When I finally arrived at the studio, the musicians had already left. Don Was had booked the studio to put the rhythm track down around Roy's voice. I guess that was one of the reasons I arrived late at one of the first sessions. She wrote, "At times I could hardly bring myself to listen to the songs and definitely couldn't think of finishing the album without Roy. lang's life and career.īarbara Orbison, who passed away in 2011 on the very same day her husband died 23 years earlier, wrote the album's original liner notes that are also part of the "King of Hearts" reissue package. That rendering won a GRAMMY for Best Country Collaboration and had a major impact on k.d. lang and originally recorded for the soundtrack of the film "Hiding Out," directed by Bob Giraldi. Jeff Lynne and T-Bone Burnett (who had both been involved in the "Mystery Girl" sessions) as well as Robbie Robertson, David Briggs, Chips Moman, Albert Hammond and Diane Warren are credited as producers.ĭon Was helped produce three tracks including "Crying," a reprise of Orbison's 1961 hit performed as a duet with k.d. She determined that a complete album could be constructed from those audio assets with new backing tracks commissioned where deemed necessary. Orbison's late career resurgence as a member of the Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne served a prelude to his hit "Mystery Girl" album that was released fewer than two months after his passing in late 1988.īarbara Orbison, his widow, surveyed unreleased material and demos on which his vocals were heard. The new edition was completely remastered by Richard Dobson and is offered by Roy's Boys LLC, the Nashville-based company founded by Orbison's sons to administer their father's catalog and safeguard his legacy, in partnership with Sony Music's Legacy Recordings. Thursday, August 25, 2022 – In celebration of the 30th anniversary of its initial release, "King of Hearts" - the posthumous Roy Orbison album assembled by his friends and family after his untimely death - will be reissued Oct.
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