Roy Orbison discography
| Roy Orbison discography | |
|---|---|
 Orbison in 1965. | |
| Studio albums | 23 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 24 |
| Singles | 92 |
The discography of Roy Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), a singer-songwriter who found the most success in the early rock and roll era from 1957 to 1964. He later enjoyed success as a member of the Traveling Wilburys and a brief resurgence in the 1980s. At the height of his popularity, 22 of Orbison's songs placed on the U.S. Billboard Top 40 chart, and six peaked in the Top Five, including two Number Ones. In the U.K., Orbison scored ten Top 10 hits between 1960 and 1966, including three No.1 singles.
Born and raised in Texas, Orbison got his start in a rockabilly band in high school. He broke into professional music under Sam Phillips at Sun Records, but found only marginal success there.[1] After a couple years writing for other musicians, Orbison recorded several songs at Monument Records under producer Fred Foster. With Foster, Orbison and his frequent songwriting partners Joe Melson and Bill Dees tailored many of Orbison's songs for his unique voice; his most popular songs were dramatic ballads ending with emotional crescendos that showcased his powerful vocals. After his biggest hit in 1964, "Oh, Pretty Woman", Orbison continued to record, but not until 1987 did he find the success he had once known when his single "In Dreams" was used in David Lynch's film Blue Velvet. The next year, Orbison recorded with the supergroup Traveling Wilburys alongside Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and George Harrison.[2] Lynne produced Orbison's final album Mystery Girl, which was released posthumously in February 1989.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | Label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | CAN | CAN Country | US | CAN | |||
| 1961 | Roy Orbison at the Rock House (US Release only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sun |
| Lonely and Blue | — | — | — | — | — | — | Monument | |
| 1962 | Crying | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1963 | In Dreams | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1965 | Orbisongs | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| There Is Only One Roy Orbison | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | MGM | |
| 1966 | The Orbison Way | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Classic Roy Orbison | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967 | Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Fastest Guitar Alive Original Soundtrack | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Cry Softly Lonely One | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | Roy Orbison's Many Moods (US Release only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | Hank Williams the Roy Orbison Way (US Release only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Big O (European Release only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | London | |
| 1972 | Roy Orbison Sings | — | — | — | — | — | — | MGM |
| Memphis | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | Milestones (US Release only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | I'm Still in Love with You (US Release only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mercury |
| 1977 | Regeneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | Monument |
| 1979 | Laminar Flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | Asylum |
| 1985 | Class of '55 (with Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins) |
— | 15 | — | — | — | — | PolyGram |
| 1987 | In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (studio re-recordings of older hits) | 95 | — | — | — | Gold | — | Virgin |
| 1988 | Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (with The Traveling Wilburys) |
3 | — | 3 | — | 3× Platinum | 6× Platinum | Wilbury Records |
| 1989 | Mystery Girl | 5 | 17 | 4 | 20 | Platinum | 3× Platinum | Virgin |
| 1992 | King of Hearts | 179 | — | 61 | — | — | — | Virgin |
| 2015 | One of the Lonely Ones | — | — | — | — | — | — | Universal |
Live albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CAN | |||
| 1989 | A Black & White Night Live | 123 | 63 | Virgin |
| 1998 | Combo Concert: 1965 Holland | — | — | Orbison |
| 1998 | Live at the BBC | — | — | Master Tone/BBC |
| 2010 | The Last Concert (December 4, 1988) | — | — | Eagle |
Compilations
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | Label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | CAN | US | CAN | |||
| 1962 | Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | 13 | — | — | Gold | — | Monument |
| 1964 | More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| Early Orbison | 101 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966 | The Very Best of Roy Orbison | 94 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | The Great Songs of Roy Orbison | — | — | — | — | — | MGM |
| 1972 | The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison | 205 | 23 | — | Platinum | — | Monument |
| 1975 | The Living Legend of Roy Orbison | — | — | — | — | — | Columbia |
| 1988 | For the Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits | 110 | — | — | — | — | Rhino |
| 1989 | The Legendary Roy Orbison 20 Original Hits/Original Recordings |
— | — | 53 | — | Platinum | PolyGram |
| 1989 | Best Loved Standards | — | — | — | — | — | Monument |
| 1990 | The Legendary Roy Orbison (boxed set) | — | — | — | — | — | CBS |
| 1994 | The Golden Decade 1960-1969 (3-CD Set) | — | — | — | — | — | Castle |
| 1995 | Super Hits | 104 | 54 | — | Gold | — | Epic |
| 1996 | The Very Best of Roy Orbison | 186 | 29 | — | — | — | Virgin |
| 1998 | Oh, Pretty Woman: The Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — | — | Madacy |
| 1999 | 16 Biggest Hits | — | 47 | — | Gold | — | Monument |
| 2000 | 20 Golden Hits | — | 69 | — | — | — | TeeVee |
| 2001 | Oh Pretty Woman | — | — | — | — | — | Weton-Wesgram |
| 2003 | The Best of Roy Orbison | — | — | — | — | — | EMI |
| 2004 | Roy Orbison 1965–1973 Vol. 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Edsel |
| Roy Orbison 1965–1973 Vol. 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Roy Orbison 1965–1973 Vol. 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Roy Orbison 1965–1973 Vol. 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Roy Orbison 1965–1973 Vol. 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | The Essential Roy Orbison | — | 62 | — | — | — | Monument |
| The Very Best of Roy Orbison | — | — | 33 | — | — | Virgin | |
| 2008 | Playlist: The Very Best of Roy Orbison | — | 50 | — | — | — | Legacy |
| The Soul of Rock and Roll (boxed set) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | The Monument Singles – A-Sides (1960–1964) | — | 50 | — | — | — | |
| The Monument Singles Collection (1960–1964) | — | 55 | — | — | — | ||
| Opus Collection | 65 | 12 | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | The MGM Years 1965-1973 (boxed set) | — | — | — | — | — | Universal |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Label | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US AC | US Country | AUS [3] |
CAN | CAN AC | CAN Country | NOR | UK | ||||
| 1956 | "Trying to Get to You" b/w "Ooby Dooby" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Je-Wel | Roy Orbison at the Rockhouse |
| "Ooby Dooby" b/w "Go! Go! Go!" (Non-album track) |
59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sun | ||
| "Rock House" b/w "You're My Baby" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1957 | "Sweet and Easy to Love" b/w "Devil Doll" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Chicken Hearted" b/w "I Like Love" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
| 1958 | "Seems to Me" b/w "Sweet and Innocent" (from Little Richard & Roy Orbison) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RCA | Special Delivery (Various Artists) |
| "Almost 18" b/w "Jolie" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1959 | "Paper Boy" b/w "With the Bug" (US release only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Monument | Non-album tracks |
| "Up Town" b/w "Pretty One" (from Early Orbison) (US Release only) |
72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | ||
| 1960 | "Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)" b/w "Here Comes That Song Again" (Non-album track) |
2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | Lonely and Blue | |
| "Blue Angel" b/w "Today's Teardrops" (Non-album track) |
9 | — | — | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | 11 | |||
| "I'm Hurtin'" b/w "I Can't Stop Loving You" |
27 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1961 | "Running Scared" / | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | Crying | |
| "Love Hurts" | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Crying" / | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 25 | |||
| "Candy Man" | 25 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | |||
| 1962 | "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" b/w "The Actress" (Non-album track) |
4 | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| "The Crowd" b/w "Mama" |
26 | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | 40 | |||
| "Evergreen" b/w "Love Star" |
— | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Working for the Man" / | 33 | — | — | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | 50 | More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | ||
| "Leah" | 25 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | "In Dreams" b/w "Shahdaroba" |
7 | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | In Dreams | |
| "Falling" / | 22 | 7 | — | 3 | 29 | — | — | — | 9 | More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | ||
| "Distant Drums" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |||
| "Blue Bayou" / | 29 | — | — | 1 | 14 | — | — | 10 | 3 | In Dreams | ||
| "Mean Woman Blues" | 5 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | |||
| "Pretty Paper" / (US Release only) | 15 | 10 | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | |||
| "Beautiful Dreamer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Dreams | |||
| 1964 | "Borne on the Wind" / (European release only) | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 15 | More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | |
| "What'd I Say" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "It's Over" / | 9 | 1 | — | 9 | 29 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| "Indian Wedding" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Oh, Pretty Woman" b/w "Yo te amo Maria" |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | Orbisongs | ||
| "She Wears My Ring" EP 45, p/w "Wedding Day" b/w "Love Hurts", "Borne on the Wind" (from More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits) |
— | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | Crying | ||
| 1965 | "Goodnight" b/w "Only with You" (Non-album track) |
21 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | Orbisongs | |
| "(Say) You're My Girl" b/w "Sleepy Hollow" |
39 | — | — | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | 23 | |||
| "Ride Away" b/w "Wondering" |
25 | — | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | MGM | There Is Only One | |
| "Crawling Back" b/w "If You Can't Say Something Nice" (from There Is Only One) |
46 | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | The Orbison Way | ||
| "Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart" b/w "Wait" (from The Classic Roy Orbison) |
31 | — | — | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | |||
| 1966 | "Let the Good Times Roll" b/w "Distant Drums" (Non-album track) (US release only) |
81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Monument | Orbisongs |
| "Twinkle Toes" b/w "Where Is Tomorrow" |
39 | — | — | 13 | 25 | — | — | — | 29 | MGM | The Classic Roy Orbison | |
| "Lana" b/w "Our Summer Song" |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 15 | Monument | Crying | |
| "Too Soon to Know" b/w "You'll Never Be Sixteen Again" (from The Classic Roy Orbison) |
68 | — | — | 20 | 71 | — | — | — | 3 | MGM | Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson | |
| "There Won't Be Many Coming Home" b/w "City Life" (from The Classic Roy Orbison) |
— | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 | The Fastest Guitar Alive soundtrack | ||
| "Communication Breakdown" b/w "Going Back to Gloria" (from The Classic Roy Orbison) (US release only) |
60 | — | — | 64 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Cry Softly Lonely One | ||
| 1967 | "So Good" b/w "Memories" (from Cry Softly Lonely One) |
132 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 32 | Non-album track | |
| "Cry Softly Lonely One" b/w "Pistolero" (from The Fastest Guitar Alive soundtrack) |
52 | — | — | 10 | 29 | — | — | — | — | Cry Softly Lonely One | ||
| "She" b/w "Here Comes the Rain Baby" |
119 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1968 | "Born to Be Loved by You" b/w "Shy Away" |
— | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "Walk On" b/w "Flowers" (Non-album track) |
121 | — | — | 53 | 93 | — | — | — | 39 | Roy Orbison's Many Moods | ||
| "Heartache" b/w "Sugar Man" (Non-album track) |
104 | — | — | 57 | 89 | — | — | — | 44 | |||
| 1969 | "My Friend" / | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | 35 | The Great Songs of Roy Orbison | |
| "Southbound Jericho Parkway" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Penny Arcade" b/w "Tennessee Owns My Soul" (Non-album track) |
133 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||
| "Break My Mind" b/w "How Do You Start Over" (European release only) |
— | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
| 1970 | "She Cheats on Me" b/w "How Do You Start Over" (US release only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "So Young" b/w "If I Had a Woman Like You" |
122 | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1971 | "(Love Me Like You Did) Last Night" b/w "Close Again" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | "God Love You" b/w "Changes" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roy Orbison Sings | |
| "Remember the Good" b/w "Harlem Woman" (US Release only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Memphis, Tennessee" b/w "I Can Read Between the Lines" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | Memphis | ||
| 1973 | "Blue Rain (Coming Down)" b/w "Sooner or Later" (Non-album track) (US release only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Milestones | |
| "I Wanna Live" b/w "You Lay Easy on My Mind" (US release only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | "Sweet Mama Blue" b/w "Heartache" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mercury | I'm Still in Love with You |
| 1975 | "Hung Up on You" b/w "Spanish Nights" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Still" b/w "It's Lonely" |
— | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | "Belinda" b/w "No Chain at All" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Monument | Regeneration |
| "I'm a Southern Man" b/w "Born to Love Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "Drifting Away" b/w "Under Suspicion" (from Regeneration) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| 1979 | "Easy Way Out" b/w "Tears" |
109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Asylum | Laminar Flow |
| "Poor Baby" b/w "Lay It Down" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again" (with Emmylou Harris) b/w "Lola" (by Craig Hundley, non-album track) |
55 | 10 | 6 | 97 | — | 31 | 3 | — | — | Warner Bros. | Roadie soundtrack |
| 1985 | "Wild Hearts (...Time) b/w "Wild Hearts" (Instrumental) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | ZTT/Island | Shape of the Universe: A Souvenir of Insignificance (Various artists) |
| 1987 | "In Dreams" b/w "Leah" |
— | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Virgin | In Dreams: The Greatest Hits |
| "Crying" (with k.d. lang) b/w "Falling" (from In Dreams: The Greatest Hits) |
— | 28 | 42 | — | 2 | 10 | 25 | — | — | Hiding Out soundtrack | ||
| 1988 | "Handle with Care" b/w "Margarita" (Traveling Wilburys) |
45 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | Wilbury/WB | Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 |
| 1989 | "You Got It" b/w "The Only One" (first pressings) "Crying" (later pressings, from In Dreams: The Greatest Hits) |
9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | Virgin | Mystery Girl |
| "End of the Line" b/w "Congratulations" (Traveling Wilburys) |
63 | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Wilbury/WB | Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 | |
| "California Blue" b/w "In Dreams" |
— | 44 | 51 | 65 | 75 | — | 58 | — | 77 | Virgin | Mystery Girl | |
| "She's a Mystery to Me" b/w "Dream Baby" (live, non-album track) |
— | 23 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||
| 1990 | "Oh Pretty Woman" b/w "Claudette" |
— | 48 | 89 | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | A Black & White Night Live | |
| 1992 | "I Drove All Night" b/w "Forever Friends" (by Sheena Easton, non-album track) |
— | — | — | 132 | 22 | 31 | — | — | 7 | MCA | King of Hearts |
| "Crying" (re-issue with k.d. lang) b/w "Falling" (from In Dreams: The Greatest Hits) |
— | 40 | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | 13 | Virgin | Hiding Out soundtrack | |
| "Heartbreak Radio" b/w "Crying" (by Roy Orbison and k.d. lang) |
— | — | — | — | 31 | 37 | — | — | 36 | MCA | King of Hearts | |
Collaborations and guest appearances
- "Find My Baby for Me" – Sonny Burgess
- "I Was a Fool" – Ken Cook
- "Jenny" – Ken Cook
- "I Fell in Love" – Ken Cook
- "Rockabilly Gal" – Hayden Thompson
- "Greenback Dollar", "Watch and Chain" – Ray Harris
- "Cast Iron Arm" – Johnny Wilson
- "You've Got Love" – Johnny Wilson
- "Don't Do Me This Way" – Ricky Tucker (reportedly with Buddy Holly)
- "Patty Baby" – Ricky Tucker (reportedly with Buddy Holly)
- "Fools Like Me" – Jerry Lee Lewis
- "No One Really Cares" – Kris Jensen
- "Shook Up" – Joe Melson
- "Dance" – Joe Melson
- "I'm in a Blue Mood" – Conway Twitty
- "Tennessee Owns My Soul" – Bill Dees
- "I Belong to Him" – Jessi Colter with Waylon Jennings
- "Indian Summer" – Gatlin Brothers & Barry Gibb
- "Leah" – Bertie Higgins
- "Beyond The End" – Jimmy Buffett
- "Zombie Zoo" – Tom Petty
- "Life Fades Away" – Written by Glenn Danzig
- "Crying" – k.d. lang
- "I'd Be a Legend In My Time – Don Gibson
- "Zigzag" on Zig Zag (Original Motion Picture Score) (MGM, 1970)
Citations
- ↑ Colin Escott, pg.150
- ↑ Ellis Amburn, pg.214.
- ↑ Australian chart peaks:
- Chart peaks between 1970 and 19 June 1988, including Kent Music Report peaks from 1974: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 224. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) chart peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography Roy Orbison". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- "California Blue" (ARIA Chart) peak: "25 Years Ago This Week: September 3, 1989". chartbeat.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "I Drove All Night" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) Traveling Wilburys peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Traveling Wilburys". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
References
- Amburn, Ellis (1990). Dark Star: The Roy Orbison Story, Carol Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8184-0518-X
- Escott, CE. (1992). Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll. New York, N.Y.: St.Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-08199-5
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