Roy Orbison mix from the top down rather than from the bottom up, beginning with close-miked backing vocals in the foreground, and ending with the rhythm section soft in the background. This combination became Orbison's trademark sound. "Only the Lonely" shot to number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and hit number one in the UK and Australia. According to Orbison, the subsequent songs he wrote with Melson during this period were constructed with his voice in mind, specifically to showcase its range and power. He told "Rolling Stone" in 1988, "I liked the sound of [my voice]. I liked making it
Roy Orbison Jr. age 17 he co-wrote a song for U2 with Bono, before becoming a professional musician himself. In 2008 Orbison co-produced the 4-disc career retrospective of his father entitled "The Soul Of Rock And Roll", as well as the 2016 collection "Roy Orbison: The Ultimate Collection". He has also written the liner notes for further retrospective collections. The album reached number 10 on the UK album charts. Orbison has also mastered previously unreleased recordings of his father and has begun to distribute them, including the song “The Way is Love”, a track on which he also played the guitar and contributed