In Dreams: The Greatest Hits

In Dreams: The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Roy Orbison
Released	1987
Recorded	1985-1987
Genre	Rockabilly, country, pop rock
Length	50:13
Label	Virgin, Sony Legacy (2013 re-release)
Producer	T Bone Burnett, Roy Orbison, Michael Utley, David Lynch
Roy Orbison chronology
Class of '55 (1986) In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (1987) Mystery Girl (1989)

In Dreams: The Greatest Hits is a two-record album set of Roy Orbison songs released in 1987 on Virgin Records. It was produced by Orbison and Mike Utley, except for the song "In Dreams", produced by Orbison with T Bone Burnett and film director David Lynch. All songs are new recordings by Orbison, from 1985 except "In Dreams" from April 1987.

One track, "Uptown", was recorded by Robert Gordon as a tribute to Orbison. "Leah" appeared on an album recorded by Bertie Higgins. The original 1960s versions of these songs were hit records for Orbison when recorded on Monument Records from 1960 to 1964, with two exceptions. The first exception, "Ooby Dooby", was a hit for Orbison on Sun Records in 1956. "Claudette", the second exception, was a song Orbison wrote that became a hit for the Everly Brothers in 1958. Orbison didn't record the latter exception until he had signed with MGM Records in 1965, ironically, a few months after he had divorced his wife Claudette, who had inspired the song. (They later reconciled and remarried in 1966, before her death in a motorcycle accident).

The album contains four songs named by Rolling Stone in 2004 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

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History

In 1985, Roy Orbison re-recorded 19 of his greatest hits as a gift to his fans. The master tapes were being legally held by Monument Records after the label went bankrupt in the late 1970's. Many of Orbison’s famous songs were not available to consumers for a few years and there was a threat to destroy the tapes if disputes were not resolved. Fearing his famous songs would be lost forever, Orbison stepped into the studio and performed them once again. This was his first album with Virgin Records.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Only the Lonely" (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) 2:25
2. "Leah" (Orbison) 2:43
3. "In Dreams" (Orbison) 2:51
4. "Uptown" (Orbison, Melson) 2:11
5. "It's Over" (Orbison, Bill Dees) 2:49

Side two

1. "Crying" (Orbison, Melson) 2:46
2. "Dream Baby" (Cindy Walker) 2:35
3. "Blue Angel" (Orbison, Melson) 2:50
4. "Working for the Man" (Orbison) 2:49
5. "Candy Man" (Beverly Ross, Fred Neil) 2:50

Side three

1. "Running Scared" (Orbison, Melson)^[1] 2:11
2. "Falling" (Orbison) 2:22
3. "I'm Hurtin'" (Orbison, Melson) 2:43
4. "Claudette" (Orbison) 2:33

Side four

1. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Orbison, Dees) 2:59
2. "Mean Woman Blues" (Claude Demetrius) 2:27
3. "Ooby Dooby" (Wade Moore, Dick Penner) 2:22
4. "Lana" (Orbison, Melson) 2:50
5. "Blue Bayou" (Orbison, Melson) 2:51

Executive Producer: Barbara Orbison

References

• http://www.discographyguide.com/royorbison/royorbison-discography1020.html