King of Hearts (Roy Orbison album)

King of Hearts
Studio album by Roy Orbison
Released	October 20, 1992[1]
Recorded	1985 (“Coming Home”), 1987–1992
Genre	Rock, soft rock, country
Length	41:21
Label	Virgin (86520)
Producer	Various
Roy Orbison chronology
A Black & White Night Live (1989) King of Hearts (1992) One of the Lonely Ones (2015)

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King of Hearts is a posthumous album of Roy Orbison songs put together from master sessions and demos by Jeff Lynne for Virgin Records, and Orbison's 23rd album overall. According to the authorized Roy Orbison biography,^[3] the collection was originally released in October 1992 on CD, music cassette, and LP.

History[]

Roy Orbison died on December 6, 1988, aged 52, from a heart attack in the middle of his career revival. After Orbison's death, Mystery Girl was released. Several songs had been recorded during the sessions, and there was enough material for a new album. Some songs on this album were recorded as demos. Several individuals produced the various recordings, including Lynne. They were: Don Was, David Was, Pete Anderson, Robbie Robertson, Will Jennings, David Briggs, Chips Moman, Guy Roche, Albert Hammond and Diane Warren.^{[citation needed]}

Several songs had been previously released.

• "Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time" was from the soundtrack of the 1985 film Insignificance, and under the title "Wild Hearts (...Time)" had been issued as a single in Canada, Australia and Europe that same year.
• "Coming Home" was initially issued on the 1986 collaborative album Class of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming, which also featured Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins. It was Orbison's only solo lead vocal on that album.
• The duet version (with k.d. lang) of Orbison's 1961 hit single "Crying" was first released as part of the soundtrack for the 1987 motion picture Hiding Out. The collaboration won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. The duet version was a minor US chart hit for the pair, peaking at No. 42 on the hot country singles chart,^[4] though it was a more substantial hit in the UK in 1992, reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.^{[citation needed]}

"I Drove All Night" was another hit single from the album.^{[citation needed]}

Clarence Clemons appeared on saxophone on "We'll Take the Night".^{[citation needed]}

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