The Best of the Soul of Rock and Roll

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ooby 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
Roy Orbison2:11
2Pretty One
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-09-18)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
Pretty One (on 1959-09-18)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Roys Boy’s, LLC
Roy Orbison52:18
3With the Bug
recording of:
With the Bug
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison2:23
4Only 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.
Roy Orbison2:25
5Running 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)
Roy Orbison2:11
6Mean Woman Blues
recording of:
Mean Woman Blues
lyricist and composer:
Claude Demetrius
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Gladys Music, Gladys Music Inc. and Williamson Music Company
Roy Orbison2:24
7In Dreams (from the motion picture Blue Velvet)
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)
Roy Orbison2:50
8Candy Man
recording of:
Candy Man
writer:
Fred Neil and Beverly Ross
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Roy Orbison42:44
9Oh, Pretty Woman
recording of:
Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison song)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) 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 Orbison2:56
10Falling
recording of:
Falling
lyricist:
Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison2:21
11Hound Dog Man
recording of:
Hound Dog Man
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Stuart
Roy Orbison2:42
12Waymore’s Blues
producer:
Chips Moman
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
cover recording of:
Waymore’s Blues
writer:
Curtis Buck and Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
publisher:
Baron Music Publishing Co. and Devereaux Music
Roy Orbison with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins52:25
13(All I Can Do Is) Dream You
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)
Roy Orbison3:37
14Crying
producer:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist), David Was and Don Was
mixer:
Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer)
bass:
James Johnson (American ambient musician)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Buttery
guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
harmonica:
Terry McMillan
keyboard:
David Briggs (US producer and musician)
vocals:
k.d. lang and Roy Orbison
recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), 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), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
Roy Orbison with k.d. lang3.53:47
15Not Alone Anymore
recording of:
Not Alone Any More
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1988-05), George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1988-05) and Tom Petty (in 1988-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne (in 1988-05) and Roy Orbison (in 1988-05)
publisher:
“Travelling Wilburys” Music (from 1988 to present) and Special Rider Music (from 1988 to present)
Traveling Wilburys3:23
16You Got It
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) and Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar:
Roy Orbison (in 1988-04) and Tom Petty (in 1988-04)
bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard and piano:
Jeff Lynne (in 1988-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist) (in 1988-04)
background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1988-04), Roy Orbison (in 1988-04) and Tom Petty (in 1988-04)
lead vocals:
Roy Orbison (in 1988-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roys Boy’s, LLC (in 1989, in 2014) and Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1989)
recorded at:
F.P.S.H.O.T. (Friar Park Studio) in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1988-04), M.C. Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1988-04) and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1988-04)
recording of:
You Got It (in 1988-04)
writer:
Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI Songs, Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated), Island Music Ltd., MCA Gilbey, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and SBK Songs Ltd.
Roy Orbison4.553:30
17I Drove All Night
recording of:
I Drove All Night
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Billy Steinberg Music, Denise Barry Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Roy Orbison3:46
18Wild Hearts Run Out of Time
recording of:
Wild Hearts Run Out of Time
writer:
Will Jennings and Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison3:31