Mystery Girl
| Roy OrbisonMystery Girl
Mystery Girl is the twenty-second album by American singer Roy Orbison. It was completed in November 1988, a month before his death at the age of 52, and according to the official Roy Orbison discography by Marcel Riesco, released on the Virgin record label on January 31, 1989. It includes the hit singles "You Got It", which was co-written by Orbison and his Traveling Wilburys bandmates Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty, and "She's a Mystery to Me", written by Bono and The Edge. The album was a critical and commercial success; it peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, the highest position Orbison had achieved on that chart, and number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. - WIKIPEDIA
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RollingStone
1989 - There are ten songs and six producers on this record, but the sound is miraculously unified. Orbison’s stunning voice and unique persona are never overwhelmed by the stellar supporting cast, which includes three-quarters of the other Traveling Wilburys (George Harrison, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne), three Heartbreakers, Mitchell Froom, T Bone Burnett, Jim Keltner and members of Fleetwood Mac.
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ALL MUSIC
while his death may have helped boost sales, it's likely Mystery Girl would've been a success anyway.
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sputnik music
2018 - Roy Orbison's best album.
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popMATTERS
2014 - has a lightness of touch, and despite a number of different producers, has a cohesive feel.
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American Songwriter
2014 - Those who missed out previously can now experience this quarter century old yet timeless classic in all its sonic glory.
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Country Standard Time
2014 - it's the brilliance and commitment of the man himself that makes "Mystery Girl" such a treasure.
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SOME THING ELSE!
2015 - Roy Orbison, for the briefest of moments, was born anew.
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Orlando Sentinel
1989 - With a beauty that is almost painful to embrace, Mystery Girl brings home just what rock 'n' roll has lost with the death of Roy Orbison.
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Audio Femme
2018 - It’s sad that Mystery Girl had to be the last album Orbison would ever record, but man, what a way to go out.
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