The Very Best of Roy Orbison

Tracklist

• 1
  Only the Lonely
  2:28
• 2
  You Got It
  3:31
  4.5 ★
• 3
  Oh, Pretty Woman
  3:03
• 4
  In Dreams
  2:50
• 5
  Crying

  Roy Orbison & k.d. lang
  3:46
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Blue Angel
  2:47
  3.0 ★
• 7
  Working for the Man
  2:45
  5.0 ★
• 8
  Running Scared
  2:28
  3.5 ★
• 9
  She's a Mystery to Me
  4:17
  4.6 ★
• 10
  Blue Bayou
  2:50
  4.0 ★
• 11
  It's Over
  3:14
  4.0 ★
• 12
  California Blue
  3:57
  4.4 ★
• 13
  Claudette
  2:33
  5.0 ★
• 14
  Mean Woman Blues
  3:05
  3.5 ★
• 15
  Ooby Dooby
  2:41
  3.0 ★
• 16
  Too Soon to Know
  2:48
  4.5 ★
• 17
  Falling
  2:25
• 18
  Dream Baby
  3:55
  2.5 ★
• 19
  I Drove All Night
  3:48
  4.6 ★
• 20
  Pretty Paper (acoustic version) / Goodnight (live)
  6:41
  4.0 ★

More by Roy Orbison

Oh! Pretty Woman

Oh! Pretty Woman 1964

The Monument Singles Collection

The Monument Singles Collection 2011

The Essential Roy Orbison

The Essential Roy Orbison 2006

Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely 2003

Love Songs

Love Songs 2003

Orbison 1955–1965

Orbison 1955–1965 2001

Release credits

• Arthur Kelm
  additional [1, 3-4, 6-7, 10, 13, 17]
• Benmont Tench
  piano [9], synthesizer [9]
• Bono
  guitar [9], producer [9]
• Bruce Springsteen
  guitar [8, 11, 14, 18], vocal [18]
• David Briggs
  keyboard [5]
• David Lynch
  producer [4]
• David Was
  producer [5]
• Don Smith
  engineer [2, 9, 12], mix [5, 9]
• Don Was
  producer [5]
• Duane Seykora
  assistant [1, 3-4, 6-7, 10, 13, 17]
• Howie Epstein
  bass guitar [9]
• Ian Wallace
  drums (drum set) [12], percussion [12]
• James Johnson
  bass [5]
• Jeff Lynne
  background vocals [2, 12], bass guitar [2, 12], electric guitar [2, 12], instrument [19], keyboard [2, 12], mix [15], piano [2], producer [2, 12, 15, 19]
• Jim Beck
  producer [15]
• Jim Keltner
  drums (drum set) [9]
• Jim Vienneau
  producer [16]
• Julie Last
  assistant [1, 3-4, 6-7, 10, 13, 17]
• Kenny Buttery
  drums (drum set) [5]
• Louis Clark
  conductor [12]
• Michael Utley
  producer [1, 3, 6-7, 10, 13, 17]
• Mike Campbell
  acoustic guitar [12], mandolin [12]
• Pete Anderson
  producer [5]
• Phil Jones
  drums (drum set) [2], percussion [2]
• Phil McDonald
  engineer [2, 12]
• Richard Bosworth
  mix [1, 3-4, 6-7, 10, 13, 17], recording [1, 3-4, 6-7, 10, 13, 17]
• Richard Dodd
  engineer [2, 12], mix [19], recording [19]
• Roy Orbison
  acoustic guitar [2, 12], background vocals [2, 12], guitar [9, 19], lead vocals [2, 9, 12, 15, 19], producer [1, 3-4, 6-7, 10, 13, 15, 17], vocal [5, 8, 11, 14, 18]
• Stephen Marcussen
  re
• Steve Gibson
  guitar [5]
• Terry McMillan
  harmonica [5]
• Tom Petty
  acoustic guitar [2, 12], background vocals [2, 12]
• T‐Bone Burnett
  producer [4]
• Wesley Rose
  producer [16]
• k.d. lang
  vocal [5]
• Show all credits (35)

Issues

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  The Very Best of Roy Orbison

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  4 November 1996
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  The Very Best of Roy Orbison

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  11 March 1997
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  The Very Best of Roy Orbison

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  1997
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  Sweets for Sweden: The Very Best of Roy Orbison

  CD
  1999
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  The Very Best of Roy Orbison: The German Collection

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  August 2000
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  The Very Best of Roy Orbison: The Danish Collection

  CD
  2000
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  Norske favoritter – De beste av Roy Orbison

  CD
  2000
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  The Very Best of Roy Orbison

  CD