The Golden Decade: 1960–1969

~ Release by Roy Orbison (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
2CD
3CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Oh Pretty Woman
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-08-01)
producer:
Fred Foster
12 string guitar [12 string guitar Epiphone] and lead vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1964-08-01)
double bass [upright bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1964-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1964-08-01)
guitar:
Jerry Kennedy (on 1964-08-01), Wayne Moss (on 1964-08-01) and Billy Sanford (guitar) (on 1964-08-01)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-08-01)
percussion:
Paul Garrison (on 1964-08-01)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1964-08-01)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1964-08-01)
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Orbison Records, Orbison Records, Inc. and Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 20), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 59), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 222)
recording of:
Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison song) (on 1964-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1964-08-26) and Acuff-Rose (BMI) (in 1972)
4.23:03
2Let the Good Times Roll
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-15)
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-11-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
John Greubel (US drummer) (on 1961-11-15)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1961-11-15), Wayne Moss (on 1961-11-15) and Joe Tanner (producer, arranger and songwriter of Roy Orbison and others) (on 1961-11-15)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1961-11-15)
saxophone [sax]:
Boots Randolph (on 1961-11-15)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1961-11-15)
cover recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll (on 1961-11-15)
writer:
Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Pixley Music (publisher), Travis Music Co. and Unart Music Corp.
52:36
3(Say) You're My Girl
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-06-01)
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1965-06-01)
recording of:
(Say) You're My Girl (on 1965-06-01)
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
52:50
4Yes
recording of:
Yes
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:22
5Goodnight
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive)
recording of:
Goodnight (on 1965-01-16)
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
52:32
6Claudette
recording of:
Claudette
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI)
2:01
7Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart
recording of:
Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart (on 1965-11-11)
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:10
8Ride Away
recording of:
Ride Away
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:32
9Crawling Back
recording of:
Crawling Back (on 1965-07-08)
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:15
10Communication Breakdown
recording of:
Communication Breakdown
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:02
11There Won't Be Many Coming Home
lead vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
There Won’t Be Many Coming Home
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
2:46
12Too Soon to Know
recording of:
Too Soon to Know
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
2:50
13Twinkle Toes
recording of:
Twinkle Toes
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:38
14So Good
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
recording of:
So Good (on 1967-01-12)
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:33
15Cry Softly Lonely One
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
recording of:
Cry Softly, Lonely One (on 1967-06-02)
writer:
Don Gant (US producer and singer-songwriter) and Joe Melson
publisher:
Just Good Music (US publisher, not for imprint) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
42:55
16Lonesome Number One
recording of:
Lonesome Number One
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
2:24
17Walk On
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-04-11)
producer:
Wesley Rose (producer, label executive) and Jim Vienneau
recording of:
Walk On (on 1968-04-11)
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
52:55
18Heartache
recording of:
Heartache
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:16
19My Friend
recording of:
My Friend
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:43
20Penny Arcade
recording of:
Penny Arcade
lyricist and composer:
Sammy King (UK singer and songwriter; wrote “Penny Arcade”)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Milene Music
3:08