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| In Dreams | 
 enlarge | Actor: Roy Orbison
Studio: Sony Legacy
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 43070
Format: Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 90 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 828768694091
UPC: 828768694091
EAN: 0828768694091
ASIN: B000IU3YNC
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: 1963
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Product Description
From his hardcore 50s Memphis rockabilly start to his symphonic 1960s pop masterpieces and his stunning 1980s comeback Roy Orbison s uniformly extraordinary recording still rank today as some of American music s finest. Gifted with a soaring voice that conjured vulnerability and loss with acute precision the Texas-born singer-songwriter-guitarist wasted no time-he had his own radio show at age ten and formed his first rock & roll band The Teen Kinds in 1955. Recording at Sam Phillips legendary Sun Studios along side Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash Orbison was still seeking his ideal sound and after parting ways with Sun Finally found it with 1960 s Only the Lonely. Orbison s creativity gave birth to a unique highly individualized orchestral pop-rock style that resulted in series of masterpieces and made him an international star. By 1988 Orbison was enjoying a dream comeback: topping the charts with songs that once again cemented his reputation as a pop genius; but ultimately death claimed him to soon. In Dreams (which marks this legend s 70th Anniversary) is a definitive 90 minute documentary that charts the entire grand trajectory of his unrivalled career and includes in-depth interview with Roy as well as many of his admirers.System Requirements:Run Time: 90 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS UPC:828768694091 Manufacturer No:828768694091
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Orbison In Dreams October 24, 2008
This documentary is the most comprehensive I have seen and the footage out-takes are fabulous.
"In Dreams (2006) ... Roy Orbison ... Sony Legacy" November 30, 2006
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Sony Legacy presents "IN DREAMS", featuring Roy Orbison nicknamed "The Big O", was an influential American singer songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades ... in the mid-1960s Orbison was internationally recognized for his ballads of lost love, rhythmically advanced melodies, characteristic dark sunglasses, and occasional distinctive usage of falsetto, typified in songs such as "Only The Lonely", "In Dreams", "Oh, Pretty Woman", "Crying" and "Running Scared" ... it was In 1987 Orbison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and posthumously in 1989 into the National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Selections from "In Dreams" a classic performances by Roy Orbison and a clan of fellow musicians:
1. Growing Up [3:09]
2. Sun Records [3:48]
3. Claudette [2:47]
4. RCA to Monument [3:46]
5. Creating Only the Lonely [4:18]
6. Studio Sophistication [5:19]
7. Crying [3:25]
8. Dream Baby [3:12]
9. Touring with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones [4:07]
10. Songwriting [3:14]
11. Oh, Pretty Woman [3:12]
12. Success [2:49]
13. Tragedy [4:33]
14. Coping [4:15]
15. Barbara and Rejuvenation [4:47]
16. Collaborating with Emmylou Harris [3:32]
17. Frustrations [5:04]
18. Blue Velvet [6:03]
19. Mystery Girl [3:23]
20. Crying with K.D. Lang [4:08]
21. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction [1:21]
22. Black and White Night [4:18]
23. Lefty Wilbury [4:08]
24. Credits [1:25]
With Roy on this rockabilly occasion celebrating this legend's 70th Anniversary in a documentary with many of his admirers ... Chet Atkins, Bono, Johnny Cash, Cowboy Jack Clement, Fred Foster, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Emmylou Harris, George Harrison, Chris Isaak, Will Jennings, K.D. Lang , Jerry Lee Lewis, David Lynch, Jeff Lynne, Raul Malo, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Robert Plant, Bruce Springsteen, Bernie Taupin, Don Was and Dwight Yoakam.
Must ask the following to take a bow Barbara Orbison (Executive Producer), Cass Paley (Re-Edit Producer) and Jed Hilly (Co-Producer) ... and the label that made it all possible Sony Legacy --- this is a must have for all the fans plus a wonderful tribute to a man who brought joy to millions of people --- ROY ORBISON.
Total Time: 90 mins on DVD ~ SNYL #86940 ~ (10/31/2006)
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