Mystery Girl
Mystery Girl is the last album recorded by Roy Orbison, posthumously released on the Virgin label in 1989. The album became a hit worldwide, reaching #5 on the US Billboard 200, and #2 on the UK Albums Chart.[9]
History
All the tracks were recorded in late 1988, and it was finalized for release in the weeks following Orbison's 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.
In the documentary In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story, Bono tells how he woke up for a concert's sound check, following a late night listening to the soundtrack to David Lynch's Blue Velvet, and had the tune in his head, figuring it was another Orbison song ("In Dreams" was the only Orbison song on that album). During the sound check he performed it for the other members of U2, who agreed that the track sounded like an Orbison song. A short while later, Orbison met the band backstage at one of their concerts and subsequently asked Bono if he would like to write a song with/for him.
The album was released posthumously in 1989 and would join another Orbison album on the Billboard chart. Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 was recorded in mid 1988 as part of the supergroup, Traveling Wilburys. The dual success means that Roy Orbison joins Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson as the only singers to simultaneously have two Top 5 albums on the Billboard chart posthumously.
Track listing
Writer(s) |
Producer(s) |
1. |
"You Got It" |
Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty |
Jeff Lynne |
3:30 |
2. |
"In the Real World" |
Richard Kerr, Will Jennings |
Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell, Barbara Orbison |
3:44 |
3. |
"(All I Can Do Is) Dream You" |
Billy Burnette, David Malloy |
T-Bone Burnett |
3:39 |
4. |
"A Love So Beautiful" |
Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne |
Jeff Lynne |
3:33 |
5. |
"California Blue" |
Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty |
Jeff Lynne |
3:57 |
Writer(s) |
Producer(s) |
11. |
"You May Feel Me Crying" |
Richard Kerr, Will Jennings |
Brian Eno[10] |
4:14 |
Personnel
Core
- Roy Orbison – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar
- Jeff Lynne – guitars on 1 5, acoustic guitar on 4, keyboards on 1 4 5, piano on 1, bass on 1 4 5, backing vocals on 1 4 5 9
- Tom Petty – acoustic guitar on 1 5, backing vocals on 1 2 5
- Mike Campbell – bass on 2 10, guitar on 2 10, acoustic guitar on 5 9 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
Additional personnel
Accolades
Grammy Awards
Chart positions
Chart positions
Year-end charts
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Certifications
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Chart procession and succession
References
- ^ Iyengar, Vik. Mystery Girl at Allmusic
- ^ Silverman, David (1989-02-02). "Orbison`s `Mystery Girl` Is A Poignant Comeback". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-02-02/features/8903020222_1_mystery-girl-roy-orbison-fleetwood-mac. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ "ON THE RECORD: LAST ALBUM BY ORBISON WAS A WINNER". deseretnews.com. Deseret News. 1989-03-10. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/38002/ON-THE-RECORD--LAST-ALBUM-BY-ORBISON-WAS-A-WINNER.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ Claypool, Bob (1989-02-12). "Records". http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1989_603224/records.html. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (1989-01-29). "The Albums of Winter : Posthumous Roy Orbison release leads the pack". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1989-01-29/entertainment/ca-1603_1_roy-orbison. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (1997-07-08). "THE POP LIFE". nytimes.com. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/15/arts/the-pop-life-422189.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ "CG: Roy Orbison". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=2349&name=Roy+Orbison. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ link
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 408–409. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ The Official Roy Orbison Site "Roy Oabison The Soul of Rock and Roll 4-CD box set features 12 unreleased songs". http://www.royorbison.com/us/news/roy-orbison-soul-rock-and-roll-4-cd-box-set-features-12-unreleased-songs The Official Roy Orbison Site. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "HERE'S LIST OF NOMINEES FROM ALL 77 CATEGORIES". deseretnews.com. Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/81603/HERES-LIST-OF-NOMINEES-FROM-ALL-77-CATEGORIES.html. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "australian-charts.com Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Roy+Orbison&titel=Mystery+Girl&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl – austriancharts.at" (in German). http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Roy+Orbison&titel=Mystery+Girl&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. MegaCharts. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Roy+Orbison&titel=Mystery+Girl&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ^ "Album Search: Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl" (in German). Media Control. http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Roy+Orbison&title=Mystery+Girl&cat=a&country=de. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ ロイ・オービソン-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "Highest position and charting weeks of Mystery Girl by Roy Orbison" (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/298387/1/ ロイ・オービソン-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "charts.org.nz — Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Roy+Orbison&titel=Mystery+Girl&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl". VG-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Roy+Orbison&titel=Mystery+Girl&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Roy+Orbison&titel=Mystery+Girl&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl — hitparade.ch" (in German). http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Roy+Orbison&titel=Mystery+Girl&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ^ "Chart Stats — Roy Orbison — Mystery Girl". UK Albums Chart. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=42824. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ Allmusic - Mystery Girl > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
- ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1989". aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1989.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at — Jahreshitparade 1989" (in German). Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/1989_album.asp. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1989". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6625&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Hitparade.ch — Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1989" (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Hung Medien. http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1989. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". http://chartheaven.9.forumer.com/a/complete-uk-yearend-album-charts_post21.html. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "The Billboard 200 - Year-end: 1989". http://www.n-f-l.jp/1989%20album.html. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Roy Orbison – Mystery Girl". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Mystery+Girl&sa=Roy+Orbison&smt=0.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Roy Orbison; 'Mystery Girl')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Mystery+Girl&strInterpret=Roy+Orbison&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – Roy Orbison – Mystery Girl" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60463.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Roy Orbison; 'Mystery Girl')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Roy+Orbison+Mystery+Girl.
- ^ "British album certifications – Roy Orbison – Mystery Girl". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Enter Mystery Girl in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ^ "American album certifications – Roy Orbison – Mystery Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Mystery+Girl%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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