In Dreams (Roy Orbison album)

For the Joseph McManners album, see In Dreams (Joseph McManners album). For the film soundtrack, see In Dreams (soundtrack).
In Dreams
Studio album by
Roy Orbison
ReleasedJuly 1963
RecordedJune 26, 1961 – April 29, 1963
StudioRCA Victor Studio B, Nashville
GenreRock and roll
Length28:12
LabelMonument (MLP 8003)
ProducerFred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1962) 		In Dreams
(1963) 		More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1964)
Singles from In Dreams
  1. "In Dreams"
    Released: February 1963
  2. "Blue Bayou"
    Released: August 1, 1963
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Disc[3]

In Dreams is the fourth LP record by Roy Orbison with Monument Records[4] recorded at the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee and released in 1963.[4] It is named after the hit 45rpm single "In Dreams."

In Dreams Also included multiple cover songs, including "All I Have to Do Is Dream", "Dream", and "My Prayer",[5] In 2004 Rolling Stone named the title song number 319 on their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 17, 1963, and remained on the chart for 23 weeks, peaking at number 35.[6] It reached No. 39 on the Cashbox albums chart where it spent there for 25 weeks.[7] It was more successful in The UK, where it spent for 58 weeks on the album chart there at number 6.[8]

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Monument Records in 1993 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Orbison another compilation Album from November 1965, Orbisongs.[9]

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Roy Orbison - In Dreams: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1062. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ Hunter, Nigel (16 November 1963). "Roy Orbison: In Dreams" (PDF). Disc. No. 295. p. 12. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex,, Slate, Jeff (First ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-4789-7654-7. OCLC 1017566749.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "Rock and Roll: The First Eight Years". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 36. ISBN 9781493064601.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 580. ISBN 0898201179.
  7. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 278. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  8. ^ "Roy Orbison". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  9. ^ "In Dreams/Orbisongs". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 September 2024.