Roy Orbison
26 songs or works across all MusicAtlas lists. Distinct recording versions remain separate.
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.
All songs for this credit
Recording years are first-release years where available; * marks a reported year awaiting verification. Classical work dates are labeled comp., prem. or pub.. Open an entry for its date evidence and background. Artists sort without a leading "The"; composers sort by surname.
- (1960) Blue Angel
- (1963) Blue Bayou
- (1989) California Blue
- (1961) Candy Man
- (1961) Crying
- (1962) Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
- (1963) Falling
- (1992) Heartbreak Radio
- (1960) I'm Hurtin'
- (1963) In Dreams
- (1964) It's Over
- (1962) Leah
- (1961) Love Hurts
- (1963) Mean Woman Blues
- (1964) Oh, Pretty Woman
- (1960) Only the Lonely
- (1963) Pretty Paper
- (1961) Running Scared
- (1963) Shahdaroba
- (1989) She's a Mystery to Me
- (1962) The Crowd
- (1959) Uptown
- (1962*) Workin' for the Man
- (1962) Working for the Man
- (1989) You Got It
- (1992) You're the One
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