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Songs Performed or Written by Roy OrbisonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography
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: Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel) - #2: Oh, Pretty Woman - #3: Crying - #4: Mean Woman Blues - #5: Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
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charted as All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette in UK charts
[Cadence 1348]
written by Roy Orbison
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[Monument 412]
written by Roy Orbison
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06/1960
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #232]
[Monument 421]
written by Roy Orbison
&
Joe Melson
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09/1960
[Monument 425]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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12/1960
[Monument 433]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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[Monument 438]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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08/1961
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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
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10/1961
[Monument 448]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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03/1962
[Monument 449]
written by Roy Orbison
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06/1962 The Crowd Roy Orbison
from
Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
[Monument 461]
written by Joe Melson & Roy Orbison
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09/1962
[Monument 467]
written by Roy Orbison
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10/1962
B side to Workin' for the Man
[Monument 467]
written by Roy Orbison
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[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #312]
[Monument 806]
written by Roy Orbison
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06/1963
[Monument 815]
written by Roy Orbison
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09/1963
charted as Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues in UK charts
[Monument 824]
written by
Claude Demetrius
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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
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11/1963
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12/1963
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04/1964 It's Over Roy Orbison
from
More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
[Monument 837]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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05/1964
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08/1964
as Roy Orbison & The Candymen
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #222]
[Monument 851]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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[Monument 873]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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07/1965
[Monument 891]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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08/1965
[MGM 13386]
written by Bill Dees & Roy Orbison
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11/1965
[MGM 13410]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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11/1965
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[MGM 13446]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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04/1966
[MGM 13498]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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05/1966
[United Artists 50016]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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06/1966
[Monument 939]
written by Joe Melson & Roy Orbison
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08/1966
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12/1966
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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12/1966
[MGM 13634]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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[MGM 13685]
written by Bill Dees & Roy Orbison
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07/1967
[MGM 13764]
written by Joe Melson &
Don Gant
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10/1967 She Roy Orbison
from
Cry Softly Lonely One
[MGM 13817]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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[MGM 13950]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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09/1968 Heartache Roy Orbison
from
Roy Orbison's Many Moods
[MGM 13991]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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[Capitol 2370]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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05/1969
[MGM 14039]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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09/1969
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11/1969
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12/1969
[Columbia 4-45016]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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[Columbia 4-45120]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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05/1970
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08/1970
[Columbia 4-45203]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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[Dot DOA-17427]
written by Roy Orbison
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[ABC 12028]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bobby Goldsboro
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[Warner 8218]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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08/1976
[Epic 50247]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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[Asylum 45431]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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[Warner/Curb 49146]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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05/1980
[Millennium 11799]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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06/1980
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[EMI America 8072]
written by Joe Melson & Roy Orbison
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[Warner 50003]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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07/1982
written by Joe Melson & Roy Orbison
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written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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06/1985
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R [Virgin 99434]
written by Roy Orbison
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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
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11/1988 Last Night The Traveling Wilburys
from
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison
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written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison
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01/1989
[Virgin 99245]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison
& Tom Petty
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02/1989
[Wilbury 27637]
written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison
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03/1989
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04/1989
written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison
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06/1989
[Virgin 99202]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison
& Tom Petty
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12/1989
live [Virgin 99159]
written by Roy Orbison
& Bill Dees
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[Columbia 74360]
written by
Rodney Crowell , Will Jennings & Roy Orbison
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07/1992
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08/1992 Crying Roy Orbison
from
King of Hearts
with KD Lang
R [Virgin LP Cut]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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11/1992
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11/1993
R
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[Arista 2795]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison
& Tom Petty
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12/1995
[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Roy Orbison
& Jeff Lynne
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[Reprise ]
written by Roy Orbison
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R written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison
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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
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from The Voice (US), season 10 [Republic]
written by Roy Orbison
& Joe Melson
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from The Voice (US), season 13 [Republic]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison
& Tom Petty
