A Love So Beautiful (album)
{{short description|2017 compilation album by Roy Orbison}}
{{Other uses|A Love So Beautiful (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = A Love So Beautiful
| type = compilation
| artist = Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
| cover = Roy Orbison & RPO - ALSB.jpeg
| alt =
| released = November 3, 2017
| recorded = December 2016, February 2017
| venue =
| studio = Abbey Road Studio 2, London, England
RAK Studios, London, England
Shine Studios, Salisbury, England
| genre = Orchestral pop
| length = 54:05
| label = {{hlist|Roy's Boys|Monument|Legacy|Sony}}
| producer = {{hlist|Nick Patrick|Don Reedman|Wesley Orbison (exec.)|Roy Orbison Jr. (exec.)|Alex Orbison (exec.)|Chuck Fleckenstein (exec.)|John Jackson (exec.)}}
| prev_title = The Ultimate Collection
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Unchained Melodies
| next_year =2018
}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/royal-philharmonic-scores-new-roy-orbison-album-w484195|title=Royal Philharmonic Scores New Roy Orbison Album|last=Bilstein|first=Jon|date=May 25, 2017|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 2, 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/sam-smith-lands-second-number-one-album-with-the-thrill-of-it-all-36308589.html|title=Sam Smith lands second number one album with The Thrill of It All|date=November 10, 2017|work=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=August 25, 2018}}
"Oh, Pretty Woman" opens with a guitar strum played by Orbison's grandson Roy III, then aged about ten months.{{Cite AV media |title=Roy Orbison: Love Hurts |medium=Documentary |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09j0r8s |access-date=15 February 2020 |publisher=BBC Television |date=2020-02-14 }}
Track listing
{{track list
| title1 = In Dreams
| writer1 = Roy Orbison
| length1 = 3:47
| title2 = Crying
| writer2 = Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = I'm Hurtin'
| writer3 = Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
| length3 = 2:47
| title4 = Oh, Pretty Woman
| writer4 = Roy Orbison, Bill Dees
| length4 = 3:08
| title5 = It's Over
| writer5 = Roy Orbison, Bill Dees
| length5 = 3:19
| title6 = Dream Baby
| writer6 = Cindy Walker
| length6 = 2:54
| title7 = Blue Angel
| writer7 = Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
| length7 = 2:58
| title8 = Love Hurts
| writer8 = Boudleaux Bryant
| length8 = 2:40
| title9 = Uptown
| writer9 = Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
| length9 = 2:17
| title10 = Mean Woman Blues
| writer10 = Claude Demetrius
| length10 = 2:26
| title11 = Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)
| writer11 = Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
| length11 = 2:32
| title12 = Running Scared
| writer12 = Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
| length12 = 2:48
| title13 = I Drove All Night
| writer13 = Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
| length13 = 4:15
| title14 = You Got It
| writer14 = Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty
| length14 = 3:36
| title15 = A Love So Beautiful
| writer15 = Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne
| length15 = 4:12
| title16 = Pretty Paper
| writer16 = Willie Nelson
| length16 = 3:23
| title17 = I Drove All Night
| note17 = duet with Ward Thomas
| writer17 = Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
| length17 = 4:03
}}
Charts and certifications
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Australia|9|artist=Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra|album=A Love So Beautiful|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|53|artist=Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra|album=A Love So Beautiful|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|136|artist=Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra|album=A Love So Beautiful|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|120|artist=Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra|album=A Love So Beautiful|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|9|artist=Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra|album=A Love So Beautiful|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|2|date=20171110|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|151|artist=Roy Orbison|rowheader=true}} |
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=Certifications=
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Roy Orbison/RPO|title=A Love So Beautiful|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2019|accessdate=24 February 2019|id=14647-4533-2}}
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References
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{{Roy Orbison}}
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Category:2017 compilation albums
Category:Roy Orbison compilation albums
Category:Orchestral pop albums
Category:Royal Philharmonic Orchestra albums
Category:Compilation albums published posthumously