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"Running Scared" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and sung by Orbison. An operatic rock ballad, [3] the recording of the song was overseen by audio engineer Bill Porter and released as a 45 rpm single by Monument Records in March 1961 and went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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May 6, 2024 · Running Scared was Roy Orbison’s first number one hit and helped establish him as a preeminent singer-songwriter of the 1960s. The song’s success signaled the beginning of a long and distinguished career that spanned several decades.
Mar 28, 2018 · But “Running Scared” is barely two minutes long, and it’s an absolute epic. The choppy guitar sounds like Mexican folk music. The swirling strings sound like easy-listening jazz.
Running Scared (Orbison-Melson) by Roy Orbison, orchestra and chorus conducted by Bob MooreFor the first time, Roy and his orchestrator really reached high f...
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Oct 15, 2021 · “Running Scared,” a 1961 #1 smash, depicts a scenario where a frazzled narrator is terrified of the possible return of his love’s former flame.
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Hits! Explore Running Scared by Roy Orbison. Get track information, read reviews, listen to it streaming, and more at AllMusic.
Roy Orbison had a total of 22 number one hits in the UK. These include “Only the Lonely”, “Running Scared”, and “Crying”. He also had a number of other chart topping singles, including “In Dreams”, “Oh, Pretty Woman”, and “You Got It”.
