The Platinum Collection

~ Release by Roy Orbison (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Only the Lonely
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1960-03-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-26)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-03-26) and Harold Bradley (on 1960-03-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-03-26)
background vocals:
Joe Melson (on 1960-03-26) and The Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1960-03-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1960-03-26)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 2) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (on 1960-03-26)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-05-04)
was commissioned by:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.72:31
2Oh, Pretty Woman
producer:
Fred Foster
12 string guitar [12 string guitar Epiphone] and lead vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1964-08-01)
double bass [upright bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1964-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1964-08-01)
guitar:
Jerry Kennedy (on 1964-08-01), Wayne Moss (on 1964-08-01) and Billy Sanford (guitar) (on 1964-08-01)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-08-01)
percussion:
Paul Garrison (on 1964-08-01)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1964-08-01)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1964-08-01)
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Orbison Records, Orbison Records, Inc. and Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 20), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 59), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 222)
recording of:
Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison song) (on 1964-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1964-08-26) and Acuff-Rose (BMI) (in 1972)
4.23:04
3Crying
producer:
Fred Foster (on 1961-06-26)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-06-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1961-06-26)
guitar:
Boudleaux Bryant (on 1961-06-26), Harold Bradley (on 1961-06-26) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1961-06-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1961-06-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1961-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) and Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 69) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 461)
recording of:
Crying (on 1961-06-26)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
4.652:49
4Claudette
recording of:
Claudette
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI)
2:00
5Ooby Dooby
producer:
Jim Beck (James Albert Beck, country music producer, talent agent, record promoter, recording studio owner, A&R engineer, music publisher), Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison
mixer:
Jeff Lynne
lead vocals:
Roy Orbison (in 1987, in 1995-12)
recorded at:
Jim Beck Studios in Dallas, Texas, United States (in 1995-12)
recording of:
Ooby Dooby (from 1955-12 until 1996)
lyricist and composer:
Wade Moore and Dick Penner
publisher:
Hi Lo Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
32:40
6Working for the Man
producer:
Roy Orbison and Michael Utley
recording of:
Working for the Man (in 1986-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison (in 1962)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
52:46
7Leah
recording of:
Leah
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison (in 1962)
3:08
8Blue Angel
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
Blue Angel (on 1960-08-08)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
4.52:48
9Running Scared
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1987-09-30)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1987-09-30)
recorded at:
1987‐09‐30: Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, USA (1987-09-30) (Roy Orbison’s Black & White Night)
recorded at:
Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1987-09-30)
live recording of:
Running Scared (on 1987-09-30)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Barbara Orbison Music Company, Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-04-10)
3.52:30
10Mean Woman Blues
cover recording of:
Mean Woman Blues (on 1963-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Claude Demetrius
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Gladys Music, Gladys Music Inc. and Williamson Music Company
42:26
11Too Soon to Know
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
cover recording of:
Too Soon to Know (on 1966-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
recording of:
Too Soon to Know
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
4.52:49
12Falling
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1963-01-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1963-01-04) and John Greubel (US drummer) (on 1963-01-04)
guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1963-01-04), Harold Bradley (on 1963-01-04) and Joe Tanner (producer, arranger and songwriter of Roy Orbison and others) (on 1963-01-04)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1963-01-04)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1963-01-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1963)
recording of:
Falling (on 1963-01-04)
lyricist:
Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Roy Orbison
42:26
13Crawling Back
recording of:
Crawling Back
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:15
14Candy Man
producer:
Roy Orbison and Michael Utley
recording of:
Candy Man (in 1986-01)
writer:
Fred Neil and Beverly Ross
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:59
15Run Baby Run
recording of:
Run Baby, Run
writer:
Don Gant (US producer and singer-songwriter) and Joe Melson
3:19
16Memphis Tennessee
producer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
arranger:
Joe Tanner (producer, arranger and songwriter of Roy Orbison and others)
cover recording of:
Memphis, Tennessee (on 1972-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:45
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