“SILENT NIGHT” sung by a group of great talent including: Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, June Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis .
From the 1977 Cash Christmas Special!
“LOVE HURTS” BY ROY ORBISON. ORIGINAL HIT OF STANDARD WRITTEN BY BOUDLEAUX BRYANT
This is the original hit of this standard which written by Roy’s friend Boudleaux Bryant. “LOVE HURTS was the B-side to Roy’s 1961 #1 hit single “RUNNING SCARED”. It was so good that it charted in various regions because disc jockeys played both sides back to back repeatedly. This was an early example of a double sided hit which was quite rare before that time for any artist except Elvis Presley. Other artists of the day usually had “throw away” material on the B-side. Roy really prided himself on his double sided hits (like “CRYING”/”CANDYMAN”) and wanted both sides to be as good as possible. The fans who bought his music noticed and it is one of the many reasons why they loved him so much. Roy Orbison’s “LOVE HURTS” was playing on every jukebox in America!
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ROY ORBISON, “RUNNING SCARED/LOVE HURTS” AD POSTER FROM 1961
Promotional Ad Poster for “RUNNING SCARED/LOVE HURTS” from 1961.
Orbison’s in Orbit!
“RUNNING SCARED” BY ROY ORBISON (FROM THE MONUMENT CONCERT 1965)
“RUNNING SCARED” by Roy Orbison. Video of live version from The Monument Concert 1965.
Originally recorded February 27, 1961 , “RUNNING SCARED” peaked at #1 on the American Pop Charts and was an even bigger hit in many countries around the world.
ON NEW ALBUM “LONG WAVE”, JEFF LYNNE SINGS “RUNNING SCARED” BY ROY ORBISON
On his new 2012 album “Long Wave,” JEFF LYNNE plays and sings “RUNNING SCARED”