If you do want the very best and only the very best, it's all right here and most of the songs sung so outstandingly were written by Roy himself either in partnership with Joe Melson or Bill Dees. The touching Christmas tune, "Pretty Paper" was written by Willie Nelson and "Dream Baby" and "Shahdaroba" by Cindy Walker who wrote many-a country tune including Jim Reeves' "Distant Drums" (which Roy covered). These songs as done by Roy Orbison touch the emotions in a way that only a relative few can. These are priceless. Also Roy took Elvis Presley's rousing  1957 hit, "Mean Woman Blues", and made it his own in 1963. After some years off the charts as a solo artist, Roy was on his way to making a new round of hits with his magnificent voice when he died in December 1988.  The songs in this package are from his best years on the charts.