King of Hearts is a posthumous album of Roy Orbison songs put together from… Read Full Bio ↴King of Hearts is a posthumous album of Roy Orbison songs put together from master sessions and demos by Jeff Lynne for Virgin Records, and Orbison's 23rd album overall. According to the authorized Roy Orbison biography, the collection was originally released in October 1992 on CD, music cassette, and LP.
History
Roy Orbison died on December 6, 1988, aged 52, from a heart attack in the middle of his career revival. After Orbison's death, Mystery Girl was released. Several songs had been recorded during the sessions, and there was enough material for a new album. Some songs on this album were recorded as demos. Several individuals produced the recordings, including Lynne. They were: Don Was, David Was, Pete Anderson, Robbie Robertson, Will Jennings, David Briggs, Chips Moman, Guy Roche, Albert Hammond and Diane Warren.
Several songs had been previously released:
- “Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time" was from the soundtrack of the 1985 film Insignificance, and under the title "Wild Hearts (...Time)" had been issued as a single in Canada, Australia and Europe that same year.
- “Coming Home" was initially issued on the 1986 collaborative album Class of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming, which also featured Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins. It was Orbison's only solo lead vocal on that album
- A duet with k.d. lang of Orbison's 1961 hit single "Crying" was released as part of the soundtrack for the 1987 motion picture Hiding Out. The collaboration won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. The duet "Crying" was a minor US chart hit for the pair, peaking at No. 42 on the hot country singles chart, but a more substantial hit in the UK in 1992, reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
-"I Drove All Night" was another hit single from the album
- Clarence Clemons performed saxophone on "We'll Take the Night".
Tracklist
You're The One 2:59
Heartbreak Radio 2:57
We'll Take The Night 4:55
Crying (Duet With K.D. Lang) 3:48
After The Love Has Gone 4:38
Love In Time 5:31
I Drove All Night 3:46
Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time 3:32
Coming Home 4:00
Careless Heart (Original Demo) 5:15
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Hearts_(Roy_Orbison_album)
https://www.discogs.com/master/168964-Roy-Orbison-King-Of-Hearts
History
Roy Orbison died on December 6, 1988, aged 52, from a heart attack in the middle of his career revival. After Orbison's death, Mystery Girl was released. Several songs had been recorded during the sessions, and there was enough material for a new album. Some songs on this album were recorded as demos. Several individuals produced the recordings, including Lynne. They were: Don Was, David Was, Pete Anderson, Robbie Robertson, Will Jennings, David Briggs, Chips Moman, Guy Roche, Albert Hammond and Diane Warren.
Several songs had been previously released:
- “Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time" was from the soundtrack of the 1985 film Insignificance, and under the title "Wild Hearts (...Time)" had been issued as a single in Canada, Australia and Europe that same year.
- “Coming Home" was initially issued on the 1986 collaborative album Class of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming, which also featured Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins. It was Orbison's only solo lead vocal on that album
- A duet with k.d. lang of Orbison's 1961 hit single "Crying" was released as part of the soundtrack for the 1987 motion picture Hiding Out. The collaboration won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. The duet "Crying" was a minor US chart hit for the pair, peaking at No. 42 on the hot country singles chart, but a more substantial hit in the UK in 1992, reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
-"I Drove All Night" was another hit single from the album
- Clarence Clemons performed saxophone on "We'll Take the Night".
Tracklist
You're The One 2:59
Heartbreak Radio 2:57
We'll Take The Night 4:55
Crying (Duet With K.D. Lang) 3:48
After The Love Has Gone 4:38
Love In Time 5:31
I Drove All Night 3:46
Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time 3:32
Coming Home 4:00
Careless Heart (Original Demo) 5:15
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Hearts_(Roy_Orbison_album)
https://www.discogs.com/master/168964-Roy-Orbison-King-Of-Hearts
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King of Hearts
Roy Orbison Lyrics
After The Love Has Gone For a while, to love was all we could do We…
Coming Home Listen all you people Try and understand You may be…
Crying I was all right for a while I could smile for…
Heartbreak Radio Hometown sweetheart.Hung around in the dark. Only make a mo…
I Drove All Night Roy Orbison I had to escape , The city was sticky…
Love In Time They say the heart must feel it all. Know every…
We'll Take The Night Baby it's hard sometimes to wake and face this life…
Wild Hearts Run out of Time You're gone again this morning. How long will you keep…
You're The One You give me the feeling of ascending. Touching down and…