The Essential Roy Orbison (Limited Edition 3.0)

~ Release by Roy Orbison (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

Bonus Disc version in quad-fold cardboard.

Annotation last modified on 2017-07-29 18:28 UTC.

Tracklist

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1(All I Can Do Is) Dream You
assistant engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer)
engineer:
Kevin Killen and Rik Pekkonen
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
acoustic bass guitar [Arco bass]:
Boell Neidlinger
acoustic guitar:
Billy Burnette (rockabilly singer‐songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry
electric bass guitar:
T-Bone Walk
electric guitar:
Rick Vito
background vocals:
Billy Burnette (rockabilly singer‐songwriter), Roy Orbison and Rick Vito
lead vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1989) and Roys Boy’s, LLC (in 2014)
cover recording of:
(All I Can Do Is) Dream You
writer:
Billy Burnette (rockabilly singer‐songwriter) and David Malloy (American country music and pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive)
33:40
2In Dreams
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-01-04)
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)
42:50
3Let the Good Times Roll
cover recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
writer:
Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Pixley Music (publisher), Travis Music Co. and Unart Music Corp.
2:35
4(They Call You) Gigolette
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-15)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
(They Call You) Gigolette (on 1961-11-15)
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)
52:37
5What'd I Say
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. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:54
6Heartbreak Radio
recording engineer and mixer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
guitar and lead vocals:
Roy Orbison (in 1989)
instruments:
Jeff Lynne (from 1989 until 1991)
cover recording of:
Heartbreak Radio (from 1989 until 1991)
composer:
Frankie Miller (Scottish rock singer-songwriter) and Troy Seals (Troy Harold Seals, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist)
52:59
7Running Scared
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-02-27)
producer:
Fred Foster (on 1961-02-27)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1961-02-27)
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)
3.252:13
8Borne on the Wind
recording of:
Borne on the Wind
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
2:51

Credits

Release

part of:Limited Edition 3.0 (Sony “The Essential...” subseries) (order: 15)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10245018 [info]
ASIN:US: B002IPDZAW [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001049621 [info]

Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 89)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/601055 [info]
Wikidata:Q60787430 [info]