Lonely And Blue (studio album)
by Roy Orbison

Lonely And Blue by Roy Orbison
Year: 1961
Overall rank: 4,928th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 79 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1961 (17th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (394th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,928th)

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Roy Orbison bestography

Lonely And Blue is ranked 4th best out of 36 albums by Roy Orbison on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Roy Orbison is Mystery Girl which is ranked number 3059 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 493.

Roy Orbison album bestography « Higher ranked (4,232nd)
Crying
This album (4,928th)
Lonely And Blue
Lower ranked (9,130th) »
Oh, Pretty Woman

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Lonely And Blue track list

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Lonely And Blue rankings

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Overall rank: 4,928th | 1960s rank: 394th | 1961 rank: 17th

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72/100 (from 79 votes)
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From 10/18/2020 23:56 | #259417
66/100

Best track: Only the Lonely
Worst track: I'm Hurtin
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From 05/24/2019 03:36 | #236616
Roy Orbison has always been one of my favorite artists of the 60's, and this album is one of my three favorites (the other two being "Crying" and "Mystery Girl"). It's easy for anyone to see how Roy became such an icon to so many. He was so inept at his craft of singing and songwriting, that he fit right in with the iconic artists of his time.
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Best Albums of 1961
1. My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
2. King Of The Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
3. Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio
4. Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
5. Olé Coltrane by John Coltrane
6. Africa/Brass by John Coltrane Quartet
7. The Blues And The Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson
8. Two Steps From The Blues by Bobby Bland
9. Showcase by Patsy Cline
10. Eastern Sounds by Yusef Lateef
11. This Is Our Music by Ornette Coleman
12. The Genius Sings The Blues by Ray Charles
13. West Side Story (The Original Sound Track Recording) by Various Artists
14. Someday My Prince Will Come by The Miles Davis Sextet
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16. Djangology by Django Reinhardt
17. Lonely And Blue by Roy Orbison
18. A Night In Tunisia by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
19. Out Of The Cool by Gil Evans Orchestra
20. Time Further Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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