Editing Roy Orbison (section)

==Posthumous career==
Orbison's posthumous album ''Mystery Girl'' was released by [[Virgin Records]] on January 31, 1989<ref>{{Cite book|title=The authorized Roy Orbison|last=Orbison|first=Roy Jr.|publisher=Center Street|others=Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex,, Slate, Jeff|year=2017|isbn=978-1-4789-7654-7|edition= Second|location=New York|page=235|oclc=1017566749}}</ref> and became the highest-selling album of his career.<ref name="offbio" /> The biggest hit from ''Mystery Girl'' was "[[You Got It]]", written with Lynne and Tom Petty. "You Got It" rose to number 9 in the US and number three in the UK.{{sfnp|Whitburn|2004|p=524}}<ref name="britishhits"/> The song earned Orbison a posthumous Grammy Award nomination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/life_after_death_the_best_and_worst_posthumous_albums/s1__31845896|title=Life after death: The best and worst posthumous albums|date=November 16, 2020|website=Yardbarker}}</ref> According to ''Rolling Stone'', "''Mystery Girl'' cloaks the epic sweep and grandeur of his classic sound in meticulous, modern production—the album encapsulates everything that made Orbison great, and for that reason it makes a fitting valedictory."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/mystery-girl-249142/|title=Mystery Girl|first1=Michael|last1=Azerrad|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 23, 1989}}</ref>

''Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1'' spent 53 weeks on the US charts, peaking at number three. It reached numder one in Australia and number 16 in the UK. The album won a Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group]].<ref name="grammy"/> ''Rolling Stone'' included it in the top 100 albums of the decade.<ref name="Amburn"/>{{refpage|p222}}

On April 8, 1989, Orbison became the first deceased musician since Elvis Presley to have two albums in the US top five at the same time, with ''Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1'' at number four and his own ''Mystery Girl'' at number five.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-04-08.pdf |date=April 8, 1989 |magazine=Billboard |title=Top Pop Albums |page=80 |volume=101 |issue=14}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, he achieved even greater posthumous success, with two solo albums in the top three on February 11, 1989 (''Mystery Girl'' was number two and the compilation ''The Legendary Roy Orbison'' was number three).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19890205/7502/ |title=Official Albums Chart Top 75: 05 February 1989 - 11 February 1989 |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company}}</ref>

Although the video for the Traveling Wilburys' "Handle with Care" was filmed with Orbison, the video for "[[End of the Line (Traveling Wilburys song)|End of the Line]]" was filmed and released posthumously. During Orbison's vocal solo parts in "End of the Line", the video shows Orbison's guitar in a rocking chair next to Orbison's framed photo.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMVjToYOjbM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/UMVjToYOjbM| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|last1=Lynne |first1=Jeff |last2=Harrison |first2=George|last3=Petty |first3=Tom |last4=Orbison |first4=Roy |last5=Dylan |first5=Bob |date=May 20, 2016 |title= The Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line (Official Video)|medium=Music Video |time=1:46 |work=[[Traveling Wilburys]]|access-date=March 22, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On October 20, 1992, ''[[King of Hearts (Roy Orbison album)|King of Hearts]]''—another album of Orbison songs—was released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/king-of-hearts-mw0000090512|title=King of Hearts - Roy Orbison &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref> In 1996, the album ''The Very Best of Roy Orbison'' documented his entire career.<ref name="offbio" /> Roy's wife Barbara managed his estate and released albums through the Roy Orbison Enterprises company.<ref name="offbio" /> Following Barbara's death in December 2011, the company management was taken over by Roy's sons Alex and Roy Kelton Jr.<ref name="offbio" />

In 2014, a demonstration recording of Orbison's "The Way Is Love" was released as part of the 25th-anniversary deluxe edition of ''Mystery Girl''. The song was originally recorded on a stereo cassette player around 1986. Orbison's sons contributed instrumentation on the track along with Orbison's vocals; it was produced by [[John Carter Cash]].<ref>{{cite web
| url         = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/21/unreleased-roy-orbison-track-the-way-is-love
| title       = Unreleased Roy Orbison track resurrected by singer's sons
| author      = Sean Michaels
| date        = March 21, 2014
| work        = The Guardian
| access-date = October 7, 2015
}}</ref>