Only the Lonely" (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) – 2:26
2. "Blue Angel" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:51
3. "I'm Hurtin'" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:42
4. "Running Scared" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:12
5. "Crying" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:46
6. "Candy Man" (Fred Neil, Beverly Ross) – 2:45
7. "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" (Cindy Walker) – 2:33
8. "The Crowd" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:24
9. "Leah" (Orbison) – 2:40
10. "Workin' for the Man" (Orbison) – 2:20
11. "In Dreams" (Orbison) – 2:49
12. "Falling" (Orbison) – 2:23
13. "Mean Woman Blues" (Claude Demetrius) – 2:25
14. "Blue Bayou" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:31
15. "It's Over" (Orbison, Bill Dees) – 2:48
16. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Orbison, Dees) – 2:57

Chart performance

16 Biggest Hits peaked at #47 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart the week of February 10, 2001.^[2]

Notes and References

1. News: Week Ending May 5, 2013. Albums: Kenny Closes In On Garth . Paul Grein . Yahoo Music (Chart Watch) . May 8, 2013 . May 16, 2013 .
2. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=merle haggard|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''16 Biggest Hits'']. Billboard. 21 September 2010.