A Black & White Night Live

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.

On piano is Glen D. Hardin, who had played piano for Buddy Holly as well as for years for Elvis Presley. Lead guitarist, James Burton is also from Presley's group. Male background vocals with some on guitar, are: Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Steven Soles. Singing the female background vocals are k.d. lang, Jennifer Warnes, and Bonnie Raitt.

[edit] Track listing

"Only The Lonely" - (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson)
"In Dreams" - (Orbison)
"Dream Baby" - (Cindy Walker)
"Leah" - (Orbison)
"Go Go Go (Down the Line)" - (Orbison, Billy Pat Ellis)
"Crying" - (Orbison, Melson)
"Mean Woman Blues" - (Claude Demetrius)
"Running Scared" - (Orbison, Melson)
"Blue Bayou" (not included in broadcast, included on DVD) - (Orbison, Joe Melson)
"Candy Man" - (Beverly Ross, Fred Neil)
"Uptown" - (Orbison, Melson)
"Ooby Dooby" - (Wade Moore, Dick Penner)
"The Comedians" - (Elvis Costello)
"Dream You" - (T-Bone Burnett, Dan Malloy)
"Claudette"- (not included in broadcast, included on DVD) - (Orbison)
"It's Over" - (Orbison, Bill Dees)
"Oh, Pretty Woman" - (Roy Orbison, Bill Dees)