The Ultimate Collection [Legacy]

by Roy Orbison

Overview

Sony/Legacy's 2016 single-disc The Ultimate Collection is the first career-spanning Roy Orbison compilation since their double-disc Essential from a decade earlier. At 40 tracks, Essential would seem to have an edge over The Ultimate Collection, but the 2016 compilation has a significant advantage in that it contains the original hit versions of "Running Scared" and "In Dreams," iconic hits present only as re-recordings on the double-disc set. This is a significant boost for Ultimate, yet the collection still has its flaws, chief among them a non-chronological sequencing -- it's disconcerting to hear the posthumous "I Drove All Night" follow "Oh, Pretty Woman" at the outset of the set -- and how it emphasizes Orbison's post-Traveling Wilburys recordings over his early Sun sessions, which are represented only by "Ooby Dooby." A few other notable hits are missing -- the seasonal standard "Pretty Paper," "Blue Angel," and "I'm Hurtin'," plus the cult favorite "Communication Breakdown" -- which may prevent this collection from truly being called "The Ultimate," but this nevertheless remains the best single-disc collection of Orbison's career ever assembled. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/28/2016
Label:	Legacy / Sony Music
UPC:	0889853688524
Rank:	3650

Tracks

1. Oh, Pretty Woman
2. I Drove All Night
3. You Got It
4. Crying
5. Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)
6. In Dreams
7. Love Hurts
8. Claudette (Black & White Night)
9. Blue Bayou
10. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
11. Walk On
12. Falling
13. Running Scared
14. California Blue
15. Leah
16. Mean Woman Blues
17. Crawling Back
18. Ride Away
19. Too Soon to Know
20. She's a Mystery to Me
21. Blue Angel
22. It's Over
23. Ooby Dooby
24. Heartbreak Radio
25. Not Alone Anymore
26. Handle With Care

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Roy Orbison   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
The Teen Kings   Primary Artist
The Traveling Wilburys   Primary Artist
The Anita Kerr Singers   Vocals (Background)
Paul Garrison   Drums
Barry Booth   Piano
Joe Melson   Vocals (Background)
Fred Carter, Jr.   Guitar
Wayne Moss   Guitar
Charlie McCoy   Harmonica
Jeff Lynne   Bass,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Dewey Martin   Drums
Johnny Wilson   Guitar
Howie Epstein   Bass
Ronnie Tutt   Drums
Robert Nix   Drums
Scotty Moore   Guitar
Jerry Arnold   Drums
Jerry Kennedy   Guitar
Nelson Wilbury   Guitar,Vocals,Slide Guitar
Mike Campbell   Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)
Ray Edenton   Guitar
Otis Wilbury   Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Mike Utley   Keyboards
Billy Sanford   Guitar
Bono   Guitar
Benmont Tench   Piano,Strings
Floyd Cramer   Piano
Grady Martin   Guitar
Jerry Scheff   Bass
Phil Jones   Drums,Percussion,Drums,Percussion
Jim Keltner   Drums
Alex Acuna   Percussion
Henry Strzelecki   Bass
Lucky Wilbury   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Lefty Wilbury   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Joe Tanner   Guitar
John W. Greubel   Drums
Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr.   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Billy Gilmore   Bass
Jack Kennelly   Bass
Elvis Costello   Guitar
Big Joe Turner   Guitar
Bill Dees   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Bobby Goldsboro   Guitar
Boudleaux Bryant   Guitar
Boots Randolph   Saxophone
J.D. Souther   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
James Burton   Guitar
Bob Moore   Bass
James Morrow   Mandolin
Rodney Justo   Guitar
Billy Pat Ellis   Drums
John Adkins   Guitar
James Marrow   Mandolin
Bruce Springsteen   Guitar
Harold Bradley   Guitar
Tom Petty   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Tom Waits   Organ
Buddy Harman   Drums
Hank Garland   Guitar
Glen D. Hardin   Piano
Ian Wallace   Drums,Percussion
Kerry Kennedy   Guitar
T-Bone Burnett   Guitar

Technical Credits

Troy Seals   Composer
Gretchen Brennison   Project Director,Art Direction
Claude Demetrius   Composer
Fred Foster   Producer
Joe Melson   Composer
The Edge   Composer
Don Gibson   Composer
Jeff Lynne   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation,Vocal Assistance
Wesley Rose   Producer
Dick Penner   Composer
Nelson Wilbury   Composer,Producer
Otis Wilbury   Composer,Producer
Bono   Producer
Frankie Miller   Composer,Composer
Vic Anesini   Mastering
Jim Vienneau   Producer
Roy Orbison   Composer
Lucky Wilbury   Composer
Lefty Wilbury   Composer
Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr.   Composer
Paul Hewson   Composer
Sam Phillips   Producer
Tony Gale   Photography
Glen Erler   Photography
Joe Horton   Photography
David Redfern   Photography
Bill Dees   Composer
Billy Steinberg   Composer
Boudleaux Bryant   Composer
Cindy Walker   Composer
Wade Moore   Composer
Sheila Rock   Photography
Johnathan Elliott   Art Direction
David Evans   Composer
Chelsie Lykens   Design,Project Director
Wesley Orbison   Executive Producer
Roy Orbison, Jr.   Executive Producer
Orbison Estate   Photography
Tom Kelly   Composer
Tom Petty   Composer
Ian Wallace   Tom Tom Engineer
Alex Orbison   Executive Producer
T-Bone Burnett   Producer