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- Their first major success was " Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)," which was followed by "Blue Angel," "Up Town," "I'm Hurtin'" and "Running Scared," which the pair claimed they wrote in just five minutes.
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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. "Running Scared" also reached No.9 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Twenty seven years earlier on April 10th, 1961 "Running Scared" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and on June 5th, 1961 it peaked at #1 (for 1 week) and spent 17 weeks on the chart... The record that preceded it and succeeded it at #1 was "Travelin' Man" by Ricky Nelson...
Oct 15, 2021 · In his autobiography Chronicles, Volume 1, Bob Dylan wrote a vivid passage about hearing Roy Orbison sing “Running Scared” on the radio back in the early ’60s. “He was now singing his ...
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May 6, 2024 · Running Scared was an instant success when it was released in March 1961, reaching number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. It was Orbison’s first number one hit and helped establish him as a preeminent singer-songwriter of his time.
Aug 12, 2020 · The song was written by Orbison with the help of Joe Melson, and is known for not having a chorus and instead banks on a progression that gradually builds up and is greatly assisted by the lyrics, arrangement, and Orbison’s vocal performance.
The song Running Scared was written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and was first recorded and released by Roy Orbison with Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus in 1961. It was covered by The Lettermen [US], Bandit [BE], Peter Williams, Timmy Reynolds and other artists.
“Running Scared” (1961), a delirious fantasy of romantic paranoia, epitomizes Orbison’s artistry: tension mounts in the accompaniment and in the singer’s voice as he frets that a chance encounter with his rival for his lover’s affections will cause her to leave him.