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. He was also the co-writer and co-executive producer of the documentary "Mystery Girl: Unraveled". In 2017 Orbison co-authored the book "The Authorized Roy Orbison" with music journalist Jeff Slate, his two brothers and with research by Marcel Riesco. Orbison became a father in 2016 with the birth of his first son Roy Orbison III, with his wife Asa, whom he married in September 2017. His son was featured playing on a toy guitar and tambourine with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra during a rendition of his grandfather's song "Pretty Woman" in May 2017, at the age of 10 months. Roy Orbison