In Dreams is the fourth LP record by Roy Orbison with Monument Records recorded at the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee and released in 1963. It is named after the hit 45rpm single "In Dreams." In Dreams Also included multiple cover songs, including "All I Have to Do Is Dream", "Dream", and "My Prayer", In 2004 Rolling Stone named the title song number 319 on their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 17, 1963, and remained on the chart for 23 weeks, peaking at number 35. It reached No. 39 on the Cashbox albums chart where it spent there for 25 weeks, when it debuted in the issue dated August 3, 1963. It was more successful in The UK, where it spent for 58 weeks on the album chart there at number 6. The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Monument Records in 1993 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Orbison compilation Album from November 1965, Orbisongs. Bear Family included also the album in the 2001 Orbison 1955-1965 box set.

Reception

Thom Jurek of AllMusic said that the album showed "The emotion and deep atmospherics of the tunes here reflect Foster's sophistication, but also Orbison's willingness to develop himself as a singer and as a persona. Orbison wrote or co-wrote four tracks this time out, but the song choices are impeccable." Billboard gave the album a positive review, saying it "features a another standout group of tracks." Cashbox gave the album a postive reviews, saying it "includes “No One Will Ever Know,” “House Without Windows” and “Blue Bayou" Variety gave the album a strong reviews, saying it showed "Orbison swings out nicely on the pop tunes presented, some of which are from the recent disclick songalog." New Record Mirror gave the album a postive reviews, and noted "it features a Consistent chart success with ballads, [and] even during the current beat craze." Hunter Nigel of Disc gave the album a postive reviews, saying "he gave his soft symptomatic treatment of "My Prayer"

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