Pretty Woman

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

Annotation

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Annotation last modified on 2012-01-05 13:14 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Oh, 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)
4.253:00
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
2:12
3Only the Lonely
recording of:
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)
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.
2:27
4Go Go Go (Down the Line)
2:08
5Trying 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
2:40
6Rockhouse
recording of:
Rock House
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
2:02
7Running Scared
recording of:
Running Scared
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)
2:12
8Blue Angel
recording of:
Blue Angel
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
2:52
9Candy Man
recording of:
Candy Man
writer:
Fred Neil and Beverly Ross
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:42
10It's Over
recording of:
It’s Over
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)
2:48
11Dream Baby
2:34
12Uptown
recording of:
Up Town (Uptown)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:06
13Love Star
recording of:
Love Star
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
3:00
14Blue Bayou
recording of:
Blue Bayou
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)
2:28
15Lana
recording of:
Lana
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
2:17
16Beautiful Dreamer
cover recording of:
Beautiful Dreamer
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1864)
2:19
17Work for the Man
recording of:
Working for the Man
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison (in 1962)
2:26
18In Dreams
recording of:
In Dreams
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)
2:49
19Problem Child
recording of:
Problem Child
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:08
20It's Too Late
recording of:
It’s Too Late
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis
publisher:
Chuck Willis Music Corp., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tideland Music Publishing Corp. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
1:58
21Bye Bye Love
recording of:
Bye Bye Love
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:15
22This Kind of Love
recording of:
This Kind of Love
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
2:08
23I 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)
42:44
24Mean Little Man
recording of:
Mean Little Mama
lyricist and composer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
1:57
25Pretty One
recording of:
Pretty One
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Roys Boy’s, LLC
2:18