A Love So Beautiful (album)

A Love So Beautiful is a compilation album by American singer Roy Orbison. It was released on November 3, 2017 by Roy's Boys, Monument, Legacy, Sony. The album features archival vocal recordings of Orbison accompanied by new orchestral arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It also features a duet with English country duo Ward Thomas.[1]

A Love So Beautiful
Compilation album by Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Released	November 3, 2017
Recorded	December 2016, February 2017
Studio	Abbey Road Studio 2, London, England RAK Studios, London, England Shine Studios, Salisbury, England
Genre	Orchestral pop
Length	53:43
Label	Roy's Boys Monument Legacy Sony
Producer	Nick Patrick Don Reedman Wesley Orbison (exec.) Roy Orbison Jr. (exec.) Alex Orbison (exec.) Chuck Fleckenstein (exec.) John Jackson (exec.)
Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology
The Ultimate Collection (2016) A Love So Beautiful (2017) Unchained Melodies (2018)

A Love So Beautiful debuted and peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Orbison's highest charting album for almost 30 years.[2]

"Oh, Pretty Woman" opens with a guitar strum played by Orbison's grandson Roy III, then aged about ten months.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In Dreams"	Roy Orbison	3:47
2.	"Crying"	Roy Orbison, Joe Melson	3:00
3.	"I'm Hurtin'"	Roy Orbison, Joe Melson	2:47
4.	"Oh, Pretty Woman"	Roy Orbison, Bill Dees	3:08
5.	"It's Over"	Roy Orbison, Bill Dees	3:19
6.	"Dream Baby"	Cindy Walker	2:54
7.	"Blue Angel"	Roy Orbison, Joe Melson	2:58
8.	"Love Hurts"	Boudleaux Bryant	2:40
9.	"Uptown"	Roy Orbison, Joe Melson	2:17
10.	"Mean Woman Blues"	Claude Demetrius	2:26
11.	"Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)"	Roy Orbison, Joe Melson	2:32
12.	"Running Scared"	Roy Orbison, Joe Melson	2:48
13.	"I Drove All Night"	Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly	4:15
14.	"You Got It"	Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty	3:36
15.	"A Love So Beautiful"	Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne	4:12
16.	"Pretty Paper"	Willie Nelson	3:23
17.	"I Drove All Night" (duet with Ward Thomas)	Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly	4:03

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2017) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 53 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 136 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 120 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 9 UK Albums (OCC)[9] 2 US Billboard 200[10] 151

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Platinum 300,000 sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. Bilstein, Jon (May 25, 2017). "Royal Philharmonic Scores New Roy Orbison Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
2. "Sam Smith lands second number one album with The Thrill of It All". Belfast Telegraph. November 10, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
3. Roy Orbison: Love Hurts (Documentary). BBC Television. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
4. "Australiancharts.com – Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – A Love So Beautiful". Hung Medien.
5. "Ultratop.be – Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – A Love So Beautiful" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
6. "Ultratop.be – Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – A Love So Beautiful" (in French). Hung Medien.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – A Love So Beautiful" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
8. "Charts.nz – Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – A Love So Beautiful". Hung Medien.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
10. "Roy Orbison Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
11. "British album certifications – Roy Orbison/RPO – A Love So Beautiful". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 February 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type A Love So Beautiful in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.