The Soul of Rock and Roll

~ Release by Roy Orbison (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Into the 1950s
▶ CD 2: Into the 1960s
▼ CD 3: Into the 1970s
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mean Woman Blues
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Mean Woman Blues
lyricist and composer:
Claude Demetrius
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Gladys Music, Gladys Music Inc. and Williamson Music Company
Roy Orbison52:26
2What’d I Say (live)
live cover recording of:
What’d I Say
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Roy Orbison53:19
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)
Roy Orbison3.852:49
4Oh, 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)
Roy Orbison4.252:58
5Yo Te Amo Maria
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Yo Te Amo Maria
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison53:18
6Goodnight
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive)
recording of:
Goodnight
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison52:31
7(Say) You’re My Girl
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1965-06-01)
recording of:
(Say) You're My Girl (on 1965-06-01)
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison52:49
8Ride Away
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
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)
Roy Orbison53:29
9Crawling Back
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
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)
Roy Orbison53:14
10Breakin’ Up Is Breakin’ My Heart
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
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)
Roy Orbison52:08
11Too Soon to Know
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
cover recording of:
Too Soon to Know
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
Roy Orbison4.52:47
12Communication Breakdown
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
recording of:
Communication Breakdown
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)
Roy Orbison53:00
13Walk On
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
recording of:
Walk On
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison52:54
14So 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)
Roy Orbison53:30
15Blue Rain (Coming Down)
recording of:
Blue Rain (Coming Down)
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)
Roy Orbison53:19
16Big as I Can Dream
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
cover recording of:
Big as I Can Dream
lyricist and composer:
Bob Montgomery
Roy Orbison52:09
17Pistolero
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
recording of:
Pistolero
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)
Roy Orbison52:58
18The Fastest Guitar Alive
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
recording of:
The Fastest Guitar Alive (Rollin' On)
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison53:11
19Precious (demo recording)
recording of:
Precious
lyricist and composer:
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)
Roy Orbison52:35
20Unchained Melody
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive)
cover recording of:
Unchained Melody
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Roy Orbison53:39
21Land of 1000 Dances (live)
live cover recording of:
Land of 1000 Dances
lyricist and composer:
Chris Kenner
additional writer:
Antoine Domino (Fats Domino)
publisher:
Anatole, EMI Longitude Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Tune-Kel
Roy Orbison53:53
22Blues in My Mind
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Blues on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
Roy Orbison52:35
23Born to Love Me
producer:
Fred Foster
cover recording of:
Born to Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter)
Roy Orbison53:49
24That Lovin’ You Feelin’ Again
producer:
Brian Ahern
recording of:
That Lovin' You Feelin' Again
writer:
Roy Orbison and Chris Price (Guitarist with Roy Orbison.)
Roy Orbison feat. Emmylou Harris54:01
25Hound Dog Man
producer:
Clayton Ivey (American producer, pianist, keyboardist and composer) and Terry Woodford (American songwriter, producer, music publisher, recording engineer)
cover recording of:
Hound Dog Man
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Stuart
Roy Orbison52:43
▶ CD 4: Into the 1980s