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"She's a Mystery to Me" is a song by Roy Orbison, written by Bono and the Edge of U2. It was released on Orbison's final (posthumous) album, Mystery Girl (also inspiring the album title), and as the album's second single in March 1989. [1] The song was received favorably by several music critics and is considered one of the highlights of the album.
Mystery Girl is the twenty-second album by American singer Roy Orbison. It was his last album to be recorded during his lifetime, as he completed the album in November 1988, a month before his death at the age of 52, and it was released posthumously by Virgin Records on January 31, 1989. [ 2 ]
"You Got It" is a song from American singer Roy Orbison's 22nd studio album, Mystery Girl (1989). The song was released posthumously on January 3, 1989, after Orbison's death from a heart attack on December 6, 1988. The song was issued with "The Only One" as the B-side and was later released with "Crying" (version with k.d. lang).
Roy Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter who found the most success in the early rock and roll era from 1956 [1] to 1964. He later enjoyed a resurgence in the late 1980s with chart success as a member of the Traveling Wilburys and with his Mystery Girl album, which included the posthumous hit single "You Got It". [2]
Orbison's posthumous album Mystery Girl was released by Virgin Records on January 31, 1989 [88] and became the highest selling album of his career. [6] The biggest hit from Mystery Girl was "You Got It", written with Lynne and Tom Petty. "You Got It" rose to No. 9 in the US and No. 3 in the UK.
[35] [58] Orbison's death on 6 December, from a heart attack, [59] created further interest in the Wilburys' album. [60] The release of Mystery Girl, led by the single "You Got It", an Orbison–Lynne–Petty collaboration, followed in January 1989 [61] and became Orbison's most successful album. [62]
Roy Orbison's song She's a Mystery to Me was also featured in the film. [10] [11] Track listing. All music is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams, except where ...
This became "She's a Mystery to Me", a song written by Bono and The Edge for Orbison. It appeared on Orbison's final album, Mystery Girl , released in 1989. [ 28 ] On the same album, "In Dreams" received a companion piece, "In the Real World", written by Will Jennings and Richard Kerr . [ 29 ]