Milestones (Roy Orbison album)


Milestones is the eighteenth album by Roy Orbison, released on September 24, 1973 on MGM Records and his last album for that label. It was arranged by Joe Tanner, Rex North and Randy Goodrum. "The Morning After" was featured in the film The Poseidon Adventure.

History

Roy Orbison had been disillusioned with his MGM contract which he signed in July 1965 as certain albums were not coming out globally and MGM and London Records gave up paying his record advance of one million dollars. After recording the album in June 1973, he left the label and would never commit to a long term contract again. Milestones only received a US release due to Decca releasing Orbison from his contract. The album had two singles: "I Wanna Live" and "Blue Rain ", neither of which charted.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "I Wanna Live"
  2. "You Don't Know Me"
  3. "California Sunshine Girl"
  4. "Words"
  5. "Blue Rain "
  6. "Drift Away"

    Side two

  7. "You Lay So Easy on My Mind"
  8. "The World You Live In"
  9. "Sweet Caroline"
  10. "I've Been Loving You Too Long "
  11. "The Morning After"