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Produced by Fred Foster, also Oh, Pretty Woman, Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) and Dream Baby
Written by Fred Neil, also Everybody’s Talkin’ (Harry Nilsson), Starry Eyed Surprise (single edit) (Paul Oakenfold) and Dolphins (Billy Bragg)
Part of Pretty Woman - Gold, also Oh, Pretty Woman
Released on Selles Records, also Oh, Pretty Woman
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Fred Foster produced 6 of Roy Orbison’s top 10 songs
Fred Foster produced 92 songs on fono
Beverly Ross’s most frequent co-writer is Julius Dixson (3 songs together)
Beverly Ross first appears on fono in 1950, 12 years before this song
Credits
All 6 credits
- Written by
- Beverly Ross and Fred Neil
- Produced by
- Fred Foster
- Performed by
- Roy Orbison
- Part of
- Pretty Woman - Gold
- Released on
- Selles Records
- Written by
- Beverly Ross and Fred Neil
- Produced by
- Fred Foster
- Performed by
- Roy Orbison
- Part of
- Pretty Woman - Gold
- Released on
- Selles Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Fred Foster
Same writer: Fred Neil
Same writer: Beverly Ross
Same producer: Fred Foster
Same writer: Fred Neil
Same writer: Beverly Ross
Same producer: Fred Foster
Same writer: Fred Neil
Elsewhere
Sources (7)
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1MusicBrainz Candy Man was performed by Roy Orbison
2MusicBrainz Candy Man was produced by Fred Foster
3MusicBrainz Candy Man was written by Beverly Ross
4MusicBrainz Candy Man was written by Fred Neil
5MusicBrainz Candy Man is part of the release Pretty Woman - Gold
Candy Man is part of the release Pretty Woman - Gold
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Selles Records is the label of the song Candy Man
Selles Records is the label of the song Candy Man
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Candy Man was released on 1962-08-01