"You Got It" is a song from American singer
Roy Orbison's 22nd studio album, Mystery Girl (1989). The song was released posthumously on January 3, 1989, after Orbison's death from a
heart attack on December 6, 1988. The song was issued with "The Only One" as the
B-side and was later released with "
Crying" (version with
k.d. lang).[2][3] The single reached number nine on the US BillboardHot 100 and number one on the
Adult Contemporary chart, returning Orbison to the top 10 for the first time in 25 years.[4] "You Got It" also reached number three on the
UK Singles Chart and entered the top five in 10 other countries. Although it is an Orbison solo single, Orbison's fellow
Traveling Wilburys bandmates
Tom Petty and
Jeff Lynne co-wrote the song and played instruments on the record.
According to The Authorized Roy Orbison, the song was recorded at guitarist
Mike Campbell's garage in
Los Angeles, California, and mixed at
George Harrison's residence
Friar Park in
Henley-on-Thames, England.[5] Orbison gave his only public rendition of the hit at the Diamond Awards Festival in
Antwerp,
Belgium, on November 19, 1988, just 17 days before his death and before the single was released. This footage was incorporated into the song's
music video.[6] A 2014 version incorporated videos of rehearsal and practice sessions.
Cash Box said that it "showcases Orbison’s distinctive vocal charge—fluid, yet capable of creating excitement" and said "listen for the exotically melodic lift to the chorus".[8]
Personnel
Roy Orbison – lead vocals and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Jeff Lynne – electric guitar, bass, synthesizer, piano and backing vocals
The song became a hit again in 1995 for American singer-songwriter
Bonnie Raitt, who recorded a version for the
soundtrack of the film Boys on the Side. In the United States, it peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at number 31 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada, "You Got It" reached number 11 and was the 62nd-biggest hit of 1995, while in Iceland, it peaked at number 10.
^"1995 The Year in Music"(PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. December 23, 1995. p. YE-80.
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