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Memphis (album)

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Released
  
November 1972

Artist
  
Roy Orbison

Label
  
MGM Records

Memphis (1972)
  
Milestones (1973)

Release date
  
November 1972

Genres
  
Rock music, Rock and roll

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Producer
  
Roy Orbison, Joe Melson

Similar
  
Milestones, The Great Songs of Roy Orbis, Early Orbison, Regeneration, Laminar Flow

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Memphis is an album recorded by Roy Orbison for MGM Records. The album was released in November 1972 .

Contents

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History

The album took three weeks to make in March and April 1972. The album had one single, "Memphis, Tennessee", which charted at #84. This was Orbison's final album that was released for London Records as Decca let Orbison out of their contract on June 30, 1972.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Memphis, Tennessee" – (Chuck Berry)
  2. "Why A Woman Cries" – (Jerry McBee)
  3. "Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" – (Joe Melson, Don Gant)
  4. "Take Care Of Your Woman" – (Jerry McBee)
  5. "I'm The Man On Susie's Mind" – (Joe Melson, Glenn Barber)
  6. "I Can't Stop Loving You" – (Don Gibson)
Side two
  1. "Run The Engines Up High" – (Jerry McBee)
  2. "It Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing)" – (Neal Merritt, Alice Joy Merritt, Shorty Hall)
  3. "I Fought the Law" – (Sonny Curtis)
  4. "The Three Bells" – (Jean Villard Gilles; English lyrics by Bert Reisfeld)
  5. "Danny Boy" – (Frederick Weatherly)

Arranged by Joe Tanner Produced by Joe Melson & Roy Orbison except "Danny Boy" produced by Don Gant

Songs

1Memphis Tennessee2:47
2Why a Woman Cries4:07
3Run - Baby - Run (Back Into My Arms)3:19

References

Memphis (album) Wikipedia
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