Cry Softly Lonely One
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Cry Softly Lonely One is a music album
recorded by Roy Orbison
for MGM Records
. The album was released in October 1967.
, except where indicated
Side one
Side two
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
recorded by Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
for MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
. The album was released in October 1967.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Roy Orbison and Bill DeesBill Dees
William "Bill" Dees is an American musician most famous for his song writing collaborations with singer Roy Orbison.-Career:...
, except where indicated
Side one
- "She"
- "Communication Breakdown"
- "Cry Softly, Lonely One" - (Joe MelsonJoe MelsonJoe Melson , is an American singer and a BMI Award–winning songwriter.Melson was born in Bonham, the seat of Fannin County in northeast Texas. He was reared on a farm until he was sixteen. He attended high school in Gore, Oklahoma, and in Chicago before he returned to Texas to study at the two-year...
, Don GantDon GantDonald W. Gant was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.With Tupper Saussy, in the late 1960s he formed "The Neon Philharmonic." Singing vocals, with Saussy on the keyboards, they recorded five singles and two albums for Warner Bros. Records between 1969 and 1971...
) - "Girl Like Mine" - (Mark Mathis)
- "It Takes One (To Know One)"
- "Just Let Me Make Believe" - (Ronald Blackwell)
Side two
- "Here Comes The Rain, Baby" - (Mickey NewburyMickey NewburyMickey Newbury was an American songwriter, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
) - "That's A No-No"
- "Memories"
- "Time To Cry"
- "Only Alive" - (Ronald Blackwell, Dewayne Blackwell)
- "Just One Time" - (Don Gibson) [included on the 2008 digitally remastered CD]