Roy Orbison - Lonely And Blue

For those who have had their fill of "best of" Packages of Roy Orbison's music. Legacy Records has begun to remaster, and re-release all of the original albums by Roy Orbison from his Monument catalog on CD. Each of the three CD's being released will contain the original song lineup, plus 4 bonus songs.

It's hard to imagine that it's been 45 years since the first notes of "Only The Lonely" came pouring out of AM radios and record players all over the world, but it has been. But as you listen to the newly remastered original album Lonely And Blue, all of these songs are fresh and new all over again.

Roy Orbison's voice has never sounded better as it does on these remastered recordings. And with the exception of the 4 bonus songs at the end of each CD, the original track list is just as it was on the original album back in 1961. And speaking of the bonus tracks, they are as follows, "Uptown," "Pretty One," "Here Comes That Song Again" and "Today's Teardrops."

Roy Orbison also puts his personal touch on a couple of classic remakes. Like "Bye Bye Love" originally done by the Everly Brothers, as well as the Ray Charles classic "I Can't Stop Loving You." And a song that would years later become a big hit for Ronnie Milsap, "(I'd Be) A Legend In My Time." When it comes to reissues of classic recordings, Legacy records does a fine job of keeping the integrity of this original recording as well as the original 1961 liner notes just as you remember them. The only thing that is different is the sound quality of these recordings. It is far superior to the vinyl recordings of so many years ago. Very nicely done!