The people around them
Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.
Who makes their records
People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.
Written by
52 songs
Produced by, Written by
48 songs
Written by
33 songs
Produced by
12 songs
Written by
11 songs
Produced by
9 songs
Produced by, Engineered by, Written by
8 songs
Engineered by, Mixed by
8 songs
Written by, Produced by
7 songs
Written by
5 songs
Engineered by
5 songs
Produced by
5 songs
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Fred Foster produced 6 of Roy Orbison’s top 10 songs
Bill Dees is Roy Orbison’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 52 songs
Roy Orbison recorded most at RCA Victor Studios (4 songs)
Roy Orbison wrote or co-wrote 98 of 200 songs on fono (49%)
Credited songs by Roy Orbison span 59 years, 1956 to 2015 (200 songs)
Top songs
- 1
You Got It
Roy Orbison, 1988
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Dream Baby
Roy Orbison, 1962
- 7
- 8
Blue Bayou
Roy Orbison, 1963
- 9
Crying
Roy Orbison, 1961
- 10
Falling
Roy Orbison, 1963
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Where the songs were made
- RCA Victor Studios4 songs
- M.C. Studios3 songs
- Ocean Way Recording3 songs
- Rumbo Recorders2 songs
- Sun Studio2 songs
- F.P.S.H.O.T.1 song
- House of David1 song
- Record One1 song
- The Village1 song
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Sources (10)
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1MusicBrainz Roy Orbison is a member of Class Of '55
2MusicBrainz Roy Orbison is a member of Roy Orbison & The Candy Men
Roy Orbison is a member of Roy Orbison & The Candy Men
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Roy Orbison is a member of Roy Orbison and Friends
Roy Orbison is a member of Roy Orbison and Friends
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Roy Orbison is a member of The Teen Kings
Roy Orbison is a member of The Teen Kings
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Roy Orbison is a member of The Wink Westerners
Roy Orbison is a member of The Wink Westerners
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Roy Orbison is a member of Traveling Wilburys
Roy Orbison is a member of Traveling Wilburys
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Roy Orbison is from Vernon
8Wikidata The genre of Roy Orbison is country music
9Wikidata The genre of Roy Orbison is rock
10Wikidata The genre of Roy Orbison is rockabilly