| Orbisongs | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Roy Orbison |
| Cover: | Orbisongs - Roy Orbison.jpg |
| Released: | November 1965 |
| Recorded: | September 15, 1960 – June 1, 1965 |
| Genre: | Rockabilly |
| Length: | 30:34 |
| Label: | Monument |
| Producer: | Fred Foster |
| Prev Title: | There Is Only One Roy Orbison |
| Prev Year: | 1965 |
| Next Title: | The Orbison Way |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
Orbisongs is a compilation LP released by Monument Records in 1965 after Roy Orbison had left the label and joined MGM. It features tracks such as the stereo version of "Oh, Pretty Woman", a different version of "Dance", and the unreleased "I Get So Sentimental."[1]
Cash Box described the single "(Say) You're My Girl" as an "easy-going, pledge of romantic devotion with an infectious repeating rhythmic riff."[2]
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 6, 1965, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks, peaking at number 136.[3] It entered the UK album chart two years later on July 22, 1967, and spent its only week on the album chart there at number 40."[4] It reached No. 74 on the Cashbox albums chart where it spent for 6 weeks.[5]
The album was released on compact disc by Monument Records in 1993 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Orbison third studio album from June 1963, In Dreams.[6] Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set.[7]
Billboard gave the album a postive review", saying his rendition of "Let the Good Times Roll" is exceptional"[8]
Cashbox praised Orbison for "Bridging the gap from the big rock sound to the ballad"[9]
New Record Mirror said the album features "a somewhat motley slection".[10]
| Chart (1965) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Top LPs (Billboard) | 136 | |
| US Cashbox | 74 | |
| UK Albums Chart | 40 |
| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100[11] | U.S. Cashbox[12] | CAN[13] | U.K. Albums Chart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1965 | "Goodnight" | 21 | 20 | 5 | 14 | |
| "(Say) You're My Girl" | 39 | 49 | 17 | 23 | ||
| "Let the Good Times Roll" | 81 | 96 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - |