Cry Softly Lonely One

Cry Softly Lonely One
Studio album by
Roy Orbison
Released October 1967
Recorded March 3, 1966 - July 7, 1967
Genre Rock
Length 24:18
Label MGM
Producer Wesley Rose, Jim Vienneau
Roy Orbison chronology
The Fastest Guitar Alive
(1967) 		Cry Softly Lonely One
(1967) 		Roy Orbison's Many Moods
(1969)
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Cry Softly Lonely One is the twelfth music album recorded by Roy Orbison, and his sixth for MGM Records. The album was released in October 1967 and included two singles: "Communication Breakdown" and the title tune, both of which were minor hits in the States early that year. "Communication Breakdown" did much better in Australia, where it reached #9 in February. According to the official Roy Orbison biography, the London Records release (non U.S.) of this album featured the extra track "Just One Time".

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "She" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees 2:38
2. "Communication Breakdown" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees 2:57
3. "Cry Softly, Lonely One" Don Gant, Joe Melson 2:52
4. "Girl Like Mine" Mark Mathis 2:20
5. "It Takes One (To Know One)" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees 2:56
6. "Just Let Me Make Believe" Ronald Blackwell 2:23
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Here Comes The Rain, Baby" Mickey Newbury 2:50
2. "That's A No-No" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees 2:42
3. "Memories" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees 2:48
4. "Time To Cry" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees 2:38
5. "Only Alive" Ronald Blackwell, Dewayne Blackwell 2:04
6. "Just One Time" (included on the London Records release only) Don Gibson 2:14

Personnel

  • Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 Arranged by Jim Hall
  • Tracks 6, 11, 12 Arranged by Bill McElhiney
  • Jack Anesh - cover design
  • Murray Laden - cover photography