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"Oh, Pretty Woman", or simply "Pretty Woman", is a song recorded by Roy Orbison and written by Orbison and Bill Dees. [3] It was released as a single in August 1964 on Monument Records and spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 from September 26, 1964, making it the second and final single by Orbison (after "Running Scared") to reach number one in the United States. [4]
Orbison's success was greater in Britain; as Billboard magazine noted, "In a 68-week period that began on August 8, 1963, Roy Orbison was the only American artist to have a number-one single in Britain. He did it twice, with 'It's Over' on June 25, 1964, and 'Oh, Pretty Woman' on October 8, 1964.
Compilations of chart placings, such as those by Joel Whitburn, give it the title "Oh, Pretty Woman". [5] Roy Orbison's official website gives it the title "Oh, Pretty Woman". [6] BMI says "Oh Pretty Woman (Legal Title)". [7] - BMI Work #1103512. Secondary sources like this article - [8] - give it the title "Oh Pretty Woman". So, I hope the IP ...
In 1965, Roy Orbison was riding high with the hit single "Oh, Pretty Woman", which was No. 1 globally, when word got about that his Monument contract was due to expire in June. Orbison was interested in Hollywood and signed to MGM Records for $1 million for three albums per year from 1965-1985. Half of the money went to Decca's London Records ...
Pretty Women, a song in the 1979 musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street "Oh, Pretty Woman", a song by A. C. Williams recorded on Albert King's 1967 album Born Under a Bad Sign, later recorded by several others including Gary Moore; Pretty Girl (disambiguation) Pretty Lady (disambiguation)
Pretty Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 1990 film Pretty Woman, released on March 13, 1990, by EMI. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The album features the song " Oh, Pretty Woman " by Roy Orbison , which inspired its title.
Missing Hannah Kobayashi’s ex-boyfriend was “jealous” of her alleged fake husband, a source close to her told The Post. Kobayashi was traveling to New York with her ex, Amun Muniz-Miranda ...
Orbisongs is a compilation LP released by Monument Records in 1965 after Roy Orbison had left the label and joined MGM. It features tracks such as the stereo version of "Oh, Pretty Woman", a different version of "Dance", and the unreleased "I Get So Sentimental."