Working for the Man (song)

"Working for the Man"
"Working for the Man"
Single by Roy Orbison
B-side	"Leah"
Published	September 27, 1962 Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.
Released	September 8, 1962
Recorded	August 14, 1962
Studio	RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Rock and roll
Label	Monument; London;
Songwriter(s)	Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison singles chronology

"Working for the Man" is a song composed and sung by rock and roll performer Roy Orbison. Released in 1962 as a double A-side with "Leah", it reached number one in Australia, number thirty-three in the US,^[3] and the top 50 in Canada and England.^[4]

^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1962). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1962 Music July-Dec 3D Ser Vol 16 Pt 5. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
^ ^a ^b ^c Weize, Richard (2001). Orbison 1955-1965 (7-CD Deluxe Box Set) (booklet). Bear Family Records. BCD16423. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 631.
^ David Kent (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940-1969. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 9780646444390.

[1] Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1962). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1962 Music July-Dec 3D Ser Vol 16 Pt 5. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.

[Orbison-2] Weize, Richard (2001). Orbison 1955-1965 (7-CD Deluxe Box Set) (booklet). Bear Family Records. BCD16423. Retrieved 2021-10-11.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 631.

[4] David Kent (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940-1969. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 9780646444390.

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