Orion - Who was that masked man? (1999, Bear Family, 4CD Box Set)⭐

Artist: Orion
Title: Who Was That Masked Man?
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Bear Family Records – BCD 16330 DI
Genre: Pop, Rock'n'Roll, Country
Audio codec: FLAC (*.flac)
Rip type: tracks+.cue
Audio bitrate: lossless
Total Time: 04:47:28

Tracklist
CD 1
1. Moody Blue (2:30)
2. Return To Sender (2:15)
3. Hurt (1:46)
4. Kentucky Rain (2:58)
5. It's Now Or Never (3:16)
6. Burning Love (2:38)
7. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (2:08)
8. My Way (3:41)
9. Love Me Tender (2:51)
10. Can't Help Falling In Love (2:51)
11. Mean Woman Blues (2:01)
12. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (1:51)
13. Hound Dog (1:30)
14. That's All Right (2:01)
15. Blue Moon Of Kentucky (2:11)
16. I Forgot To Remember To Forget (3:24)
17. Such A Night (2:34)
18. Where He Leads Me (3:19)
19. Sweet Hour Of Prayer (2:45)
20. I Surrender All (2:12)
21. Peace In The Valley (3:19)
22. It Is No Secret (2:49)
23. I Believe (2:11)
24. He Touched Me (2:42)
25. Softly And Tenderly (3:31)
26. Where No One Stands Alone (2:47)
27. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (2:22)

CD 2
1. Honey (4:01)
2. Billy And Sue (2:54)
3. Last Kiss (2:32)
4. Long Black Limousine (3:55)
5. Teen Angel (2:27)
6. Endless Sleep (2:28)
7. Patches (3:10)
8. Tell Laura I Love Her (2:42)
9. Tragedy (2:19)
10. Ebony Eyes (3:07)
11. Rocky (3:23)
12. Susie Q (2:55)
13. Long Tall Sally (2:31)
14. Peggy Sue (2:33)
15. Rockin' Little Angel (2:16)
16. Maybellene (2:53)
17. Mona Lisa (2:35)
18. Lonesome Angel (2:52)
19. Midnight Rendezvous (2:35)
20. I Hear You Knockin' (2:20)
21. Matchbox (2:21)
22. I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday (2:07)
23. Rockabilly Rebel (2:43)
24. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (2:34)
25. Memphis Sun (2:18)

CD 3
1. Feeling (4:08)
2. Before the Next Teardrop Falls [Extended Version] (2:07)
3. She Hates To Be Alone (3:16)
4. Am I That Easy To Forget (2:34)
5. Just Out Of Reach (2:27)
6. There Ya Go (2:41)
7. What Did I Promise Her Last Night (3:37)
8. Rollin' With The Flow (2:33)
9. Green, Green Grass Of Home (3:11)
10. Long Black Veil (2:20)
11. Faded Love (2:49)
12. Crazy Arms (2:55)
13. Release Me (2:49)
14. Texas Tea (2:28)
15. Please Help Me, I'm Falling (2:24)
16. Send Me The Pillow You Dream On (2:25)
17. He'll Have To Go (2:31)
18. Snowbird (3:06)
19. I Can't Stop Loving You (3:03)
20. I Love You Because (2:07)
21. No One Will Ever Know (2:49)
22. Old Mexico (2:57)
23. Night Of The Rain (3:10)
24. These Sometimes (2:56)
25. Listen To Daddy (I'll Sing You What To Dream) (And Shana) (2:37)

CD 4
1. Orion - Be-Bop-A-Lula (2:29)
2. Charlie Rich / Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - On My Knees (2:34)
3. Carl Perkins / Orion - Dixie Fried (2:23)
4. Charlie Rich / Orion - Gentle As A Lamb (2:45)
5. Orion - Money (2:08)
6. Charlie Rich / Orion - Breakup (2:35)
7. Carl Perkins / Orion - Matchbox (2:09)
8. Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - Good Rockin' Tonight (2:46)
9. Carl Perkins / Orion - Gone, Gone, Gone (2:36)
10. Charlie Rich / Orion - Sittin' And Thinkin' (3:07)
11. Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - Save The Last Dance For Me (1:51)
12. Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - Sweet Little Sixteen (2:56)
13. Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - I Love You Because (1:55)
14. Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - C.C. Rider (2:42)
15. Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - Cold, Cold Heart (3:08)
16. Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - Hello Josephine (1:39)
17. Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - It Won't Happen With Me (2:56)
18. Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - What'd I Say (3:22)
19. Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - Good Golly Miss Molly (2:19)
20. Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - Rockin' The Boat Of Love (2:42)
21. Carl Perkins / Orion - Your True Love (2:47)
22. Carl Perkins - Put Your Cat Clothes On (2:52)
23. Johnny Cash / Orion - Country Boy (1:54)
24. Charlie Rich / Orion - Caught In The Middle (2:33)
25. Jerry Lee Lewis / Orion - When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again (2:20)
26. Carl Perkins / Orion - Honey Don't (2:51)
27. Johnny Cash - Get Rhythm (2:16)
28. Charlie Rich / Orion - Who Will The Next Fool Be? (2:27)
29. Carl Perkins / Orion - Lonely Street (2:47)
30. Johnny Cash / Orion - Ballad Of A Teenage Queen (2:12)
31. Carl Perkins / Orion - Glad All Over (1:40)

Let's call a spade a spade. Orion is an Elvis impersonator. No more, no less. That he's a good Elvis impersonator is important, since if he wasn't, Sun probably wouldn't have tried to promote his recordings as if they were genuine Elvis material, even going to the extremes of overdubbing Orion's voices on recordings by such Sun stalwarts as Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. This doesn't make him any better, but it sure makes him fascinating, particularly because he is gifted at mimicry and these are pretty good evocations of Elvis at his peak. Bear Family's four-disc box Who Was That Masked Man? contains all of his '70s masterworks, including original recordings and fake duets, and it's a singularly fascinating listen. Really, it's pretty good music, but for God's sake, the blatant charlatanism behind this can grate even those with an inclination for kitsch. Taken on surface value, it's enjoyable, but dig a little deeper and it becomes a little silly and a little creepy and completely fascinating. That's not necessarily justification for a four-disc set, but if you're inclined to purchase this on the basis of what Orion is, you won't be disappointed, no matter how uneven the music is