Album

The Soul Of Rock And Roll

Roy Orbison

2008 · Rock, Pop

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The Soul Of Rock And Roll by Roy Orbison

The Soul Of Rock And Roll is a Rock album by Roy Orbison, originally released in 2008. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.

About

This is the 107-song collection that Roy Orbison clearly deserves. Bringing together songs from every era and record label in one place, <i>The Soul of Rock and Roll</i> allows the listener to hear Orbison's evolution from an early Sun Records rockabilly rocker to the Monument Records artist who recorded some of the most dramatic pop of the early ‘60s and eventually re-emerged in the ‘80s with an enviable set of allies in record producers Jeff Lynne, T-Bone Burnett, Brian Eno, and Rick Rubin, and movie directors David Lynch and Wim Wenders, who understood the overlooked majesty of the man's work and saw to it that he did not go on ignored. Whether it's the initial youthful flash of "Ooby Dooby," or the paranoiac orchestration driving "Running Scared," "Only the Lonely," "Dream Baby" or "In Dreams," Orbison was a singer of stunning virtuosity and emotional depth. Twelve unreleased tracks, demos and live recordings (including highlights from the "A Black and White Night" TV special with Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello joining on the Grammy-winning performance of "Oh, Pretty Woman") make this the definitive and comprehensive collection.

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Tracklist

  1. 1-1Ooby Dooby2:01
  2. 1-2Hey! Miss Fannie2:35
  3. 1-3A True Love Goodbye2:20
  4. 1-4An Empty Cup And A Broken Date2:20
  5. 1-5Tryin' To Get To You2:45
  6. 1-6Tutti Frutti2:32
  7. 1-7Advertisement: Overton Park Shell Concert1:00
  8. 1-8Ooby Dooby2:11
  9. 1-9Cat Called Domino2:07
  10. 1-10Go! Go! Go!2:07
  11. 1-11Rockhouse2:03
  12. 1-121956 Guitar Pull Medley: I Want You, I Need You, I Love You / I Was The One / That's All Right / Mary Lou / You're My Baby9:28
  13. 1-13You're My Baby2:05
  14. 1-14Mean Little Mama1:55
  15. 1-15Problem Child2:19
  16. 1-16One More Time1:15
  17. 1-17You're Gonna Cry2:05
  18. 1-18It's Too Late1:58
  19. 1-19Sweet And Easy To Love2:10
  20. 1-20This Kind Of Love2:07
  21. 1-21Claudette2:10
  22. 1-22You Tell Me1:31
  23. 1-23Night Owl1:25
  24. 1-24Bad Cat2:36
  25. 1-25I Give Up2:12
  26. 1-26Love Struck1:19
  27. 1-27Baby Don't Stop2:06
  28. 1-28Defeated1:38
  29. 1-29Love Storm2:38
  30. 1-30Almost Eighteen2:04
  31. 1-31With The Bug2:23
  32. 1-32Pretty One2:18
  33. 2-1Uptown2:06
  34. 2-2Only The Lonely2:25
  35. 2-3Blue Angel2:51
  36. 2-4In Dreams2:48
  37. 2-5Running Scared2:11
  38. 2-6I'm Hurtin'2:42
  39. 2-7(I'd Be) A Legend In My Time3:08
  40. 2-8Love Hurts2:26
  41. 2-9Lana2:16
  42. 2-10Crying2:46
  43. 2-11Candy Man2:44
  44. 2-12Night Life2:30
  45. 2-13(They Call You) Gigolette2:35
  46. 2-14Let The Good Times Roll2:33
  47. 2-15Blue Bayou2:29
  48. 2-16Wedding Day2:05
  49. 2-17Dream Baby2:32
  50. 2-18Evergreen2:44
  51. 2-19Working For The Man2:25
  52. 2-20The Crowd2:21
  53. 2-21Leah2:39
  54. 2-22The Actress2:37
  55. 2-23Borne On The Wind2:51
  56. 2-24Falling2:21
  57. 2-25Indian Wedding3:05
  58. 2-26Shahdaroba2:39
  59. 2-27All I Have To Do Is Dream2:24
  60. 2-28Mama3:00
  61. 2-29Pretty Paper2:43
  62. 3-1Mean Woman Blues2:24
  63. 3-2What'd I Say (Live)3:14
  64. 3-3It's Over2:47
  65. 3-4Oh, Pretty Woman2:56
  66. 3-5Yo Te Amo Maria3:16
  67. 3-6Goodnight2:28
  68. 3-7(Say) You're My Girl2:47
  69. 3-8Ride Away3:27
  70. 3-9Crawling Back3:12
  71. 3-10Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart2:06
  72. 3-11Too Soon To Know2:45
  73. 3-12Communication Breakdown2:58
  74. 3-13Walk On2:52
  75. 3-14So Young (From The Motion Picture "Zabriskie Point")3:27
  76. 3-15Blue Rain (Coming Down)3:17
  77. 3-16Big As I Can Dream2:07
  78. 3-17Pistolero (From The Motion Picture "The Fastest Guitar Alive")2:55
  79. 3-18The Fastest Guitar Alive (From The Motion Picture "The Fastest Guitar Alive")3:08
  80. 3-19Precious2:33
  81. 3-20Unchained Melody3:36
  82. 3-21Land Of 1000 Dances (Live)3:50
  83. 3-22Blues In My Mind2:33
  84. 3-23Born To Love Me3:47
  85. 3-24That Lovin' You Feelin' Again (From The Motion Picture "Roadie")3:59
  86. 3-25Hound Dog Man2:42
  87. 4-1Coming Home4:00
  88. 4-2Waymore's Blues2:25
  89. 4-3Oh, Pretty Woman3:02
  90. 4-4In Dreams (From The Motion Picture "Blue Velvet")2:50
  91. 4-5Not Alone Any More3:23
  92. 4-6You Got It3:30
  93. 4-7She's A Mystery To Me4:15
  94. 4-8California Blue3:56
  95. 4-9A Love So Beautiful3:31
  96. 4-10(All I Can Do Is) Dream You (Live)3:37
  97. 4-11Oh, Pretty Woman (Live)6:09
  98. 4-12Heartbreak Radio2:57
  99. 4-13You're The One2:59
  100. 4-14Crying3:47
  101. 4-15After The Love Has Gone4:38
  102. 4-16I Drove All Night3:46
  103. 4-17Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time (From The Motion Picture "Insignificance")3:31
  104. 4-18You May Feel Me Crying (From The Motion Picture "The End Of Violence")4:17
  105. 4-19Life Fades Away (From The Motion Picture "Less Than Zero")3:41
  106. 4-20It's Over (Live)3:12
  107. 4-21We'll Take The Night4:55

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Rock & Roll
  • warm
  • tender
  • romantic

Credits

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Songwriting

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