Girl was listed at number 2 (its peak position there), as the compilation The Legendary Roy Orbison was at number 3. In his contemporary review for the Chicago Tribune, David Silverman lamented that, given the expectations caused by Orbison's death, "the publicity and fanfare have threatened to cheapen the album, reducing it to novelty status while directing attention away from its rightful distinction as one of Orbison's finest works – a comeback to match his legendary status." Silverman especially admired "Dream You" and said that the only weak track was "The Comedians", where "the openly rancorous story" was unsuitable for such "an unrequited romantic" as Orbison. By contrast, New York Times critic Stephen Holden highlighted "The Comedians" as the album's "outstanding song", saying that it was a "witty parody" of Orbison's 1961 hit "Running Scared" that the singer had succeeded in transcending from mere homage due to his expressive vocal. Holden added that, throughout Mystery Girl, "the singing, songwriting and production do a superb job of bringing Orbison up to date without diluting his haunted hyper-romantic fervor." The Deseret News reviewer described it as a "great, great album" that sealed Orbison's comeback after the Traveling Wilburys' recent success and reinforced what a true loss his death was to popular music. The reviewer admired Orbison's ability to work effectively with his collaborators and highlighted "You Got It" as an "exceptional single" and "She's a Mystery to Me" as "perhaps the best song on the album". In May 2014, Mystery Girl was reissued in a 25th anniversary edition. It included bonus material such as demos and a new song, "The Way Is Love", which was completed by John Carter Cash and Orbison's sons from a cassette demo recorded in around 1986. Track listing Personnel Core contributors Roy Orbison – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10), electric guitar (track 6) Jeff Lynne – electric guitar (tracks 1, 5), acoustic guitar (4), keyboards (tracks 1, 4, 5), piano (track 1), bass guitar (tracks 1, 4, 5), backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9) Tom Petty – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 5), backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5) Mike Campbell – electric guitar (tracks 2, 10), acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 9, 10), bass (tracks 2, 10), mandolin (track 5) Jim Keltner – drums (tracks 2, 6–10) Howie Epstein – bass guitar (tracks 6, 8, 9), backing vocals (tracks 2,