It's Over
Roy Orbison | Artist Essentials
First released: 1964 (year verified)
Original 1964 Monument studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The original Monument recording extends the dramatic side of the introduction.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1964 (year verified)
Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
Recording: Original 1964 Monument studio recording
Credit: Roy Orbison
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: It's Over
The Ultimate Collection - licensed original recording years
The licensed anthology program retains original recording years for the selected original Monument performances, including 1964 for It's Over, and distinguishes the later 1989 and 1992 solo recordings. The 2016 compilation year is not adopted as first release. Traveling Wilburys tracks are not treated as solo Orbison recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
The Monument Singles Collection - official original-master scope
The estate release announcement identifies the anthology as the original Monument mono single mixes from 1959-1966. It lists the original A and B sides and explicitly dates the original Oh, Pretty Woman single to 1964. The later concert DVD is separate. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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These are listening-list appearances, separate from the first-release date.
The retained 1964 annual hit is independently identified in the original Monument master program and licensed original 1964 track metadata. The separately documented 1987 rerecording is not selected.
The Ultimate Collection - licensed original recording years
The licensed anthology program retains original recording years for the selected original Monument performances, including 1964 for It's Over, and distinguishes the later 1989 and 1992 solo recordings. The 2016 compilation year is not adopted as first release. Traveling Wilburys tracks are not treated as solo Orbison recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
The Monument Singles Collection - official original-master scope
The estate release announcement identifies the anthology as the original Monument mono single mixes from 1959-1966. It lists the original A and B sides and explicitly dates the original Oh, Pretty Woman single to 1964. The later concert DVD is separate. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
About Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison grew up in Texas and began recording rock and roll for Sun before finding his most distinctive setting at Monument. His singing could move from a restrained, intimate delivery to an unusually expansive dramatic climax. Songs such as Only the Lonely, Crying and In Dreams established that approach in the early 1960s. A later return to public attention included collaboration with the Traveling Wilburys. The 1989 album Mystery Girl appeared after his death and brought another set of solo recordings to a broad audience.
Artist background sources
Roy Orbison - official career biography
The estate biography supports Orbison's Texas roots, early Sun recordings, the Monument period, the dramatic singing style, the later Traveling Wilburys collaboration, and the posthumous 1989 Mystery Girl release. Current promotional activity and sweeping commercial claims are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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