Ex-Idol Damien Leith is set to release an all-Orbison cover album.
Roy will be his fifth studio album, released a week before what would’ve been Orbison’s 75th birthday on April 23.
The album has actually been endorsed by Orbison’s estate and his widow (and President of Orbison Music) Barbara has been enlisted as executive producer.
Leith recorded the album in LA and Nashville with US producers Damon Elliott (Macy Gray, Beyonce) and Marti Frederikson (Aerosmith, Faith Hill), and in Sydney with Aussie producers Stuart Crichton (Guy Sebastian, Delta Goodrem) and Wayne Connolly (Josh Pyke, Sarah Blasko).
Leith said in a press release, “Roy Orbison, his soulful voice and dignified artistry, has touched millions of people across all generations becoming the soul of rock n roll. Today, I am very proud to pay tribute to a man whose work has had a direct and lasting influence on both my songwriting and my singing. Mercy!”
Roy will be released through Sony music on April 15.
Update: New Roy Orbison Monument compilation on the way
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