Artist: ROY ORBISON
Album: BLACK & WHITE NIGHT REMASTERED (CD)

Release date: 1987/ 1999
Media type: CD

A remastered, extended reissue of the album which started Roy Orbison's mid-'80s comeback, which was tragically ended by his death in 1988, BLACK & WHITE NIGHT is possibly the finest tribute concert ever recorded. The fact that the person paid tribute to is also the star of the show makes it essential for all Orbison fans.

As heavy as Orbison's friends are--the credits read like a Who's Who of '70s and '80s mainstream rock, from Bruce Springsteen to Elvis Costello--Orbison's unforgettable voice and presence never moves away from center stage. Whether reinterpreting '60s classics like "Only the Lonely" and the BLUE VELVET centerpiece "In Dreams," or handling excellent new material like Costello's "The Comedians" - the original lyrics, not the rewritten version Costello submitted for 1988's MYSTERY GIRL--Orbison sounds like he's at the peak of his game. Several excellent bonus tracks are also included.

TRACKLIST:

1. Only the Lonely
2. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
3. Blue Bayou
4. Comedians, The
5. Ooby Dooby
6. Leah
7. Running Scared
8. Uptown
9. In Dreams
10. Crying
11. Candy Man
12. Go, Go, Go (Down the Line)
13. Mean Woman Blues
14. (All I Can Do Is) Dream You
15. Claudette
16. It's Over
17. Oh, Pretty Woman

LINE-UP:

Roy Orbison
Jackson Browne
Jennifer Warnes
K.D. Lang
T-Bone Burnett
Tom Waits
Elvis Costello
Bonnie Raitt
Bruce Springsteen