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The Legendary Roy Orbison

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The Legendary Roy Orbison
Greatest hits album by
Roy Orbison
ReleasedOctober 1988
RecordedMarch 25, 1960–January 16, 1965
GenreRock, pop
LabelTelstar Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

The Legendary Roy Orbison is a greatest hits album by Roy Orbison. It was released by Telstar Records in 1988 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart in 1989,[2] where it was a posthumous number one.

Track listing

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  1. Oh Pretty Woman
  2. Only the Lonely
  3. Love Hurts
  4. Lana
  5. My Prayer
  6. Goodnight
  7. Falling
  8. Blue Angel
  9. All I Have to Do Is Dream
  10. In Dreams
  11. Crying
  12. Blue Bayou
  13. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
  14. The Great Pretender
  15. Running Scared
  16. Borne on the Wind
  17. "Mean Woman Blues"
  18. Pretty Paper
  19. The Crowd
  20. It's Over

Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 1
1989 year-end chart performance for The Legendary Roy Orbison by Roy Orbison
Chart (1989) Position
European Albums (Music & Media)[3] 96

References

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  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ Official Charts Company
  3. ^ "European Top 100 Albums 1989" (PDF). Music & Media. 23 December 1989. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2019.