Roy Orbison

Kermit, Texas, USA. b. 23 Apr 1936 (Vernon, Texas), died of a heart attack 7 Dec 1988.
Label: London
Musicians: Roy Orbison (vcls, gtr)
Producers: Fred Foster
Writers: Roy Orbison/Joe Melson
HLU 9149 Only The Lonely 23 Jul 1960 36-xx-31-23-22-15-14-13-5-4-2-2-1-1-3-3-4-9-11-15-17-25-33-26 Pts: 676
HLU 9207 Blue Angel 22 Oct 1960 49-29-22-20-17-15-17-12-11-19-19 Pts: 163
    14 Jan 1961 14-23-27-48 Pts: 47
Musicians: Roy Orbison (vcls, gtr)
Producers: Fred Foster
HLU 9342 Running Scared 20 May 1961 38-27-21-17-14-9-10-11-10-11-15-15-23-27-33 Pts: 248
HLU 9405 Crying 16 Sep 1961 42-27-28-29-25-25-30-27-33 Pts: 90
Musicians: Roy Orbison (vcls, gtr)
Producers: Fred Foster
Writers: Cindy Walker
HL 9511 Dream Baby 3 Mar 1962 28-16-9-4-3-2-2-3-5-7-14-22-38-47 Pts: 402
Writers: Roy Orbison
HLU 9727 In Dreams 23 Feb 1963 49-38-28-25-20-17-12-10-8-7-6-6-7-8-11-10-11-13-15-20-22-30-40 Pts: 426
    sales: 250000  
HAU 2342 Lonely And Blue LP 25 May 1963 19-14-15-16-16-17-19-20 Pts: 39
REU 1274 Only The Lonely EP 25 May 1963 20-15-19-15-15-19-15-17-19-17-18 Pts: 32
Musicians: Roy Orbison (vcls, gtr)
Producers: Fred Foster
Writers: Roy Orbison
HL 9727 Falling 25 May 1963 33-19-17-12-9-10-11-13-14-18-27 Pts: 194
HAU 2437 Crying LP 15 Jun 1963 17-19 Pts: 10
    20 Jun 1964 19 Pts: 5
REU 1373 In Dreams EP 3 Aug 1963 20-12-14-10-10-9-11-9-7-8-10-9-8-9-10-7-8-7-8-7-6-16 Pts: 83
    11 Jan 1964 12-10-13-11-11-16-14-14-17-12-14-17-19-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-20-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-19-19-20-17-20-xx-20-15 Pts: 59
Musicians: Roy Orbison (vcls, gtr)
Producers: Fred Foster
Writers: Roy Orbison/Joe Melson
HL 9777 Blue Bayou/Mean Woman Blues 14 Sep 1963 41-17-9-5-4-5-4-3-4-7-9-14-16-23-26-23 Pts: 396
    sales: 250000  
    11 Jan 1964 38-45 Pts: 13
HAU 8108 In Dreams LP 16 Nov 1963 14-8-9-6-14-16-19 Pts: 45
    11 Jan 1964 6-8-11-11-9-8-10-12-11-14-13-15-14-11-11-12-12-11-17-12-12-10-10-8-9-14-9-13-12-20-19-20-18-16-20-14-14-15-15-16-10-9-8-9-9-10-15-15-17-17 Pts: 295
Writers: Roy Orbison/Bill Dees
HLU 9845 Borne On The Wind 15 Feb 1964 33-21-17-15-17-21-24-28-34-42 Pts: 122
Producers: Fred Foster
HL 9882 It's Over 25 Apr 1964 31-14-6-5-4-2-2-2-1-1-5-7-10-14-17-24-32-38 Pts: 606
    sales: 250000  
Label: Ember
NR 5013 The Exciting Sounds Of Roy Orbison LP 11 Jul 1964 20-17 Pts: 9
Label: London
REU 1435 It's Over EP 22 Aug 1964 16-12-7-6-6-4-8-5-3-4-4-4-3-6-7-5-8-6-6-6 Pts: 110
    16 Jan 1965 11-xx-18 Pts: 6
Musicians: Roy Orbison (vcls, gtr)
Producers: Fred Foster
Writers: Roy Orbison/Bill Dees
HL 9919 Oh Pretty Woman 5 Sep 1964 36-17-8-4-1-1-2-2-2-1-4-8-16-28-30-41-48-44 Pts: 609
    sales: 250000  
Writers: Willie Nelson
HL 9930 Pretty Paper 14 Nov 1964 34-19-12-9-6-6-13-22 Pts: 162
    sales: 250000  
    16 Jan 1965 38-47 Pts: 13
HAU 8207 Oh, Pretty Woman LP 21 Nov 1964 11-8-12-8-8-5-7 Pts: 56
    16 Jan 1965 9-9-9-7-14-11-14-16 Pts: 51
REU 1437 Oh Pretty Woman EP 2 Jan 1965 9 Pts: 4
    16 Jan 1965 10-15-10-11-12-15-10-9-12-12-11-10-20 Pts: 39
Musicians: Roy Orbison (vcls, gtr)
Writers: Roy Orbison/Bill Dees
HLU 9951 Goodnight 6 Feb 1965 36-17-14-15-14-14-21-31-48 Pts: 126
REU 1439 Stage Show Hits EP 20 Mar 1965 11-10-12-14-11-13-17-13 Pts: 24
Musicians: Roy Orbison (vcls, gtr)
HAU 8252 There Is Only One Roy Orbison LP 11 Sep 1965 12-11-10-11-16-15-14-13-13-15-11-19 Pts: 67
Writers: Roy Orbison/Bill Dees
HLU 10000 Crawlin' Back 30 Oct 1965 49-35-32-26-19-22-32-44 Pts: 75
HAU 8279 The Orbison Way LP 12 Feb 1966 19-14-11-11-12-15-13-20-21-18 Pts: 52
Musicians: Roy Orbison (vcls, gtr)
Writers: Roy Orbison/J. Melson
HLU 10051 Lana 11 Jun 1966 31-29-20-15-16-16-20-27-42 Pts: 117
    Original: Velvets (1961)  
Writers: Don Gibson
HLU 10067 Too Soon To Know 13 Aug 1966 25-17-8-5-4-3-5-8-14-15-20-21-27-34-39-38-46 Pts: 332
HAU 8297 The Classic Roy Orbison LP 10 Sep 1966 21-16-15-14-12-13-20-24 Pts: 39
Writers: Roy Orbsion/Bill Dees
HLU 10096 There Won't Be Many Coming Home 26 Nov 1966 39-26-19-18-12-24 Pts: 80
    14 Jan 1967 36-41 Pts: 15
Label: Arcade
ADEP 19 The Best Of Roy Orbison LP 22 Nov 1975 40-xx-25 Pts: 7
    10 Jan 1976 3-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-10-18-16-39-42-xx-36 Pts: 181
Label: Virgin
VGD 3514 In Dreams: Greatest Hits LP 27 Jun 1987 96-86 Pts: 2
    sales: 60000  
Label: Telstar
Musicians: Roy Orbison (vcls, gtr)
Producers: various
T 2330 The Legendary Roy Orbison LP 22 Oct 1988 50-48-41-54-58-60-69-20-11-7-20 Pts: 35
    sales: 100000  
    14 Jan 1989 1-1-1-3-6-7-12-10-17-23-22-28-34-37-43-46-59-xx-xx-xx-72-xx-47-67-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-70-69-70-xx-73-70-68 Pts: 155
Label: Virgin
Producers: Jeff Lynne
Writers: Jeff Lynne/Roy Orbison/Tom Petty
VS 1166 You Got It 14 Jan 1989 7-4-3-3-7-11-27-35-56 Pts: 227
    sales: 200000  
Producers: various
V 2576 Mystery Girl LP 4 Feb 1989 2-2-5-8-6-15-11-11-14-15-15-17-22-35-40-50-63-59-xx-60-xx-xx-xx-xx-61-74-62-70 Pts: 121
VS 1173 She's A Mystery To Me 25 Mar 1989 38-27-27-42-69 Pts: 37
VS 1193 California Blue 15 Jul 1989 82-77-80 Pts: 3
V 2601 A Black And White Night LP 18 Nov 1989 61-51-68 Pts: 4
Label: Telstar
STAR 2441 Ballads LP 27 Oct 1990 68-39-38-38-43-47-54-52-54-71 Pts: 22
Label: MCA
Musicians: Roy Orbison (vcls, gtr)
Producers: Jeff Lynne
Writers: William Steinberg/Thomas Kelly
MCS 1652 I Drove All Night 27 Jun 1992 26-15-11-8-7-9-12-21-31-50 Pts: 115
    Original: Cyndi Lauper (Jul 1992)  
    6 Nov 1993 47-64 Pts: 6
Label: Virgin America
VUS 68 Heartbreak Radio 31 Oct 1992 36-37-63 Pts: 12
CDVUS 58 King Of Hearts LP 21 Nov 1992 23-33-54-68 Pts: 20
Label: Virgin
Musicians: Roy Orbison (vcls, gtr)
Producers: various
CDV 2804 The Very Best Of Roy Orbison LP 9 Nov 1996 18-21-26-24-27-33-37-36 Pts: 64
    sales: 60000  
    11 Jan 1997 63-75-116-123-145-132 Pts: 3
    20 Jun 1998 170-188-xx-xx-158-118-138-148-198-199-179-174  
    29 Jan 2000 195-168  
VTDCD 360 Love Songs LP 3 Feb 2001 19-11-4-21-41-58-48-18-41-57-96 Pts: 51
    sales: 100000  
Producers: various
VTDCDX 632 The Platinum Collection LP   16-17-29-42-57 Pts: 21
    sales: 60000  

Roy Orbison & k. d. lang

Label: Virgin America
Writers: Roy Orbison/Joe Melson
VUS 63 Crying 15 Aug 1992 24-13-17-26-43-58 Pts: 43
    Original: Roy Orbison (Oct 1961); From the film "Holding Out" (1992). Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration (1988).  

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