Mystery Girl

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Mystery Girl
Studio album by Roy Orbison
Released	February 7, 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Rock
Length	36:37
Label	Virgin
Producer(s)	Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Barbara Orbison, Bono, Mike Campbell, T-Bone Burnett
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B) link Rolling Stone link
Roy Orbison chronology
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988)	Mystery Girl (1989)	Our Love Song (1989)

Mystery Girl is the last record album made by Roy Orbison, posthumously released on the Virgin label in 1989. The album reached #5 on the Billboard 200.

Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3.1 Core 3.2 Additional personnel 4 Charts 5 Certifications

[edit] History

All the tracks were recorded in late 1988 and it was finalized for release in the weeks following his death through the collaborative efforts of several artists who were all friends and admirers. The album was named after the chorus from the track "She's a Mystery to Me", written for Orbison by U2's Bono and The Edge.

The album was released posthumously in 1989 and would join another Orbison album on the Billboard charts. Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 was recorded in mid 1988 as part of the supergroup, Traveling Wilburys. The dual success meant that Roy Orbison joined Elvis Presley as the only singers to ever simultaneously have two Top 5 albums on the Billboard Charts.

[edit] Track listing

1. "You Got It" (Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty) – 3:30 Produced by Jeff Lynne
2. "In the Real World" (Waylon Jennings, Richard Kerr) – 3:44 Produced by Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell and Barbara Orbison
3. "(All I Can Do Is) Dream You" (Billy Burnette, Dave Molloy) – 3:39 Produced by T-Bone Burnett
4. "A Love So Beautiful" (Lynne, Orbison) – 3:33 Produced by Jeff Lynne
5. "California Blue" (Lynne, Orbison, Petty) – 3:57 Produced by Jeff Lynne
6. "She's a Mystery to Me" (Bono, The Edge) – 4:16 Produced by Bono
7. "The Comedians" (Elvis Costello) – 3:26 Produced by T-Bone Burnett
8. "The Only One" (Wesley Orbison, Craig Wiseman) – 3:55 Produced by Roy Orbison and Mike Campbell
9. "Windsurfer" (Orbison, Bill Dees) – 4:01 Produced by Roy Orbison and Mike Campbell
10. "Careless Heart" (Orbison, Diane Warren, Albert Hammond) – 4:08 Produced by Roy Orbison and Mike Campbell

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Core

• Roy Orbison – guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Jeff Lynne – guitars on 1 5, acoustic guitar on 4, keyboards on 1 4, piano on 1, bass on 1 4, backing vocals on 1 4 5 9
• Tom Petty – acoustic guitar on 1 5, backing vocals on 1 5
• Mike Campbell – bass on 2 10, guitar on 2, acoustic guitar on 5 9 10, electric guitar on 10, mandolin on 5
• Jim Keltner – drums on 2 6 7 8 9 10
• Howie Epstein – bass on 6 8 9, backing vocals on 2 8 9 10
• Benmont Tench – piano on 6 8 9 10, organ on 8, cheap strings on 6

[edit] Additional personnel

• Rick Vito – electric guitar on 3, slide guitar on 9, backing vocals on 3
• T-Bone Wolk – bass on 3
• Buell Neidlinger – bass on 3 7
• Billy Burnette – acoustic guitar on 3, backing vocals on 3
• Phil Jones – drums on 1, percussion on 1
• Mickey Curry – drums on 3
• Ray Cooper – drums on 4
• Ian Wallace – drums on 5, percussion on 5
• Barbara Orbison – backing vocals on 2
• George Harrison – backing vocals on 4
• Al Kooper – organ on 2
• Mike Utley – string arrangements on 1 2 7 9
• Louis Clark – strings on 4 5
• Bono – guitars on 6
• David Rhodes – guitar on 7
• T-Bone Burnett – guitar on 7
• Mitchell Froom – piano on 7
• Jerry Scheff – string bass on 7
• David Miner – string bass on 7
• Gary Coleman – percussion on 7
• Steve Cropper – guitar on 8
• Memphis Horns – arranged by Steve Cropper on 8; horns by Jim Horn

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1989	The Billboard 200	5
1989	Billboard Country Albums	17

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"You Got It"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	1
1989	"You Got It"	Billboard Country Singles	7
1989	"You Got It"	Billboard Mainstream Rock	2
1989	"You Got It"	Billboard Hot 100	9
1989	"California Blue"	Billboard Country Singles	51
1989	"She's a Mystery to Me"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	23
1989	"She's a Mystery to Me"	Billboard Mainstream Rock	26

[edit] Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	March 29, 1989
RIAA – USA	Platinum	March 29, 1989
RIAA – USA	Double Platinum	July 17, 1996