A Love So Beautiful | |
Type: | compilation |
Artist: | Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
Cover: | Roy Orbison & RPO - ALSB.jpeg |
Released: | November 3, 2017 |
Recorded: | December 2016, February 2017 |
Studio: | Abbey Road Studio 2, London, England RAK Studios, London, England Shine Studios, Salisbury, England |
Genre: | Orchestral pop |
Length: | 54:05 |
Prev Title: | The Ultimate Collection |
Prev Year: | 2016 |
Next Title: | Unchained Melodies |
Next Year: | 2018 |
A Love So Beautiful is a compilation album by American singer Roy Orbison. It was released on November 3, 2017 by Roy's Boys, Monument, Legacy, Sony. The album features archival vocal recordings of Orbison accompanied by new orchestral arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It also features a duet with English country duo Ward Thomas.[1]
A Love So Beautiful debuted and peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Orbison's highest charting album for almost 30 years.[2]
"Oh, Pretty Woman" opens with a guitar strum played by Orbison's grandson Roy III, then aged about ten months.[3]