A Black & White Night Live

Live album by Roy Orbison

Released

November 23, 1989

Recorded

September 30, 1987

Genre

Rockabilly, country

Length

57:32

Roy Orbison chronology

Mystery Girl
(1989)

A Black & White Night Live
(1989)

King of Hearts
(1992)

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A Black & White Night Live is a Roy Orbison music album made posthumously by Virgin Records from the HBO television broadcast, Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night. The album was released in 1989 and included the songs "Blue Bayou" and "Claudette" that because of time constraints had been deleted from the televised broadcast. However it did not include the song "Blue Angel" which was cut from the original broadcast for the same reason. The SACD/CD Hybrid Audio Disc includes "Blue Angel" as a bonus track - the SACD/CD Hybrid Disc is contained in a pack with the DVD released by Image Entertainment, USA (ID27700BDVD)

On piano was Glen D. Hardin, who had played piano for Buddy Holly as well as Elvis Presley. Lead guitarist James Burton, drummer Ronnie Tutt and bassist Jerry Scheff were also from Presley's group. Male background vocals and some guitars were provided by Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther and Steven Soles. Female background vocalists were k.d. lang, Jennifer Warnes and Bonnie Raitt.

The show also had a number of celebrities in the audience such as Kris Kristofferson, Billy Idol and Sandra Bernhard.

Track listing

"Only the Lonely"
"Dream Baby"
"Blue Bayou" [originally not shown on the film]
"The Comedians"
"Ooby Dooby"
"Leah"
"Running Scared"
"Uptown"
"In Dreams"
"Crying"
"Candy Man"
"Go Go Go (Down the Line)"
"Mean Woman Blues"
"Dream You"
"Claudette" [originally not included on the 1989 LP.]
"It's Over"
"Oh, Pretty Woman"
"Blue Angel" [originally not included on LP & Film]

Arrangements: Micheal Utley, J.D. Souther

Personnel

Roy Orbison: Lead Vocals, Rhythm and Lead Electric Guitar, Harmonica
Glen D. Hardin: Piano
James Burton: Lead and Rhythm Electric Guitar, Lead and Rhythm Acoustic Guitar
Jerry Scheff: Upright Bass
Ronnie Tutt: Drums
Alex Acuña: Percussion
Jackson Browne: Backing Vocals
T-Bone Burnett: Acoustic Guitar
Elvis Costello: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Organ, Harmonica, Backing Vocals
k.d. lang: Backing Vocals
Bonnie Raitt: Backing Vocals
Steven Soles: Backing Vocals
J.D. Souther: Backing Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Bruce Springsteen: Rhythm and Lead Electric Guitar, Harmony Vocals, Backing Vocals
Michael Utley: Electric Organ
Tom Waits: Electric Organ, Acoustic Guitar
Jennifer Warnes: Backing Vocals

Roy Orbison

Studio albums	Roy Orbison at the Rock House (1961) Lonely and Blue (1961) Crying (1962) In Dreams (1963) There Is Only One Roy Orbison (1965) Orbisongs (1965) The Orbison Way (1966) The Classic Roy Orbison (1966) Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson (1967) The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) Cry Softly Lonely One (1967) Roy Orbison's Many Moods (1969) Big O (1970) Hank Williams the Roy Orbison Way (1970) Roy Orbison Sings (1972) Memphis (1972) Milestones (1973) I'm Still In Love With You (1976) Regeneration (1977) Laminar Flow (1979) In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (1987 – studio re-recordings of earlier hits) Mystery Girl (1989) King of Hearts (1992) One of the Lonely Ones (2015)

Compilations	Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1962) More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1964) Early Orbison (1964) The Great Songs of Roy Orbison (1970) The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison (1972) In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (1987) 16 Biggest Hits (1999)

Collaborations	Class of '55 (1986) Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988)

Soundtrack appearances	Roadie (1980) Less Than Zero (1987)

Live	A Black & White Night Live (1989)

Related articles	Discography Traveling Wilburys Roy Orbison/The Beatles Tour

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