Mystery Girl | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 31, 1989 | |||
Recorded | July 1987–November 1988 | |||
Studio | Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA; A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA; FPSHOT, Oxfordshire[1] | |||
Length | 38:17 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne, T Bone Burnett, Barbara Orbison, Bono | |||
Roy Orbison chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Robert Christgau | B[17] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [18] |
Houston Chronicle | [19] |
Los Angeles Times | [20] |
MusicHound | 3/5[18] |
Music Story | [18] |
Q | [21] |
Rolling Stone | [22] |
Side one | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | 'You Got It' | Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty | Jeff Lynne | 3:30 |
2. | 'In the Real World' | Richard Kerr, Will Jennings | Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell, Barbara Orbison | 3:44 |
3. | '(All I Can Do Is) Dream You' | Billy Burnette, David Malloy | T-Bone Burnett | 3:39 |
4. | 'A Love So Beautiful' | Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne | Jeff Lynne | 3:33 |
5. | 'California Blue' | Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty | Jeff Lynne | 3:57 |
Side two | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
6. | 'She's a Mystery to Me' | David Evans, Paul Hewson | Bono | 4:16 |
7. | 'The Comedians' | Elvis Costello | T-Bone Burnett | 3:26 |
8. | 'The Only One' | Wesley Orbison, Craig Wiseman | Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell | 3:55 |
9. | 'Windsurfer' | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell | 4:01 |
10. | 'Careless Heart' | Roy Orbison, Diane Warren, Albert Hammond | Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell | 4:08 |
Bonus track (2007 reissue) | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
11. | 'You May Feel Me Crying' | Richard Kerr, Will Jennings | Brian Eno[30] | 4:14 |
Bonus tracks (2014 Legacy Recordings reissue) | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
11. | 'The Way Is Love' | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | 4:12 |
12. | 'She's a Mystery to Me' (Studio demo) | Bono, The Edge | 4:51 |
13. | '(All I Can Do Is) Dream You' (Studio demo) | Billy Burnette, David Malloy | 4:34 |
14. | 'The Only One' (Studio demo) | Wesley Orbison, Craig Wiseman | 5:12 |
15. | 'The Comedians' (Studio demo) | Elvis Costello | 3:25 |
16. | 'In the Real World' (Studio demo) | Richard Kerr, Will Jennings | 3:38 |
17. | 'California Blue' (Studio demo) | Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty | 4:42 |
18. | 'Windsurfer' (Work-tape demo) | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | 3:50 |
19. | 'You Are My Love' (Work-tape demo) | Roy Orbison, Bill Dees | 2:35 |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1990 | 'You Got It' | Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male[31] | Nominated |
Weekly charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[50] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[51] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[52] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[53] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[54] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[55] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[57] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[58] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
In England, the influential Q magazine gave 'Mystery Girl' a maximum five stars, describing it as 'a stunning introduction to the magic of Roy Orbison.'
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