Side oneĪccording to statements by George Harrison in the documentary The True History of the Traveling Wilburys (filmed in 1988 about the making of the album and re-released on the bonus DVD included in The Traveling Wilburys Collection), the whole band gave various contributions to all songs, although each song was mainly written by a single member the joint songwriting credit came from the fact that giving individualized credits looked egotistical. Track listingĪll songs were written by Traveling Wilburys. The box set debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart and at #9 on The Billboard 200. 3 were re-issued by Rhino Records as The Traveling Wilburys Collection, packaged together with bonus tracks and a DVD.
expired in 1995, ownership of the Dark Horse Records catalog as well as the two Traveling Wilburys albums reverted to Harrison and the albums went out of print. During 19 the album won many accolades, including a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.Īfter George Harrison’s distribution deal with Warner Bros. Most critics said the group's modest ambitions were fresh and relaxing.
As one critic put it, it was "one of the great commercial coups of the decade." At the time, no Dylan album had ever achieved two million in sales. While Harrison and Petty had had recent successes, Dylan, Orbison (who would die suddenly of a heart attack on 6 December 1988) and Lynne had not seen an album climb that high in several years. With over fifty weeks on the charts, the album was later certified triple-platinum. Although the single " Handle With Care" did not scale the pop charts (it stalled at US #45), the album did, reaching #16 in the UK and an impressive #3 in the US. Released October 18, 1988, Volume One became the surprise hit of the year, selling two million copies within six months in the United States. Records (which Petty eventually signed to himself, and which, through Reprise Records, released Lynne's solo album Armchair Theatre in 1990), his current label, and incorporated their own Wilbury Records label, in addition to producing the sessions with Lynne that spring. With Harrison having the greatest claim to the band, he signed them up to Warner Bros. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but this concept was taken a step further: their real names never appear anywhere on the album, liner notes, or even the songwriting credits. Harrison was no stranger to the use of alternate identities with Sgt. Masquerading as the Wilbury brothers, the participants would be known as Nelson (Harrison), Otis (Lynne), Lucky (Dylan), Lefty (Orbison) and Charlie T. Overdubs and mixing were done back in England at Harrison’s home studio F.P.S.H.O.T. The group got together again for nine days in May, recording the basic tracks and vocals at David A. The track was considered too good to be used as a B-side, so Harrison hatched the idea to form a band and record another nine songs for an album. Gathering at Dylan’s Malibu home the following day, they wrote and recorded the song “Handle with Care” in five hours, with all five sharing the vocals. After dinner, George stopped by Tom Petty’s house to pick up his guitar for the next day’s session and invited him along too. Needing a studio on short notice, Harrison suggested they call Bob Dylan, who had a home studio. While having dinner with Lynne and Orbison, Harrison related how he needed to record a new track and wanted to do it the next day. Jeff Lynne was also in Los Angeles producing some tracks for Roy Orbison as well as Tom Petty’s solo album. In early April 1988, George Harrison was in Los Angeles, California and needed to record a B-side for a European 12-inch single.
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