| "Pretty Paper" | ||||
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| Single by Roy Orbison | ||||
| B-side | "Almost" | |||
| Released | November 15, 1963 | |||
| Recorded | September 11, 1963[1] | |||
| Studio | Decca Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 2:41 | |||
| Label | Monument | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Willie Nelson | |||
| Producer(s) | Fred Foster | |||
| Roy Orbison singles chronology | ||||
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"Pretty Paper" is a song written by country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson in 1963. After being signed to Monument Records, Nelson played the song for producer Fred Foster. Foster pitched the song to Roy Orbison, who turned it into a hit. Nelson later recorded his own version of the song in November 1964.
- ^ Weize, Richard (2001). Orbison 1955-1965 (7-CD Deluxe Box Set) (booklet). Bear Family Records. BCD16423. Retrieved 2021-10-11.