
Artist
Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison is a rock & roll artist from Vernon, Texas, USA formed in 1960. 56 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock & Roll · Vernon, Texas, USA · Best rock & roll albums
- 56
- Releases
- 1956–2022
- Active years
- 1960
- Formed

Artist
Roy Orbison is a rock & roll artist from Vernon, Texas, USA formed in 1960. 56 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock & Roll · Vernon, Texas, USA · Best rock & roll albums

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Mystery Girl
1989 · 10 tracks

In Dreams
1963

There Is Only One Roy Orbison
1965

Cry Softly Lonely One
1967

The Orbison Way
1966

Laminar Flow
1979

Regeneration
1977

King Of Hearts (2022 Remaster)
2022

Unchained Melodies: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2018

A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2017

Black & White Night 30 (Live)
2017

The Ultimate Collection
2016

Roy Orbison Sings (Remastered)
2015

Roy Orbison: The MGM Years 1965 - 1973 (Remastered)
2015

One Of The Lonely Ones
2015

Big O (Remastered)
2015

Milestones (Remastered)
2015

Hank Williams The Roy Orbison Way (Remastered)
2015

Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson (Remastered)
2015

Roy Orbison’s Many Moods (Remastered)
2015

The Classic Roy Orbison (Remastered)
2015

Sings Lonely and Blue
2015

Mystery Girl Deluxe
2014

Oh, Pretty Woman
2014

Crying
2011

The Monument Singles Collection
2011

The Last Concert
2010

Live From Queen's Theatre
2009

Live From Batley Variety Club
2009

Live From Birmingham
2009

The Soul of Rock and Roll
2008

Black & White Night
2006

The Essential Roy Orbison
2006

The Hits Of
2004

Live From The Fiesta Club
1999
16 Biggest Hits
1999
The Very Best of Roy Orbison
1996
The Hit Collection
1995
King of Hearts
1992
The Rock 'n' Roll Ballads
1990
Pretty Woman
1990

The Singles Collection (1965-1973)
1990
Beautiful Dreamer
1988
Golden Days
1981
The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison
1972

Memphis (Remastered)
1972
The Big O
1970
Sings Don Gibson
1967
Orbisongs
1965
The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison, Volume 2
1961
Lonely and Blue
1961
Roy Orbison at the Rock House
1961
Only the Lonely
1960
Ooby Dooby
1956
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 - December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis. His greatest success came with Monument Records between 1960 and 1964, when 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top Forty, including "Only the Lonely", "Crying", and "Oh, Pretty Woman". His career stagnated through the 1970s, but several covers of his songs and the use of "In Dreams" in David Lynch's Blue Velvet revived his career in the 1980s. In 1988, he joined the supergroup Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne and also released a new solo album. He died of a heart attack in December that year, at the zenith of his resurgence. His life was marred by tragedy, including the death of his first wife and his two eldest sons in separate accidents. Orbison was a natural baritone, but music scholars have suggested that he had a three- or four-octave range. The combination of Orbison's powerful, impassioned voice an…