the song pretty woman came out in august 1964.
the song pretty woman came out in august 1964.
when did the song pretty woman come out?
august 1964
"oh, pretty woman" or "pretty woman" is a song recorded by roy orbison, written by orbison and bill dees. it was released as a single in august 1964 on monument records and spent three weeks at number one on the "billboard" hot 100 from september 26, 1964, the second single by orbison to top the us charts. it was also orbison's third single to top the uk singles chart (for a total of three weeks). the record ultimately sold seven million copies and marked the high point in orbison's career. within months of its release, in october 1964, the single was certified gold by the riaa. at the year's end, "billboard" ranked it the number four song of 1964. "oh, pretty woman" was eventually the basis for the 1990 film pretty woman starring julia roberts and the 2018 broadway musical .
oh, pretty woman
pretty woman is a 1990 american romantic comedy film directed by garry marshall, from a screenplay by j. f. lawton. the film stars richard gere and julia roberts, and features héctor elizondo, ralph bellamy (in his final performance), laura san giacomo, and jason alexander in supporting roles. the film's story centers on down-on-her-luck hollywood sex worker vivian ward, who is hired by edward lewis, a wealthy businessman, to be his escort for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the course of her week-long stay with him. "pretty woman" is based on oh, pretty woman written and sung by roy orbison.
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