Roy Orbison Version
| "I Drove All Night" | ||||
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| Single by Roy Orbison | ||||
| from the album King of Hearts | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly, country | |||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Roy Orbison singles chronology | ||||
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Jeff Lynne remixed Orbison's 1987 recordings for the posthumous album King of Hearts of which "I Drove All Night" was one of the tracks. However, Orbison's version of the song was released as a single from the 1991 compilation album Nintendo: White Knuckle Scorin'. The song was a significant hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart (matching the peak position of Lauper's version three years earlier). King of Hearts and "I Drove All Night" were generally well received in the United States, returning Orbison to the Billboard charts and receiving a Grammy Award.
A music video featuring Jason Priestley and Jennifer Connelly was also made for the single.
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