The Legendary Roy Orbison

~ Release by Roy Orbison (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Tryin' to Get to You
recording of:
Trying to Get to You
writer:
Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gladys Music, Motion Music Co., Motion Music Company (US publisher), Red Storming Heaven Music, Rockland Music, Slow Dancing Music LLC, Songs of Windswept Pacific and You Look Good Music Publishing
2:51
2Ooby Dooby
recording of:
Ooby Dooby
lyricist and composer:
Wade Moore and Dick Penner
publisher:
Hi Lo Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
2:13
3Go, Go, Go
recording of:
Go Go Go (Down the Line)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Barbara Orbison Music Company, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services America Inc., Roy Orbison Music Company and Roys Boy’s, LLC
2:10
4Rock House
recording of:
Rock House
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
2:06
5You're My Baby
recording of:
You’re My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:09
6Devil Doll
recording of:
Devil Doll
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:13
7Claudette
recording of:
Claudette
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI)
1:58
8Seems to Me
recording of:
Seems to Me
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
2:18
9Sweet and Innocent
recording of:
Sweet and Innocent
writer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music") and Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
2:20
10Almost Eighteen
recording of:
Almost Eighteen
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
2:06
11Jolie
recording of:
Jolie
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
1:56
12I'll Never Tell
recording of:
I’ll Never Tell
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
2:07
13With the Bug
recording of:
With the Bug
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
2:29
14Paper Boy
recording of:
Paper Boy
lyricist, writer and composer:
Roy Orbison
2:12
15Uptown
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1960)
recording of:
Up Town (Uptown) (on 1959-09-18)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
52:09
16Pretty One
recording of:
Pretty One
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Roys Boy’s, LLC
2:20
17Only the Lonely
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1960-03-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (on 1960-03-26)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-03-26) and Harold Bradley (on 1960-03-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-03-26)
background vocals:
Joe Melson (on 1960-03-26) and The Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1960-03-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1960-03-26)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 2) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (on 1960-03-26)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-05-04)
was commissioned by:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.72:29
18Here Comes That Song Again
recording of:
Here Comes That Song Again
lyricist and composer:
Dick Flood
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
2:43
19Blue Angel
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
Blue Angel (on 1960-08-08)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
4.52:50
▼ CD 2
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1Today's Teardrops
recording of:
Today’s Teardrops
lyricist and composer:
Gene Pitney and Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter)
2:14
2I'm Hurtin'
vocals:
Roy Orbison
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 31)
recording of:
I’m Hurtin' (from 1960-09-15 until 1960-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-11-07)
2:45
3I Can't Stop Loving You
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-02-07)
42:46
4Running Scared
producer:
Fred Foster (on 1961-02-27)
vocals:
Roy Orbison
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 4)
recording of:
Running Scared (on 1961-02-27)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Barbara Orbison Music Company, Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-04-10)
3.652:14
5Love Hurts
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
cover recording of:
Love Hurts (on 1961-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-08-30)
sub-publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.352:32
6Crying
producer:
Fred Foster (on 1961-06-26)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-06-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (on 1961-06-26)
guitar:
Boudleaux Bryant (on 1961-06-26), Harold Bradley (on 1961-06-26) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1961-06-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1961-06-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 69) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 461)
recording of:
Crying (on 1961-06-26)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
4.652:48
7Candy Man
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
cover recording of:
Candy Man (on 1961-06-27)
writer:
Fred Neil and Beverly Ross
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
52:47
8Dream Baby
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1962-01-09)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (on 1962-01-09) and John Greubel (US drummer) (on 1962-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1962-01-09), Ray Edenton (on 1962-01-09) and Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1962-01-09)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1962-01-09)
saxophone [sax]:
Boots Randolph (on 1962-01-09)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1962-01-09)
recording of:
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) (on 1962-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Combine Music Corp. and Acuff-Rose (BMI) (in 1971)
4.52:35
9The Actress
recording of:
The Actress
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:39
10The Crowd
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
The Crowd (in 1962)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
52:25
11Mama
recording of:
Mama
writer:
Joe Melson, Roy Orbison and Ray Rush
3:01
12Working for the Man
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1962-08-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (on 1962-08-14)
guitar:
Harold Bradley (on 1962-08-14)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1962-08-14)
saxophone [sax]:
Boots Randolph (on 1962-08-14)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1962-08-14)
recording of:
Working for the Man (on 1962-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison (in 1962)
52:29
13Leah
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Leah (on 1962-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison (in 1962)
52:41
14In Dreams
producer:
Fred Foster
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 312)
recording of:
In Dreams (on 1963-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1963-02-13)
42:51
15Shahdaroba
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Shahdaroba (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
52:42
16Falling
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1963-01-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (on 1963-01-04) and John Greubel (US drummer) (on 1963-01-04)
guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1963-01-04), Harold Bradley (on 1963-01-04) and Joe Tanner (producer, arranger and songwriter of Roy Orbison and others) (on 1963-01-04)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1963-01-04)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1963-01-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1963)
recording of:
Falling (on 1963-01-04)
lyricist:
Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Roy Orbison
42:24
17Distant Drums
cover recording of:
Distant Drums (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
3:13
18Blue Bayou
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-11-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
John Greubel (US drummer) (on 1961-11-15)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1961-11-15), Wayne Moss (on 1961-11-15) and Joe Tanner (producer, arranger and songwriter of Roy Orbison and others) (on 1961-11-15)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1961-11-15)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1961-11-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Records (company credits for Monument; do NOT use as release label) (in 1974)
recording of:
Blue Bayou (on 1961-11-15)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)
42:29
19Mean Woman Blues
cover recording of:
Mean Woman Blues
lyricist and composer:
Claude Demetrius
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Gladys Music, Gladys Music Inc. and Williamson Music Company
2:24
▼ CD 3
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1Pretty Paper
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-11)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1963-09-11)
orchestra:
The Barry Booth Orchestra (on 1963-09-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Pretty Paper (on 1963-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020) and Tree Publishing Inc.
42:49
2Beautiful Dreamer
cover recording of:
Beautiful Dreamer
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1864)
2:21
3It's Over
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Records (company credits for Monument; do NOT use as release label) (in 1963)
recording of:
It’s Over (on 1964-03-10)
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1964-04-07)
3.852:49
4Indian Wedding
recording of:
Indian Wedding
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
3:06
5Oh, Pretty Woman
producer:
Fred Foster
12 string guitar [12 string guitar Epiphone] and lead vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1964-08-01)
double bass [upright bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1964-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (on 1964-08-01)
guitar:
Jerry Kennedy (on 1964-08-01), Wayne Moss (on 1964-08-01) and Billy Sanford (guitar) (on 1964-08-01)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-08-01)
percussion:
Paul Garrison (on 1964-08-01)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1964-08-01)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1964-08-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 20), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 59), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 222)
recording of:
Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison song) (on 1964-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1964-08-26) and Acuff-Rose (BMI) (in 1972)
4.252:59
6Yo Te, Amo Maria
recording of:
Yo Te Amo Maria
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
3:17
7Goodnight
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive)
recording of:
Goodnight
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
52:31
8Only With You
recording of:
Only With You
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:20
9Say You're My Girl
recording of:
(Say) You're My Girl
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
2:49
10Sleepy Hollow
recording of:
Sleepy Hollow
lyricist and composer:
Bill Dees
2:39
11Let the Good Times Roll
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-11-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
John Greubel (US drummer) (on 1961-11-15)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1961-11-15), Wayne Moss (on 1961-11-15) and Joe Tanner (producer, arranger and songwriter of Roy Orbison and others) (on 1961-11-15)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1961-11-15)
saxophone [sax]:
Boots Randolph (on 1961-11-15)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1961-11-15)
cover recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll (on 1961-11-15)
writer:
Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Pixley Music (publisher), Travis Music Co. and Unart Music Corp.
52:35
12Lana
recording of:
Lana
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:19
13Summersong
recording of:
Summer Song
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:47
14Belinda
recording of:
Belinda
writer:
Linde
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
2:35
15No Chain at All
recording of:
No Chain at All
writer:
Morrison (US songwriter)
publisher:
Music City Music
2:27
16(I'm a) Southern Man
recording of:
(I’m a) Southern Man
writer:
White
publisher:
Tennessee Swamp Fox Music Co.
2:57
17Born to Love Me
recording of:
Born to Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter)
3:50
18Drifting Away
recording of:
Drifting Away
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:03
19Under Suspicion
recording of:
Under Suspicion
writer:
Dennis Linde and Alan Rush (member of 70's rock group “Jubal”)
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
2:59
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1Ride Away
recording of:
Ride Away
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:30
2Crawling Back
recording of:
Crawling Back
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:18
3Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart
recording of:
Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:10
4Cry Softly Lonely One
recording of:
Cry Softly, Lonely One
writer:
Don Gant (US producer and singer-songwriter) and Joe Melson
publisher:
Just Good Music and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
42:56
5Borne on the Wind
recording of:
Borne on the Wind
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
2:53
6Mama (German)
recording of:
Mama (Roy Orbison song, german lyrics)
writer:
Joe Melson, Roy Orbison and Ray Rush
translator:
Ralph Maria Siegel (German composer, father of Ralph Siegel)
translated version of:
Mama
2:47
7San Fernando (German)
2:33
8(They Call You) Gigolette
recording of:
(They Call You) Gigolette
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:48
9Dance
recording of:
Dance
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:55
10Can't Wait
recording of:
Can't Wait
writer:
Linde and Rush (member of 70's rock group “Jubal”)
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
2:12
11I Don't Really Want You
recording of:
I Don’t Really Want You
writer:
Linde
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
3:00
12Something You Can't Take Away
3:15
13Indian Summer
recording of:
Indian Summer
writer:
Larry Gatlin and Barry Gibb
publisher:
Crompton Songs and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
3:47
14The Fastest Guitar Alive
recording of:
The Fastest Guitar Alive (Rollin' On)
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
3:10
15So Young
recording of:
So Young
writer:
Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist), Mike Curb and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Anthem Movie Classics, Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:31
16Zigzag
recording of:
Zigzag
writer:
Mike Curb, Robert Enders and Guy Hemric
publisher:
Primary Wave Tunes
2:53
17It Takes All Kinds of People
recording of:
It Takes All Kinds of People
writer:
Mike Curb and Roy Orbison
publisher:
EMI Hastings Catalog Inc, Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:25
18Wild Hearts
recording of:
Wild Hearts Run Out of Time
writer:
Will Jennings and Roy Orbison
3:31

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ASIN:US: B0000027E2 [info]