Puneet Varma (Editor)

Memphis (album)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
November 1972

Artist
  
Roy Orbison

Label
  
MGM Records

Memphis (1972)
  
Milestones (1973)

Release date
  
November 1972

Genres
  
Rock music, Rock and roll

Memphis (album) wwwroyorbisoncomwpcontentuploads201511memp

Producer
  
Roy Orbison, Joe Melson

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

Roy orbison memphis tennessee 1972


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

Contents

Roy orbison memphis tennessee remastered 2015


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
(Text) CC BY-SA


Similar Topics