This is Roy Orbison’s last ever album revisited and includes phenomenal bonus content and never before heard tracks.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of ‘Mystery Girl’, the original album is appended by nine unreleased bonus tracks, including studio demos and the previously unheard song “The Way Is Love”, based on a long-lost demo featuring new instrumentation from Orbison’s children, Wesley, Roy Jr. and Alex, and John Carter Cash, son of Orbison’s longtime friend Johnny Cash
Review:
Although it had been years since his last recording, Roy Orbison was
inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Perhaps as a result of
the newfound interest in his music, he was invited to record with the supergroup
the Traveling Wilburys. Orbison had a renewed sense of purpose, and also began
recording material for a new solo album. Collaborating with Jeff Lynne and Tom
Petty, Orbison re-creates the feel of his old recordings while sounding modern.
His voice sounds as strong as ever, and he is still able to hit the high notes
that convey a sad, lonely ache. The highlight of the album is “She's a
Mystery to Me,” a haunting ballad penned by U2's Bono and the Edge that
perfectly plays to all of Orbison's strengths as a singer. Released in the
months after his death, Mystery Girl was the highest-charting album of his
career and spawned the hit “You Got It” – it is a shame that Orbison was
not around to experience his success. This comeback album represents Roy Orbison
at his best.
All Music Guide – Vik Iyengar