Blue Bayou (1986 studio re-recording)
~ Recording by Roy Orbison
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.18 | Blue Bayou | 2:45 | Roy Orbison | All-Time Greatest Hits | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Skyline (Belgian compilations, linked to Super Music) | SLCD 805 |
| 1.18 | Blue Bayou | 2:55 | Roy Orbison | All-Time Greatest Hits | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Silver Eagle Records | SED 1046 |
| 1.19 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | Roy Orbison | Album |
| Virgin Music Canada | V2 86013 |
| 1.19 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | Roy Orbison | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VGDCD 3514, VGDCD3514 |
| 1.19 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | Roy Orbison | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 2-90604, 7 90604-2 |
| 1.19 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | Roy Orbison | Album | Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 0777 7 86013 0 2, 0777 7 86013 2 6, 353 091, VGDCD 3514 | |
| 2.9 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | Roy Orbison | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7 90604-1 |
| 1.19 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | Roy Orbison | Album |
| Virgin America (Virgin sublabel for EUROPEAN releases of artists signed by Virgin Records America, Inc.) | 7 90604-2 |
| 1.19 | Blue Bayou | 2:51 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (BMG club edition) | Roy Orbison | Album |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | D 102888, V2-86013 |
| 1.12 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | Only the Lonely | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 0777 7 87393 2 6 |
| 1.12 | Blue Bayou | 2:51 | Roy Orbison | Only the Lonely | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CD VIP 113 |
| 1.12 | Blue Bayou | ?:?? | Roy Orbison | 12 of His Best | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Axis (Australian budget label dealing with EMI reissues), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDVAX 701422 |
| 2.12 | Blue Bayou | 2:48 | Roy Orbison | Country Soft ’n’ Mellow | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RBD-200/CDI |
| 1.5 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | The Collection | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 01 8310 61 |
| 1.15 | Blue Bayou | 2:31 | Roy Orbison | Ballads (22 Classic Love Songs) | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2441 |
| 1.18 | Blue Bayou | 2:45 | Roy Orbison | 20 Golden Greats | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Starburst Music World | CD-STB-8666 |
| 1.5 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | The Very Best Of | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Diamond (Dutch compilation label active in western Europe) | 01 5260 61 |
| 1.12 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | Only the Lonely | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 290 953-200 |
| 2.7 | Blue By You | 2:47 | Roy Orbison | 25 Years / Hits Vol. 4 (+ 3 Bonus Tracks) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Neon (Belgium / France label) | BOX 2508/6 |
| 1.10 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | The Very Best of Roy Orbison | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin America (Virgin sublabel for EUROPEAN releases of artists signed by Virgin Records America, Inc.) | CDV 2804 |
| 1.19 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams: Greatest Hits | Roy Orbison | Album |
| Orbison Records | ROGH1000 |
| 1.9 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | The Very Best of Roy Orbison | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) | |
| 1.19 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams, Greatest hits | Roy Orbison | Album |
| Orbison Records | ROGH1000-2J |
| 1.10 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | The Very Best of Roy Orbison | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin Records Australia | 7243 8 44188 2 3 |
| 1.11 | Blue Bayou | 2:48 | Roy Orbison | Sweets for Sweden: The Very Best of Roy Orbison | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | ROYCD1 |
| 1.11 | Blue Bayou | 2:48 | Roy Orbison | The Very Best of Roy Orbison: The German Collection | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) | 7243 850024 2 7 |
| 1.9 | Blue Bayou | 2:49 | Roy Orbison | Gold | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | SI 998922 |
| 1.11 | Blue Bayou | 2:48 | Roy Orbison | The Very Best of Roy Orbison: The Danish Collection | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8489582 2, VIR 8489582 |
| 1.8 | Blue Bayou | 2:52 | Roy Orbison | Love Songs | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 50803 2 6, VTDCD 360 |
| 1.6 | Blue Bayou | 2:49 | Roy Orbison | Big Hits From the Big ‘O’ | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD360 |
| 1.6 | Blue Bayou | 2:49 | Roy Orbison | Big Hits From the Big ‘O’ | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD360 |
| 1.6 | Blue Bayou | 2:49 | Roy Orbison | Big Hits From the Big ‘O’ | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK) | MCCD 507 |
| 1.7 | Blue Bayou | 2:48 | Roy Orbison | Love Songs | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 582328 2 0 |
| 1.17 | Blue Bayou | 2:49 | Roy Orbison | The Hits Collection | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMBX46 |
| 1.9 | Blue Bayou | 2:47 | Roy Orbison | Hits! Hits! Hits! | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Orbison Records | OER 25006-2 |
| 2.2 | Blue Bayou | 2:51 | Roy Orbison | The Platinum Collection | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Orbison Records, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 71436 2 2, VTDCDX632 |
| 2.13 | Blue Bayou | 2:52 | Roy Orbison | The Very Best of Roy Orbison | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Performance (Delta Music) | 38138 |
| 1.2 | Blue Bayou | 2:49 | Roy Orbison | Purely... Roy Orbison | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation |
| Delta Leisure Group Plc | PUR11103 |
| 1.19 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | Roy Orbison | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Roy's Boys | 88883759742 |
| 1.9 | Blue Bayou | ?:?? | Linda Ronstadt | Classic Country | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | 0190295953492 |
| 1.14 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | The Best Country Album in the World…Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 5387337 |
| 1.10 | Blue Bayou | 2:50 | Roy Orbison | The Very Best of Roy Orbison | Roy Orbison | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.13 | Blue Bayou | 2:46 | Roy Orbison | US Stars: Ihre großen Erfolge, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 2.5 | Blue Bayou | 2:51 | Roy Orbison | Essential Tennessee Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | |
| 1.6 | Blue Bayou | 2:51 | Roy Orbison | Lazy Days (15 relaxing tracks) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Daily Mirror | DMLDCD01 |
Relationships
| recording engineer and mixer: | Richard Bosworth |
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| additional engineer: | Arthur Kelm (engineer) |
| assistant engineer: | Julie Last Duane Seykora |
| producer: | Roy Orbison Michael Utley (musician, songwriter, and record producer) |
| recorded at and mixed at: | Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| recording of: | Blue Bayou (English) (in 1986-01) |
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Related works
Blue Bayou (English)
| lyricist: | Joe Melson (in 1963) Roy Orbison (in 1963) |
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| composer: | Joe Melson Roy Orbison |
| publisher: | Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961) |
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| later translated parody versions: | Ćevapčići Blues (Blue Bayou) |
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| later translated versions: | À Blue Bayou (French) Blue Bayou (german) Blue Bayou (dutch) Ik mis je zo Mijn eiland Rakkauden saari Tuun Blue Bayou'uun |
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