Roy Orbison Mystery Girl Rar
ReleasedJanuary 31, 1989RecordedJuly 1987–November 1988StudioRumbo Recorders, CA;, Hollywood, CA;, OxfordshireLength38: 17,chronology(1987)Mystery Girl(1989)(1989)Mystery Girl is the twenty-second by American singer. It was completed in November 1988, a month before his death at the age of 52, and according to the official Roy Orbison discography by Marcel Riesco, released on the record label on January 31, 1989. It includes the hit singles ', which was co-written by Orbison and his bandmates and, and ', written. The album was a critical and commercial success; it peaked at number 5 on the in the United States, the highest position Orbison had achieved on that chart, and number 2 on the.Mystery Girl was Orbison's first album of all-new material since 1979 and its success posthumously continued the resurgence that his career had undergone since 1986. Among the many other contributors to the album were and other members of,. For the 25th anniversary of its release, the album was reissued with bonus tracks including 'The Way Is Love', a song recorded by Orbison on a cassette tape in the 1980s that was subsequently completed by his sons and producer.
Contents.Recording Before making Mystery Girl, Roy Orbison's last album of new material had been 1979's. This release followed a run of commercial and critical failures in the United States since his years of international stardom in the early 1960s. From 1986, support from admirers such as filmmaker and reversed this trend, rescuing him from relative obscurity in his homeland as Orbison again became a popular concert draw. According to Orbison historian Marcel Riesco in his book The Authorized Roy Orbison, recordings for Mystery Girl began in July 1987 at Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood with the track '(All I Can Do is) Dream You'., another long-time admirer, began writing songs with Orbison in Los Angeles over Christmas 1987.
The track ' was written at this time and was a collaboration between Lynne, Orbison. With Lynne as his producer, Orbison recorded 'You Got It' in April 1988 at the garage studio of Petty's bandmate in,.Recording for the album continued alongside Orbison's involvement in the, a project initiated by and Lynne that also included Petty. Aside from further Lynne-produced sessions for Mystery Girl, to which Petty and Harrison contributed, Orbison recorded some of the songs with Campbell, and his wife each in the role of producer.
The Heartbreakers played on much of the album, while contributed the song 'The Comedians'.The album was named after the chorus from the track ', which was written by 's. In the documentary In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story, Bono says he woke up for a concert soundcheck, following a late night listening to the soundtrack to Lynch's, and had the tune of the title song in his head, figuring it was another Orbison song (' was the only Orbison song on that album). During the soundcheck, he performed 'She's a Mystery to Me' for the other members of U2, who agreed that it sounded like an Orbison song.
Orbison later met the band backstage at one of their concerts and subsequently asked Bono if he would like to write a song either with or for him.Recording for the album was completed in November 1988. Having maintained a busy schedule of concert performances, Orbison told at this time that he was experiencing chest pains and would need to do something about his health. On December 6, two days after performing a show in, Orbison died of a heart attack, at the age of 52. Release and reception Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingB3/5Mystery Girl was Orbison's first significant critical and commercial success as a solo artist since the mid-1960s.It was released on January 31, 1989 and followed the Wilburys' into the higher reaches of the US albums chart.
On April 8, 1989, Orbison became the first deceased musician since to have two albums in the top five positions in the US, with the Traveling Wilburys album at number 4 and Mystery Girl at number 5. This was the highest placing he had achieved for an album in the US, and the single, 'You Got It', which peaked at number 9, was Orbison's first top 20 hit on the since ' in 1964. In the United Kingdom, on the national chart dated to February 11, 1989, Mystery Girl was listed at number 2 (its peak position there), as the compilation The Legendary Roy Orbison was at number 3.In his contemporary review for the, David Silverman lamented that, given the expectations caused by Orbison's death, 'the publicity and fanfare have threatened to cheapen the album, reducing it to novelty status while directing attention away from its rightful distinction as one of Orbison's finest works – a comeback to match his legendary status.' Silverman especially admired 'Dream You' and said that the only weak track was 'The Comedians', where 'the openly rancorous story' was unsuitable for such 'an unrequited romantic' as Orbison. By contrast, critic highlighted 'The Comedians' as the album's 'outstanding song', saying that it was a 'witty parody' of Orbison's 1961 hit ' that the singer had succeeded in transcending from mere homage due to his expressive vocal. Holden added that, throughout Mystery Girl, 'the singing, songwriting and production do a superb job of bringing Orbison up to date without diluting his haunted hyper-romantic fervor.' The ' reviewer described it as a 'great, great album' that sealed Orbison's comeback after the Traveling Wilburys' recent success and reinforced what a true loss his death was to popular music.
The reviewer admired Orbison's ability to work effectively with his collaborators and highlighted 'You Got It' as an 'exceptional single' and 'She's a Mystery to Me' as 'perhaps the best song on the album'.In May 2014, Mystery Girl was reissued in a 25th anniversary edition. It included bonus material such as demos and a new song, 'The Way Is Love', which was completed by and Orbison's sons from a cassette demo recorded in around 1986. Track listing Side oneNo.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length1.' 'Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom PettyJeff Lynne3:302.'
In the Real World',Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell, Barbara Orbison3:443.' (All I Can Do Is) Dream You',T-Bone Burnett3:394.'
A Love So Beautiful'Roy Orbison, Jeff LynneJeff Lynne3:335.' 'Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom PettyJeff Lynne3:57Side twoNo.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length6.' The Comedians'T-Bone Burnett3:268.' The Only One'Wesley Orbison,Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell3:559.' Windsurfer'Roy Orbison,Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell4:0110.' Careless Heart'Roy Orbison,Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell4:08Bonus track (2007 reissue)No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length11.'
You May Feel Me Crying'Richard Kerr, Will Jennings4:14Bonus tracks (2014 reissue)No.TitleWriter(s)Length11.' The Way Is Love'Roy Orbison, Bill Dees4:1212.' She's a Mystery to Me' (Studio demo),4:5113.' (All I Can Do Is) Dream You' (Studio demo),4:3414.' The Only One' (Studio demo)Wesley Orbison,5:1215.'
The Comedians' (Studio demo)3:2516.' In the Real World' (Studio demo),3:3817.' California Blue' (Studio demo),4:4218.'
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There’s several versions of The Comedians: it first came out on the Goodbye Cruel World album, in an 80s uptempo pop arrangement produced by Langer / Winstanley. Costello did a similar uptempo arrangement of The Deportee’s Club, which Christy Moore turned into an Irish ballad.There was also an acoustic demo recorded, I think, and pitched at Aaron Neville. However, Costello revisited the song, at the suggestion of T Bone Burnett, in 1987, and this demo turned up on the 2cd All This Useless Beauty.
It is also the version Roy Orbison used on Mystery Girl.I’d check out Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, the various artists compilation of Costello songs by other artists. He gives detailed explanations as to why some songs were performed by Paul McCartney, Roy Orbison, Was Not Was, Christy Moore, Johnny Cash, Robert Wyatt, inter alia.