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Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s. Many of Orbison's songs conveyed vulnerability at a time when most male performers projected strength. He performed with minimal motion and in black clothes, matching his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses. Born in Texas, Orbison... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: You Got It - #2: (Oh) Pretty Woman - #3: Handle with Care - #4: Oh, Pretty Woman - #5: Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)
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1.
charted as All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette in UK charts
[Cadence 1348]
written by
Roy Orbison 2.
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #232]
[Monument 421]
written by Roy Orbison
&
Joe Melson
3.
09/1960
[Monument 425]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
4.
12/1960
[Monument 433]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
5.
[Monument 438]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
6.
08/1961 Crying Roy Orbison
from
Crying
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #69] B side to Candy Man
[Monument 447]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
7.
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #312]
[Monument 806]
written by Roy Orbison
8.
09/1963
B side to Mean Woman Blues ; charted as Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues in UK charts
[Monument 824]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
9.
10.
04/1964 It's Over Roy Orbison
from
More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
[Monument 837]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
11.
08/1964
as Roy Orbison & The Candymen
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #222]
[Monument 851]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
12.
[Monument 873]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
13.
07/1965
[Monument 891]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
14.
08/1965
[MGM 13386]
written by Bill Dees & Roy Orbison
15.
11/1965
[MGM 13410]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
16.
[MGM 13446]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
17.
04/1966
[MGM 13498]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
18.
12/1966
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
19.
[MGM 13950]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
20.
09/1968 Heartache Roy Orbison
from
Roy Orbison's Many Moods
[MGM 13991]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
21.
[MGM 14039]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
22.
[EMI America 8072]
written by Joe Melson & Roy Orbison
23.
[Warner 50003]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
24.
R [Virgin 99434]
written by Roy Orbison
25.
12/1987 Crying Roy Orbison
from
In Dreams: The Greatest Hits
with KD Lang
R [new version]
from the film Hiding Out [Virgin 99388]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
26.
27.
11/1988 Last Night The Traveling Wilburys
from
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison
28.
written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison
29.
01/1989
[Virgin 99245]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison
& Tom Petty
30.
02/1989
[Wilbury 27637]
written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison
31.
04/1989
written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison
32.
06/1989
[Virgin 99202]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison
& Tom Petty
33.
with KD Lang
R [Virgin LP Cut]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
34.
R written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison
35.
06/2007 End of the Line The Traveling Wilburys
from
The Traveling Wilburys Collection
R written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison
