The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison

Compilation album

All-Time Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by Roy Orbison

Released

1972

Genre

Rockabilly, country, pop

Length

52:20

Roy Orbison chronology

Hank Williams: The Roy Orbison Way
(1970)

All-Time Greatest Hits
(1972)

Roy Orbison Sings
(1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

All-Time Greatest Hits is a 2-LP compilation album by Roy Orbison released in 1972, featuring the original Monument Records recordings. The album was re-released on compact disc by CBS Records in 1989. The album was given a high-quality digital remastering from the original analog master tapes by Steve Hoffman for DCC Compact Classics, Inc. in 1997, catalog number GZS-1118. In 2008, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) released a half-speed mastered, limited edition, 2-LP version on 180 gm. vinyl, catalog number MFSL 2–304. This MFSL release, remastered by Rob LoVerde and Shawn R. Britton, has received positive reviews for sound quality.

The album received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America on July 13, 1990, and Platinum certification was awarded on August 29, 2001

Reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the album as "an excellent and entertaining compilation"

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Only the Lonely" (1960)	Orbison, Joe Melson	Lonely and Blue	2:26
2.	"Leah" (1962)	Orbison	More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	2:25
3.	"In Dreams" (1963)	Orbison	In Dreams	2:48
4.	"Uptown" (1959)	Orbison, Melson	Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	2:06
5.	"It's Over" (1964)	Orbison, Bill Dees	More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	2:46

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Crying" (1961)	Orbison, Melson	Crying	2:45
2.	"Dream Baby" (1962)	Cindy Walker	Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	2:32
3.	"Blue Angel" (1960)	Orbison, Melson	Lonely and Blue	2:50
4.	"Working for the Man" (1962)	Orbison	More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	2:38
5.	"Candy Man" (1961)	Beverly Ross, Fred Neil	Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	2:44

Side 3
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Running Scared" (1961)	Orbison, Melson	Crying	2:11
2.	"Falling" (1963)	Orbison	More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	2:22
3.	"Love Hurts" (1961)	Boudleaux Bryant	Crying	2:28
4.	"Shahdaroba" (1963)	Cindy Walker	In Dreams	2:39
5.	"I'm Hurtin'" (1960)	Orbison, Melson	Lonely and Blue	2:42

Side 4
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Mean Woman Blues" (1963)	Claude DeMetrius	More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	2:24
2.	"Pretty Paper" (1963)	Willie Nelson	More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	2:45
3.	"The Crowd" (1962)	Orbison, Melson	Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	2:22
4.	"Blue Bayou" (1963)	Orbison, Melson	In Dreams	2:26
5.	"Oh, Pretty Woman" (1964)	Orbison, Dees	Orbisongs	2:56

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Roy Orbison - The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison: Rating & Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
Fremer, Michael. "Mobile Fidelity Tackles Roy Orbison". AnalogPlanet.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
"Gold & Platinum". riaa.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024. Type Roy Orbison in the Search box and press Enter.

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Discography
Studio albums	Lonely and Blue Roy Orbison at the Rock House Crying In Dreams There Is Only One Roy Orbison Orbisongs The Orbison Way The Classic Roy Orbison Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson The Fastest Guitar Alive Cry Softly Lonely One Roy Orbison's Many Moods Big O Hank Williams: The Roy Orbison Way Roy Orbison Sings Memphis Milestones I'm Still in Love With You Regeneration Laminar Flow In Dreams: The Greatest Hits studio re-recordings of earlier hits) Mystery Girl King of Hearts One of the Lonely Ones
Compilations	Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits Early Orbison The Great Songs of Roy Orbison The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison In Dreams: The Greatest Hits The Legendary Roy Orbison 16 Biggest Hits Greatest Hits Live The Essential Roy Orbison A Love So Beautiful Unchained Melodies
Collaborations	Class of '55 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
Soundtrack appearances	Roadie Blue Velvet Less than Zero
Live	A Black & White Night Live
Singles	"Tryin' to Get to You" "Ooby Dooby" "Go Go Go" "Only the Lonely" "Blue Angel" "Running Scared" "Crying" / "Candy Man" "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" "Working for the Man" "In Dreams" "Blue Bayou" "Pretty Paper" "It's Over" "Oh, Pretty Woman" "Memphis, Tennessee" "You Got It" "She's a Mystery to Me" "I Drove All Night"
Related articles	Traveling Wilburys Roy Orbison/The Beatles Tour Fred Foster In Dreams (musical)
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