| "Blue Bayou" | ||||
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| Single by Roy Orbison | ||||
| from the album In Dreams | ||||
| B-side | "Mean Woman Blues" | |||
| Released | August 1, 1963 | |||
| Recorded | November 15, 1961[1] | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | Monument | |||
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| Producer(s) | Fred Foster | |||
| Roy Orbison singles chronology | ||||
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"Blue Bayou" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt's signature song, with which she scored a Top 5 hit with her cover in 1977. Many others have since recorded the song.
- ^ Weize, Richard (2001). Orbison 1955-1965 (7-CD Deluxe Box Set) (booklet). Bear Family Records. BCD16423. Retrieved 2021-10-11.