Roy Orbison - The Singles Collection (1965-1973) (1989)

Tracklist

01. Ride Away
02. Crawling Back
03. Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart
04. Twinkle Toes
05. Too Soon To Know
06. Communication Breakdown
07. So Good
08. Cry Softly Lonely One
09. She
10. Born To Be Loved By You
11. Walk On
12. Heartache
13. Southbound Jericho Parkway
14. Penny Arcade (Album Version)
15. She Cheats On Me
16. So Young
17. (Love Me Like You Did) Last Night
18. God Love You
19. Remember The Good
20. Memphis Tennessee
21. Blue Rain (Coming Down)
22. I Wanna Live

Overlooked at the time of its issue, as it was almost simultaneously released with Rhino's The Classic Roy Orbison (1965-1968), this offers a more comprehensive look at his post-Monument recordings. That doesn't mean that it's better. Most of the 1965-1968 cuts on this album are also on the Rhino one, though "She" and "Heartache," which are only on Singles Collection, are a couple of his better late-'60s songs. The post-1968 tracks that take up the rest of the anthology are a waste, an embarrassment at worst, as Orbison failed to either successfully incorporate contemporary influences or offer quality variations on his tested formula. Stick with the cheaper, more succinct, and easier to find The Classic Roy Orbison for an overview of this era.

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