Rock and roll music
| "Blue Bayou" | ||||
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| Single by Roy Orbison | ||||
| from the album In Dreams | ||||
| B-side | "Mean Woman Blues" | |||
| Released | August 1, 1963 | |||
| Recorded | November 15, 1961[1] | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville | |||
| Genre | Country, Folk | |||
| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | Monument | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Fred Foster | |||
| Roy Orbison singles chronology | ||||
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Blue Bayou
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Discográfica: Monument · Estudio de grabación: RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville · Productor: Fred Foster
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1961 song by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson
This article is about the Roy Orbison song. For other uses, see Blue Bayou (disambiguation).
"Blue Bayou" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt`s signature song, with which she scored a Top 5 hit with her cover in 1977. Many others have since recorded the song.
Roy Orbison version
Background
"Blue Bayou" was originally recorded by Roy Orbison at the end of 1961. In the UK, it was released by London Monument as the double A-side track with "Mean Woman Blues" on a Monument Records single (HLU 9777), where both sides peaked at number 3. It was issued as a B-side single in the US, peaking at number 29; the A-side, "Mean Woman Blues", peaked at number 5. The song also appeared on Orbison`s 1963 full-length album In Dreams. According to the authorised biography of Roy Orbison,[2] a rare different version of "Blue Bayou" was released only in Italy (London 45-HL 1499).[2]
"Blue Bayou" reappeared on his 1989 posthumous album A Black & White Night Live, from the 1988 television special on Cinemax.
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1961 song by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson
This article is about the Roy Orbison song. For other uses, see Blue Bayou (disambiguation).
"Blue Bayou" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt`s signature song, with which she scored a Top 5 hit with her cover in 1977. Many others have since recorded the song.
Roy Orbison version
Background
"Blue Bayou" was originally recorded by Roy Orbison at the end of 1961. In the UK, it was released by London Monument as the double A-side track with "Mean Woman Blues" on a Monument Records single (HLU 9777), where both sides peaked at number 3. It was issued as a B-side single in the US, peaking at number 29; the A-side, "Mean Woman Blues", peaked at number 5. The song also appeared on Orbison`s 1963 full-length album In Dreams. According to the authorised biography of Roy Orbison,[2] a rare different version of "Blue Bayou" was released only in Italy (London 45-HL 1499).[2]
"Blue Bayou" reappeared on his 1989 posthumous album A Black & White Night Live, from the 1988 television special on Cinemax.
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