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2006 album by Roy Orbison
The Essential Roy Orbison
Released March 28, 2006 Recorded 1955–1988
Genre
Pop rock ,
rock and roll ,
country Length 1 :57 :46
Label
Producer
The Platinum Collection (2004)
The Essential Roy Orbison (2006)
The Very Best of Roy Orbison (2006 release) (2006)
The Essential Roy Orbison is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter
Roy Orbison , released on March 28, 2006.
[4] It is part of Sony BMG's Essential series of compilation albums and includes tracks of Orbison's biggest hits from 1956 to 1992.
Title Writer(s) Originally from 1. "Ooby Dooby"
Wade Moore ,
Dick Penner Non-album single A-side (1956), later included on
Roy Orbison at the Rock House (1961) 2:12 2. "
Go Go Go "
Roy Orbison Non-album single (1956), B-side of "Ooby Dooby" 2:08 3. "Rock House"
Harold Jenkins , Roy Orbison
[5] (attributed to Harold Jenkins, Sam Phillips) Non-album single (1956), later included on Roy Orbison at the Rock House (1961) 2:05 4. "Uptown" Roy Orbison,
Joe Melson Non-album single (1960), later included on
Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1962) 2:08 5. "
Only the Lonely " Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
Lonely and Blue (1961) 2:26 6. "
Blue Angel " Roy Orbison, Joe Melson Lonely and Blue (1961) 2:52 7. "I'm Hurting" Roy Orbison, Joe Melson Lonely and Blue (1961) 2:44 8. "Lana" Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
Crying (1962) 2:18 9. "
Love Hurts "
Boudleaux Bryant Crying (1962) 2:28 10. "
Crying " Roy Orbison, Joe Melson Crying (1962) 2:47 11. "
Candy Man " Beverly Ross,
Fred Neil Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1962) 2:45 12. "
Dream Baby "
Cindy Walker Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1962) 2:33 13. "The Crowd" Roy Orbison, Joe Melson Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1962) 2:23 14. "Leah" Roy Orbison
More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1964) 2:40 15. "Falling" Roy Orbison
In Dreams (Bonus Tracks) (1963) 2:23 16. "
Working for the Man " Roy Orbison More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1964) 2:26 17. "
Mean Woman Blues "
Claude Demetrius In Dreams (Bonus Tracks) (1963) 2:25 18. "
Blue Bayou " Roy Orbison, Joe Melson In Dreams (1963) 2:31 19. "
Pretty Paper "
Willie Nelson In Dreams (Bonus Tracks) (1963) 2:45 20. "
It's Over " Roy Orbison,
Bill Dees More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1964) 2:48 21. "
Oh, Pretty Woman " Roy Orbison, Bill Dees
Orbisongs (1965) 2:56
Title Writer(s) Originally from 1. "
You Got It " Roy Orbison,
Jeff Lynne ,
Tom Petty
Mystery Girl (1989) 3:31 2. "
She's a Mystery to Me "
Bono ,
The Edge Mystery Girl (1989) 4:16 3. "
California Blue " Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty Mystery Girl (1989) 3:57 4. "The Only One" Wesley Orbison,
Craig Wiseman Mystery Girl (1989) 3:28 5. "Ride Away" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees
There Is Only One Roy Orbison (1965) 3:52 6. "Crawling Back" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees
The Orbison Way (1966) 3:14 7. "Best Friend" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees
The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) 2:37 8. "Communication Breakdown" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees
Cry Softly Lonely One (1967) 3:38 9. "Walk On" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees
Roy Orbison's Many Moods (1969) 2:53 10. "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again" (featuring
Emmylou Harris ) Roy Orbison, Chris Price Roadie soundtrack (1980) 4:01 11. "
Running Scared [1985 Version]" Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (1987) 2:14 12. "In Dreams [1987 Version]" Roy Orbison
In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (1987) 2:50 13. "A Love So Beautiful" Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne Mystery Girl (1989) 3:33 14. "The Comedians (Live)"
Elvis Costello
A Black & White Night Live (1989) 3:32 15. "Claudette (Live)" Roy Orbison
A Black & White Night Live (1999 reissue) 3:02 16. "
I Drove All Night "
Billy Steinberg ,
Tom Kelly
King of Hearts (1992) 3:46 17. "Wild Hearts Run Out of Time" Roy Orbison, Will Jennings Non-album single (1985), later included on King of Hearts (1992) 3:33 18. "Coming Home" Roy Orbison, Will Jennings,
J.D. Souther
Class of '55 (1986), later included on King of Hearts (1992) 4:02 19. "Life Fades Away" Roy Orbison,
Glenn Danzig
Less than Zero (1987) 3:41
Country
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
United States
March 28, 2006
Orbison Records, Monument Records, Legacy Records, Sony Music
[4]
[12]
CD, digital download
1060521507
Australia
July 29, 2006
[13]
Sony Music, Legacy Records
[14]
CD
2008653/169836
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ISBN
9781478976547 .
OCLC
1017566749 .
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