Roy Orbison Crying (2023 Remaster)

Crying is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson for Orbison s third studio album of the same name (1962). Released in 1961, it was a number 2 hit in the US for Orbison. The song was released as a 45rpm single by Monument Records in midJuly 1961 and reached No. 1 on the United States Cashbox chart for a week on October 7, 1961. On the rival Billboard Hot 100 it peaked at No. 2, where Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles and his Orchestra kept it from No. 1. Despite not reaching the summit in the latter publication, Billboard ranked the record as the No. 4 song of 1961. New remaster of the original stereo mix.