Lonely and Blue

Sings Lonely and Blue
Studio album by Roy Orbison
Released	1961
Recorded	September 1959 - September 1960
Genre	Rock
Length	28:33
Label	Monument
Producer	Fred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
Roy Orbison at the Rock House (1961) Sings Lonely and Blue (1961) Crying (1962)

Lonely and Blue is the first music album recorded by Roy Orbison for Monument Records, released in 1961.

The track entitled "Come Back to Me (My Love)" features an almost identical intro to "Only the Lonely". In 1957, Frank Sinatra recorded a song of the same name for the album Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (not related to Orbison's recording).

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History

After a two-year stint at Sun Records, Roy Orbison signed up with RCA Records in 1958, but left after two singles. in early 1959 Orbison's manager Wesley Rose asked producer and owner Fred Foster if he was interested in signing him for Monument Records. Foster said yes. The album was recorded at RCA Studio B using Two and three track tape machines.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, except where indicated.

Side One

1. "Only the Lonely" — 2:26
2. "Bye Bye Love" (Felice & Boudleaux Bryant) — 2:14
3. "Cry" (Churchill Kohlman) — 2:41
4. "Blue Avenue" — 2:20
5. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) — 2:43
6. "Come Back To Me (My Love)" — 2:27

Side Two

1. "Blue Angel" — 2:51
2. "Raindrops" (Melson) — 1:53
3. "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" (Gibson) — 3:08
4. "I'm Hurtin'" — 2:43
5. "Twenty-Two Days" (Gene Pitney) — 3:07
6. "I'll Say It's My Fault" (Orbison, Fred Foster) — 2:21