Blue Bayou
Blue Bayou is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson ( en ) in 1961, and released in 1963 as the version sung by Roy Orbison. The song became a number one hit on the Irish and Australian charts in that version and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The single reached number 3 in the British charts.
Cover versions in English
- 1977: Linda Ronstadt , single Blue Bayou (This cover version reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1977 and number 2 on the country and cash box charts. For more than two million singles sold in the United States alone States , Linda Ronstadt first received a gold, then a platinum record.)
- 1978: Tracy Huang ( zh ), album Just The Way You Are
- 1980: Piet Veerman ( en ), album Back to You
- 1983: Tony Christie , album Country Love
- 1989: Lynn Anderson , album Rose Garden (not to be confused with Lynn Anderson's 1970 single with the same title Rose Garden )
- 1990: Andy Tielman ( en ), album Now and Forever
- 1991: Engelbert Humperdinck , album Träume with Engelbert 2
- 1995: Ed Bruce , album Puzzles
- 1995: The Cox Family , album Beyond the City
- 1998: Maltese country singer Marisa D'Amato , album Makin 'Believe
- 2001: A-Mei Chang ( en ), album Journey
- 2004: Raul Malo ( en ), album Nashville Acoustic Sessions
- 2004: Deborah Sasson , album Pop Classics
- 2007: Martina McBride , album Waking up Laughing ( en )
- 2007: The Idea of North ( en ), album Live at the Powerhouse
- 2008: The Mavericks , album covers
- 2010: Norah Jones with M. Ward , Track live from Austin, Album ... Featuring Norah Jones ( en )
- 2010: Gina Jeffreys ( en ), Album Old Paint ( en )
- 2011: Christer Sjögren , album Kramgoa låtar 2011 ( en )
- 2011: Damien Leith , Album Roy: A Tribute To Roy Orbison ( en )
- 2011: Andrea Corr , Album Lifelines ( en )
- 2011: Chris de Burgh , album Footsteps 2 ( en )
- 2012: the from Tonga / New Zealand native Reggae singer Swiss produced a reggae version of the song, single Blue Bayou
- 2014: Emmylou Harris , Bonnie Raitt and Carrie Underwood sang the song on April 10 of the year in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn , New York , as Linda Ronstadt into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been added
- 2014: Melinda Schneider ( en ) and Beccy Cole ( en ), album Great Women of Country ( en )
- 2016: Alisan Porter , appearance on February 29th of that year on the tenth season ( s ) of the US talent show The Voice
Versions in German
- 1963: Danny Marino , single Blue Bayou / Soon the lights go out (Polydor - 52 180)
- 1978: Paola , single Blue Bayou (CBS - S 6180) (Paola reached 6th place in the Swiss, 10th place in the Austrian and 13th place in the German charts)
- 1978: Nana Mouskouri , album songs that love writes (Philips - 9129 001; Ex Libris - PH 6858 091)
- 2011: Andy Borg , album Komm a bit with (MCP / VM 171.102)
Versions in other languages
- 1964: Spanish , the Mexican singer Lalo Carrión , title "Sueño Azul", single Sueño azul (ORFEON - 45-1470)
- 1977: Spanish , Linda Ronstadt , title "Lago Azul", single Lago Azul (Asylum Records - E-45464)
- 1978: Spanish , the Italian singer Iva Zanicchi , title "Lago Azul", single Lago azul / Se riesci a non morire (RIFI - MO 1867)
- 1978: French , the French singer Mireille Mathieu , title " À Blue Bayou " ( fr ), album Fidèlement vôtre ( fr ) (Philips - 9101 707, Ariola - 26 446 IU, Polydor - 2424 182)
- 1978: Italian , the Italian singer Iva Zanicchi , title "Con la voglia di te", album Con la voglia di te ( it ) [RIFI - RDZ ST 14290]
- 1978: Norwegian , the Norwegian country singer Lillian Aslekand ( no ), track "Blue Bayou", album Countryjente ( no ) (Talent - TLS 3042)
- 1991: Icelandic , the Icelandic singer Þuríður Sigurðardóttir ( is ), title "líknandi tár"
- 1994: Spanish , the Mexican singer and actress Bibi Gaytán ( en ), title "Lago Azul", album Manzana verde ( en )
- 1995: Spanish , the Mexican singer Roberto Jordán ( en ), title "Bahia Azul", album 15 Grandes Exitos (Dismex Sonoamerica - 9026)
- 1997: Finnish , the Finnish singer Anna Eriksson , track "Rakkauden Saari", album Anna Eriksson (MTV-Musiikki - MTVCD 124)
- 1997: Estonian , the Estonian singer Tarmo Pihlap ( et ), title "Koju Länen", album Kutse tantsule nr 5 ( et ) (Aidem Pot - POT CD 1040)
- 1998: Finnish , the Finnish singer Kari Tapio , title "Tuun Blue Bayou'uun", album Sinut tulen aina muistamaan ( fi ) (AXR - AXRCD 1151)
- 2011: Spanish , the Argentine - Austrian singer Semino Rossi , title "Lago Azul", album Moments
- 2013: English (verses) + Hawaiian (chorus): the Hawaiian singer Faith Ako , title "Blue Bayou", album Kulaiwi - My Beloved Homeland
- 2015: Spanish , the American singer and actress Jamila Velazquez ( en ), title "Blue Bayou" (this version was sung within the "Be True" episode in the second season of the American television series Empire ; aired for the first time in October 2015)
Film music
- 1976: The Man Who Fell to Earth (Original title: The Man Who Fell to Earth )
- 2001: Last Round ( Last Orders )
- 2003: Dreamcatcher
- 2004: Man on Fire ( Man on Fire ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roy Orbison - Blue Bayou. Retrieved March 30, 2013 .
- ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1994, p. 442
- ^ Nugent, Stephen / Fowler, Anne / Fowler, Pete: Chart Log of American / British Top 20 Hits, 1955–1974 . In: Gillett, Charlie / Frith, Simon (eds.): Rock File 4 . Frogmore, St. Albans: Panther Books, 1976, p. 262
- ↑ Danny Marino - Blue Bayou. Retrieved April 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Paola - Blue Bayou. Retrieved April 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Nana Mouskouri - I want to go home to you, Blue Bayou. Retrieved April 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Andy Borg - Blue Bayou. Retrieved April 20, 2017 .