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The Essential Roy Orbison

Compilation album by

Roy Orbison

Released

March 28, 2006

Recorded

1955–1988

Genre

Pop rock, rock and roll, country

Length

1:57:46

Label

Producer

Roy Orbison chronology

The Platinum Collection
(2004)

The Essential Roy Orbison
(2006)

The Very Best of Roy Orbison (2006 release)
(2006)

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The Essential Roy Orbison Disc 1
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The Essential Roy Orbison Disc 1

Fecha Lanzamiento: 28 Marzo 2006 · Fecha Grabación: 1955 -
Discográfica: Orbison RecordsMonument RecordsLegacy RecordsSony Music · · Productor: Fred Foster , Wesley Rose , Jim Vienneau , Roy Orbison , David Lynch , Michael Utley , T Bone Burnett , Mike Campbell , Jeff Lynne , Barbara Orbison , Bono

See more about Roy Orbison See Album The Essential Roy Orbison Disc 1

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]
The Music Box	[3]

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.

Review

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]
The Music Box	[3]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
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

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
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, JD 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

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	62
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	39
Belgium Ultratop[7]	45
Dutch Album Top 100[8]	35
Norway VG-lista[9]	6
Swedish Sverigetopplistan[10]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11]	2× Platinum	140,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]
The Music Box	[3]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
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

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
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, JD 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

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	62
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	39
Belgium Ultratop[7]	45
Dutch Album Top 100[8]	35
Norway VG-lista[9]	6
Swedish Sverigetopplistan[10]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11]	2× Platinum	140,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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