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I Give Up (Demo Recording) Lyrics
Recorded January 1958; Memphis Previously unreleased Courtesy of Orbison Records, Inc.
Written by:
Roy Orbison
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Roy Orbison: The Monument Singles Collection (1960-1964)
(April 11, 2011)
The Last Concert
(August 9, 2010)
Live In Las Vegas '83
(April 22, 2010)
THE SOUL OF ROCK AND ROLL
(August 29, 2008)
PLAYLIST: THE VERY BEST OF ROY ORBISON
(April 28, 2008)
THE ESSENTIAL ROY ORBISON
(March 27, 2006)
LOVE SONGS
(December 28, 2004)
Live At Austin City Limits
(March 31, 2000)
The Anthology
(June 7, 1999)
Authorized Bootleg Collection
(January 1, 1999)
Live At The BBC
(February 1, 1998)
BLACK & WHITE NIGHT
(January 1, 1998)
Interview CD
(January 2, 1996)
The Very Best Of Roy Orbison
(January 1, 1996)
SUPER HITS
(September 4, 1995)
Shades Of Roy Orbison
(January 1, 1994)
King of Hearts
(October 19, 1992)
Heartbreak Radio (Promo)
(January 2, 1992)
I Drove All Night
(January 1, 1992)
Oh, Pretty Woman (live)/Claudette
(January 4, 1990)
The Legendary Roy Orbison
(January 3, 1990)
Roy Orbison/Little Richard
(January 1, 1990)
A Black & White Night Live
(November 30, 1989)
She's A Mystery To Me/Dream Baby (live)
(August 31, 1989)
OUR LOVE SONGS
(May 2, 1989)
Best Loved Standards
(May 1, 1989)
You Got It/Crying
(March 31, 1989)
Mystery Girl
(February 7, 1989)
THE ALL TIME GREATEST HITS OF ROY ORBISON - VOLUME 2
(January 7, 1989)
THE ALL TIME GREATEST HITS OF ROY ORBISON - VOLUME 1
(January 6, 1989)
The Classic Roy Orbison 1965-1968
(January 5, 1989)
California Blue/In Dreams
(January 4, 1989)
The Singles Collection 1965-1973
(January 3, 1989)
The Sun Years
(January 2, 1989)
End Of The Line/Congratulations
(January 1, 1989)
The Traveling Wilburys Volume One
(October 1, 1988)
Handle With Care/Margarita
(September 30, 1988)
For The Lonely - 18 Greatest Hits
(January 1, 1988)
Crying (w/ kd lang)/Falling
(November 1, 1987)
In Dreams/Leah
(July 1, 1987)
Less Than Zero Soundtrack
(January 2, 1987)
Hiding Out Soundtrack
(January 1, 1987)
Blue Velvet Soundtrack
(January 2, 1986)
The Great Roy Orbison
(January 1, 1986)
Class of '55
(January 2, 1985)
Insignificance Soundtrack
(January 1, 1985)
That Lovin' You Feelin' Again (w/ Emmylou Harris)
(June 30, 1980)
Roadie Soundtrack
(January 1, 1980)
Poor Baby/Lay It Down
(August 31, 1979)
Laminar Flow
(July 16, 1979)
Easy Way Out/Tears
(May 31, 1979)
Drifting Away/Under Suspicion
(March 31, 1977)
In Dreams: Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(January 3, 1977)
More Of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(January 2, 1977)
The Very Best Of Roy Orbison
(January 1, 1977)
I'm A Southern Man/Born To Love Me
(August 31, 1976)
Belinda/No Chain at All
(April 30, 1976)
I'm Still in Love with You
(April 3, 1976)
Regeneration
(January 17, 1976)
It's Lonely/Still
(September 30, 1975)
Hung Up On You/Spanish Nights
(February 1, 1975)
Sweet Mama Blue/Heartache
(July 31, 1974)
Milestones
(September 23, 1973)
Blue Rain/Sooner Or Later
(February 1, 1973)
Memphis, Tennessee/I Can Read Between The Lines
(August 31, 1972)
Remember The Good/Harlem Woman
(March 31, 1972)
God Love You/Changes
(February 1, 1972)
Memphis
(January 2, 1972)
Roy Orbison Sings
(January 1, 1972)
(Love Me Like You Did) Last Night/Close Again
(July 31, 1971)
So Young/If I Had A Woman Like You
(March 31, 1970)
The Great Songs Of Roy Orbison
(January 4, 1970)
The Big O
(January 3, 1970)
Hank Williams the Roy Orbison Way
(January 2, 1970)
Zig Zag Soundtrack
(January 1, 1970)
She Cheats On Me/How Do You Start Over Again
(December 31, 1969)
Penny Arcade/Tennessee Owns My Soul
(July 31, 1969)
Roy Orbison's Many Moods
(May 3, 1969)
My Friend/Southbound Jericho Parkway
(March 31, 1969)
The Original Sound Of Roy Orbison
(December 31, 1968)
Heartache/Sugar Man
(August 31, 1968)
Walk On/Flowers
(June 30, 1968)
Born To Be Loved By You/Shy Away
(January 1, 1968)
She/Here Comes The Rain Baby
(September 30, 1967)
Cry Softly Lonely One
(August 31, 1967)
The Fastest Guitar Alive Soundtrack
(June 30, 1967)
Cry Softly Lonely One/Pistolero
(June 5, 1967)
Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson
(January 17, 1967)
There Won't Be Many Coming Home/Going Back To Gloria
(November 1, 1966)
The Very Best Of Roy Orbison
(August 31, 1966)
The Classic Roy Orbison
(August 31, 1966)
Too Soon To Know/You'll Never Be Sixteen Again
(July 31, 1966)
Lana/Our Summersong
(May 31, 1966)
Twinkle Toes/Where Is Tomorrow
(March 1, 1966)
So Good/Memories
(February 1, 1966)
The Orbison Way
(February 1, 1966)
Distant Drums/Let The Good Times Roll
(January 3, 1966)
Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart/Too Soon To Know
(January 2, 1966)
Communication Breakdown/Twinkle Toes
(January 1, 1966)
Orbisongs
(December 2, 1965)
Crawling Back/If You Can't Say Something Nice
(December 1, 1965)
Ride Away/Wondering
(July 31, 1965)
Say You're My Girl/Sleepy Hollow
(June 30, 1965)
Goodnight/Only With You
(February 1, 1965)
There Is Only One Roy Orbison
(January 2, 1965)
Pretty Paper/Summersong
(August 1, 1964)
Oh, Pretty Woman/Yo Te Amo Maria
(July 31, 1964)
It's Over/Indian Wedding
(March 31, 1964)
Borne On The Wind/What'd I Say
(August 1, 1963)
Blue Bayou/Mean Woman Blues
(July 31, 1963)
In Dreams
(June 30, 1963)
Falling/Distant Drums
(February 2, 1963)
In Dreams/Shahdaroba
(February 1, 1963)
Working For The Man/Leah
(August 31, 1962)
Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(July 31, 1962)
The Crowd/Mama
(May 31, 1962)
Crying
(April 30, 1962)
Dream Baby/The Actress
(January 3, 1962)
Orbiting With Roy Orbison and Bristow Harper
(January 2, 1962)
Crying/Candy Man
(June 30, 1961)
Running Scared/Love Hurts
(March 1, 1961)
Sings Lonely and Blue
(January 2, 1961)
Roy Orbison at the Rock House
(January 1, 1961)
I'm Hurtin'/I Can't Stop Loving You
(December 1, 1960)
Blue Angel/Today's Teardrops
(July 31, 1960)
Only The Lonely/Here Comes That Song Again
(April 30, 1960)
Uptown/Pretty One
(November 1, 1959)
Paper Boy/With The Bug
(August 31, 1959)
Almost 18/Jolie
(January 7, 1959)
Seems To Me/Sweet And Innocent
(January 6, 1959)
Chicken Hearted/I Like Love
(January 5, 1959)
Sweet And Easy To Love/Devil Doll
(January 4, 1959)
Rock House/ You're My Baby
(January 3, 1959)
Ooby Dooby/Go Go Go
(January 2, 1959)
Trying to Get To You/Ooby Dooby
(January 1, 1959)
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