[4] orbison's recording of the song, produced by fred foster for monument records, was the first major hit for the singer. “only the lonely” is roy orbison’s breakthrough 1960 hit By the late '50s, roy orbison was living in a small apartment with his wife and baby, and he often used his car as a refuge to write songs. Listen to only the lonely on spotify Song · roy orbison · 1960 Provided to youtube by monument/orbison records/legacy only the lonely (know the way i feel) · roy orbison the essential roy orbison ℗ originally released 1960.
Orbison's most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s.
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