“JUST LET ME MAKE BELIEVE” by Roy Orbison
On this day in 1966 Roy Orbison recorded “JUST LET ME MAKE BELIEVE” for his #MGMYears album CRY SOFTLY LONELY ONE-
uDiscover: TOP TEAR SERVICE: ORBISON’S ‘CRY SOFTLY NO MORE’
uDiscover: TOP TEAR SERVICE: ORBISON’S ‘CRY SOFTLY NO MORE’
If 1967 signalled the Summer Of Love for the counterculture, Roy Orbison could still be found heartbroken and yearning… bursting with emotion on an album that easily stands among the best of his work.
As summer turned to autumn, Orbison released Cry Softly Lonely One, an anomaly in his MGM catalogue – much of which saw him revisit his country roots, whether through recording tribute albums to heavyweight icons such as Hank Williams, or establishing his own place in the country-rock hierarchy of the late 60s/early 70s. Yet Cry Softly Lonely One, issued in October 1967, is notable for Orbison’s revisit of his “classic” early sound. With sumptuous string arrangements by Bill McElhiney, the album is a mid-period counterpart to Orbison’s early 60s releases Lonely And Blue, Crying or In Dreams…
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“CRY SOFTLY LONELY ONE” by Roy Orbison
“CRY SOFTLY LONELY ONE” by Roy Orbison
Written by Roy’s frequent #MGMYears cowriters Joe Melson & Don Gant. Alternate single version-
“Cry Softly Lonely One/Pistolero” Single
“Cry Softly Lonely One/Pistolero” Single
The UK counterpart to MGM during Roy Orbison’s #MGMYears was London-Decca. Here is a photo of the 7″ single from London Records for “Cry Softly Lonely One” and “Pistolero.” These two could be considered a funny pairing, as they appeared on different albums- CRY SOFTLY LONELY ONE & THE FASTEST GUITAR ALIVE SOUNDTRACK. 
CRY SOFTLY LONELY ONE
CRY SOFTLY LONELY ONE
During the #MGMYears Roy Orbison was a very busy man. Less than a week after resuming session for his ROY ORBISON SINGS DON GIBSON cover album, he was in the studio again starting work on songs that would be released on his 1967 album, CRY SOFTLY LONELY ONE.
- Side One
- “She”
- “Communication Breakdown”
- “Cry Softly, Lonely One”
- “Girl Like Mine”
- “It Takes One (To Know One)”
- “Just Let Me Make Believe”
Side Two
- “Here Comes The Rain, Baby”
- “That’s A No-No”
- “Memories”
- “Time To Cry”
- “Only Alive”
- “Just One Time”
