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Every Traveling Wilburys Song, Track by Track

Ten musicians' worth of talent, twenty-one songs, and one recurring miracle: almost none of it sounds like a committee wrote it. This is the full track-by-track index. Start with whichever song you came here for.

Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988)

1. Handle With Care, the B-side that became the band
2. Dirty World, Dylan's innuendo-laced group singalong
3. Rattled, Lynne's rockabilly throwback
4. Last Night, Petty's Caribbean-tinged storytelling
5. Not Alone Any More, Orbison's only lead vocal on the album
6. Congratulations, Dylan's tavern-style breakup ballad
7. Heading for the Light, Harrison's spiritual comeback anthem
8. Margarita, the full band at its loosest
9. Tweeter and the Monkey Man, Dylan's Springsteen homage
10. End of the Line, the closer that became a tribute

Full album details, personnel, and chart data are on the Vol. 1 page.

Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 (1990)

1. She's My Baby, the album's strongest track by wide agreement
2. Inside Out, the first song written after Orbison's death
3. If You Belonged to Me, vintage Dylan harmonica
4. The Devil's Been Busy, featuring Harrison's electrified sitar
5. 7 Deadly Sins, the band's surprise doo-wop detour
6. Poor House, bluegrass with a wistful Harrison slide guitar
7. Where Were You Last Night?, a Dylan and Harrison duet
8. Cool Dry Place, Petty's song about moving his gear into storage
9. New Blue Moon, a pure Jeff Lynne production showcase
10. You Took My Breath Away, a possible hidden Orbison tribute
11. Wilbury Twist, the band's last-ever release

Full album details, personnel, and chart data are on the Vol. 3 page.

Bonus tracks

1. Maxine, a Vol. 1-era outtake finished by Dhani Harrison in 2007
2. Like a Ship, the second rediscovered Vol. 1-era outtake
3. Nobody's Child, a charity single for Olivia Harrison's Romanian Angel Appeal
4. Runaway, a Del Shannon cover with a new Jeff Lynne clavioline solo

All four bonus tracks were added to the 2007 reissue.