Mystery Girl [Bonus Track]

Performer: Roy Orbison
Artist: Tom Petty; Steve Cropper; Jeff Lynne; Al Cooper; Rick Vito; George Harrison; Mike Utley; Bono; Billy Burnette
Distributor: Sony BMG Music (Canada) (

Notes: Personnel: Roy Orbison (vocals, guitar); Billy Burnette, Rick Vito (guitar, background vocals); Mike Campbell (guitar, mandolin, bass, background vocals); Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne (guitar, background vocals); George Harrison, Bono, David Rhodes, Steve Cropper (guitar); Mike Utley (strings); Benmont Tench (strings, piano); Jim Horn (horns); Mitchell Froom (piano), Al Kooper (organ); Howie Epstein (bass, background vocals); T-Bone Wolk, Boell Neidlinger, Jerry Scheff, David Miner (bass); Phil Jones, Ian Wallace (drums, percussion); Jim Keltner, Micky Curry, Ray Cooper (drums); Gary Coleman (percussion); Barbara Orbison, Roy Kelton Orbison (background vocals). Producers: Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell, Barbara Orbison, T-Bone Burnett, Bono. Engineers include: Richard Dodd, Phil McDonald, Don Smith. Personnel: Roy Orbison (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Jeff Lynne (guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, background vocals); David Rhodes, Steve Cropper, T Bone Burnett (guitar); Tom Petty, Billy Burnette (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Rick Vito (electric guitar, slide guitar, background vocals); Benmont Tench (strings, piano, organ); Mike Utley (strings); Jim Horn (horns); Mitchell Froom (piano); Al Kooper (organ); Phil & Debi Jones (drums, percussion); Jim Keltner, Mickey Curry, Ray Cooper (drums); Gary Coleman (percussion); Howie Epstein, Barbara Orbison (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Don Smith ; Randy Staub . Liner Note Author: Richard Sassin. Photographer: Glen Erler. Arranger: Benmont Tench. Who could have known that the much-loved Orbison would record his best album at this late stage in his career; furthermore, that he would be dead a few months later. The success of his role in the Traveling Wilburys gave him a much-deserved boost. Orbison had the great voice of pop and after many years of indifferent material he finally hit gold with great songs such as 'You Got It' (written with Lynne and Petty), 'Careless Heart' (written with Diane Warren) and 'A Love So Beautiful' (written with Lynne). Orbison's tragic dedication to us when he finished this album was 'don't give up before the miracle happens'. Although it had been years since his last recording, Roy Orbison was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Perhaps as a result of the newfound interest in his music, he was invited to record with the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. Orbison had a renewed sense of purpose, and also began recording material for a new solo album. Collaborating with Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty, Orbison re-creates the feel of his old recordings while sounding modern. His voice sounds as strong as ever, and he is still able to hit the high notes that convey a sad, lonely ache. The highlight of the album is "She's a Mystery to Me," a haunting ballad penned by U2's Bono and the Edge that perfectly plays to all of Orbison's strengths as a singer. Released in the months after his death, Mystery Girl was the highest-charting album of his career and spawned the hit "You Got It" -- it is a shame that Orbison was not around to experience his success. This comeback album represents Roy Orbison at his best. [This version contains the bonus track "You May Feel Me Crying."] ~ Vik Iyengar

Roy Orbison, a seminal rock & roll singer who initially recorded for the legendary Sun Records, created some of the most enduring hits of the 1950s and '60s. His near-operatic voice and dark, broken-hearted songs influenced a generation of artists. His songs and arrangements, almost symphonic in scope, set the template for pop sophistication in the early-to-mid-'60s. After a late-'80s comeback that included collaborations with Bono and Elvis Costello and a stint with the rock super-group the Travelling Wilburys, Orbison died of a heart attack in 1988.

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