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King of Hearts
King of Hearts
Studio album by Roy Orbison
Released	October 20, 1992
Recorded	1985 ("Coming Home"), 1987–1992
Genre	Rock, soft rock, country
Length	41:21
Label	Virgin
Producer	Various
Roy Orbison chronology
Singles from King of Hearts
	"I Drove All Night"; Released: June 22, 1992; "Crying"; Released: August 10, 1992; "Heartbreak Radio"; Released: 1992;

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AllMusic	^[4]

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,^[5] 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 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.
A duet with k.d. lang of Orbison's 1961 hit single "Crying" was 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 "Crying" was a minor US chart hit for the pair, peaking at No. 42 on the Hot Country Songs chart,^[6] but 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 performed saxophone on "We'll Take the Night".^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

*King of Hearts* track listing
No.	Titel	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You're the One"	Roy Orbison Bill Dees	T-Bone Burnett	2:59
2.	"Heartbreak Radio"	Troy Seals Frankie Miller	Jeff Lynne	2:57
3.	"We'll Take the Night"	Orbison Will Jennings J.D. Souther	Don Was	4:55
4.	"Crying" (duet with k.d. lang)	Orbison Joe Melson	Don Was David Was Pete Anderson	3:48
5.	"After the Love Has Gone"	Orbison Jerry L. Williams	Don Was	4:38
6.	"Love in Time"	Orbison Jennings	Robbie Robertson	5:31
7.	"I Drove All Night"	Billy Steinberg Tom Kelly	Jeff Lynne	3:46
8.	"Wild Hearts Run Out of Time"	Orbison Jennings	David Briggs Will Jennings	4:10
9.	"Coming Home"	Orbison Jennings Souther	Chips Moman	4:00
10.	"Careless Heart" (original demo)	Orbison Diane Warren Albert Hammond	Albert Hammond Diane Warren Guy Roche Roy Orbison	5:15

2007 reissue bonus track
No.	Titel	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Life Fades Away"	Orbison Glenn Danzig	Rick Rubin

Charts

Chart performance for *King of Hearts*
Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[7]	25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[8]	18
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	23
US Billboard 200^[10]	179

Certifications

Certifications for *King of Hearts*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	Gold	35,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "King of Hearts - Roy Orbison | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 20, 1992. p. 19.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 8, 1992. p. 19.
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r55434
^ Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex,, Slate, Jeff (First ed.). New York: Center Street. p. 248. ISBN 9781478976547. OCLC 1017566749.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Roy Orbison – King of Hearts". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Charts.nz – Roy Orbison – King of Hearts". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Roy Orbison Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

[1] "King of Hearts - Roy Orbison | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[2] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 20, 1992. p. 19.

[3] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 8, 1992. p. 19.

[4] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r55434

[5] Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex,, Slate, Jeff (First ed.). New York: Center Street. p. 248. ISBN 9781478976547. OCLC 1017566749.

[whitburn-6] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[ac_Australia_Roy_Orbison-7] "Australiancharts.com – Roy Orbison – King of Hearts". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

[ac_New_Zealand_Roy_Orbison-8] "Charts.nz – Roy Orbison – King of Hearts". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

[ac_UK2_-9] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Roy_Orbison-10] "Roy Orbison Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

[AustraliaRoy_OrbisonKing_of_HeartsalbumCertRef-11] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

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 Several songs had been previously released.
-*"Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time" was from the soundtrack of the 1985 film ''[[Insignificance (film)|Insignificance]]'', and under the title "Wild Hearts (...Time)" had been issued as a single in Canada, Australia and Europe that same year.
+*"Wild Hearts Run Out of Time" was from the soundtrack of the 1985 film ''[[Insignificance (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.
+*"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.
 *A duet with [[k.d. lang]] of Orbison's 1961 hit [[single (music)|single]] "[[Crying (Roy Orbison song)|Crying]]" was 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 "Crying" was a minor US chart hit for the pair, peaking at No. 42 on the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart,<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=305|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> but a more substantial hit in the UK in 1992, reaching No. 13 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
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 ==Track listing==
 {{Track listing
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+| headline        = ''King of Hearts'' track listing
-| extra_column = Producer(s)
+| extra_column    = Producer(s)
 | title1          = You're the One
 | writer1         = {{flatlist|
 *Roy Orbison
 *[[Bill Dees]]}}
-| extra1= T-Bone Burnett
+| extra1          = T-Bone Burnett
 | length1         = 2:59
 | title2          = Heartbreak Radio
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 *[[Troy Seals]]
 *[[Frankie Miller]]}}
-| extra2= [[Jeff Lynne]]
+| extra2          = [[Jeff Lynne]]
 | length2         = 2:57
 | title3          = We'll Take the Night
@@ Line 67: / Line 66: @@
 *[[Will Jennings]]
 *[[J.D. Souther]]}}
-| extra3= Don Was
+| extra3          = Don Was
 | length3         = 4:55
 | title4          = [[Crying (Roy Orbison song)|Crying]]
-|note4 = duet with [[k.d. lang]]
+| note4           = duet with [[k.d. lang]]
 | writer4         = {{flatlist|
 *Orbison
 *[[Joe Melson]]}}
-| extra4= {{flatlist|
+| extra4          = {{flatlist|
 *Don Was
 *[[David Was]]
 *[[Pete Anderson]]}}
 | length4         = 3:48
-| title5          = After The Love Has Gone
+| title5          = After the Love Has Gone
 | writer5         = {{flatlist|
 *Orbison
 *Jerry L. Williams}}
-| extra5= Don Was
+| extra5          = Don Was
 | length5         = 4:38
-}}
-{{Track listing
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-| extra_column = Producer(s)
 | title6          = Love in Time
 | writer6         = {{flatlist|
 *Orbison
 *Jennings}}
-| extra6= [[Robbie Robertson]]
+| extra6          = [[Robbie Robertson]]
 | length6         = 5:31
 | title7          = [[I Drove All Night]]
@@ Line 99: / Line 94: @@
 *[[Billy Steinberg]]
 *[[Tom Kelly (musician)|Tom Kelly]]}}
-| extra7=Jeff Lynne
+| extra7          = Jeff Lynne
 | length7         = 3:46
-| title8          = Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time
+| title8          = Wild Hearts Run Out of Time
 | writer8         = {{flatlist|
 *Orbison
 *Jennings}}
-| extra8= {{flatlist|
+| extra8          = {{flatlist|
 *[[David Briggs (American musician)|David Briggs]]
 *Will Jennings}}
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 *Jennings
 *Souther}}
-| extra9= [[Chips Moman]]
+| extra9          = [[Chips Moman]]
 | length9         = 4:00
 | title10         = Careless Heart
-|note10=original demo
+| note10          = original demo
 | writer10        = {{flatlist|
 *Orbison
 *[[Diane Warren]]
 *[[Albert Hammond]]}}
-| extra10= {{flatlist|
+| extra10         = {{flatlist|
 *Albert Hammond
 *Diane Warren
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 {{Track listing
 | headline        = 2007 reissue bonus track
-| extra_column = Producer(s)
+| extra_column    = Producer(s)
-| title11         = Life Fades Away
+| title11         = [[Less than Zero (soundtrack)|Life Fades Away]]
 | writer11        = {{flatlist|
 *Orbison
 *[[Glenn Danzig]]}}
-| extra11=[[Rick Rubin]]
+| extra11         = [[Rick Rubin]]
 | length11        =
 }}
+==Charts==
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ Chart performance for ''King of Hearts''
+! scope="col"| Chart (1992)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
+|-
+{{album chart|Australia|25|artist=Roy Orbison|album=King of Hearts|rowheader=true|access-date=August 22, 2023}}
+|-
+{{album chart|New Zealand|18|artist=Roy Orbison|album=King of Hearts|rowheader=true|access-date=August 22, 2023}}
+|-
+{{album chart|UK2|23|date=19921122|rowheader=true|access-date=August 22, 2023}}
+|-
+{{album chart|Billboard200|179|artist=Roy Orbison|rowheader=true|access-date=August 22, 2023}}
+|}
 ==Certifications==
-{{certification Table Top}}
+{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''King of Hearts''}}
 {{Certification Table Entry|title= King of Hearts|artist=Roy Orbison|type=album|relyear=1992|certyear=1993|region=Australia|award=Gold|access-date= November 28, 2021}}
 {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
-== Notes ==
+==References==
 {{reflist}}

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Discography
Studio albums	Lonely and Blue (1961) Roy Orbison at the Rock House (1961) Crying (1962) In Dreams (1963) There Is Only One Roy Orbison (1965) Orbisongs (1965) The Orbison Way (1966) The Classic Roy Orbison (1966) Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson (1967) The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) Cry Softly Lonely One (1967) Roy Orbison's Many Moods (1969) Big O (1970) Hank Williams: The Roy Orbison Way (1970) Roy Orbison Sings (1972) Memphis (1972) Milestones (1973) I'm Still in Love With You (1975) Regeneration (1976) Laminar Flow (1979) In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (1987 – studio re-recordings of earlier hits) Mystery Girl (1989) King of Hearts (1992) One of the Lonely Ones (2015)
Compilations	Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1962) More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1964) Early Orbison (1964) The Great Songs of Roy Orbison (1970) The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison (1972) In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (1987) The Legendary Roy Orbison (1989) 16 Biggest Hits (1999) Greatest Hits Live (2006) The Essential Roy Orbison (2006) A Love So Beautiful (2017) Unchained Melodies (2018)
Collaborations	Class of '55 (1986) Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988)
Soundtrack appearances	Roadie (1980) Blue Velvet (1986) Less than Zero (1987)
Live	A Black & White Night Live (1989)
Singles	"Tryin' to Get to You" "Ooby Dooby" "Go Go Go" "Only the Lonely" "Blue Angel" "Running Scared" "Crying" / "Candy Man" "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" "Working for the Man" "In Dreams" "Blue Bayou" "Pretty Paper" "It's Over" "Oh, Pretty Woman" "Memphis, Tennessee" "You Got It" "She's a Mystery to Me" "I Drove All Night"
Related articles	Traveling Wilburys Roy Orbison/The Beatles Tour Fred Foster In Dreams (musical)
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