It's Over (Roy Orbison song) 1964 (making it Orbison's second UK No.1 single [the first was "Only the Lonely" in 1960]). "It's Over" spent 2 weeks at No.1 on the UK singles chart, out of a total of 18 weeks on that chart. The song also spent ten weeks in the Irish Singles Chart, three of which were at No.1. It was one of six chart-toppers for Orbison in Ireland. The song also appears on Orbison's 1964 album "More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits" and his 1989 posthumous album "A Black & White Night Live" from the 1988 HBO television special. In 1964, Hong Kong
Roy Orbison the weekends, and attended college during the day. While living in Odessa, Orbison saw a performance by Elvis Presley, who was only a year older and a rising star. Johnny Cash toured the area in 1955 and 1956, appearing on the same local TV show as the Wink Westerners, and suggested that Orbison approach Sam Phillips at Sun Records, the home of rockabilly artists Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis (in late 1956), and Cash. Orbison telephoned Phillips and during their conversation was curtly told, "Johnny Cash doesn't run my record company!" The success of their KMID television show got