That day and/or the next day, the trio also wrote the song California Blue in the same manner. They created the chorus first, and the verses second. Jeff worked out the song on a small Casio keyboard, while Roy and Tom added acoustic guitars. Eventually they did get the hood closed and it was later that day that they wrote You Got It, based upon an idea of Roy's. After looking under the hood, all three musicians struggled to get the hood back down, not knowing how to do it. Tom tells an amusing story in his Conversations With Tom Petty book of that day: before doing any work together, Tom invited the others outside to look at his new Corvette. Jeff soon invited Tom Petty over to help out as well, which would be the first time that Tom met Roy. During the Christmas 1987 season, Roy was at home in Malibu, California when he invited Jeff over to begin working. They got along quite well and agreed to collaborate the next time both were in Los Angeles and had the time. They met briefly, but Roy was quite busy having just moved to a new home in California and other commitments. Probably because of this, he had his manager contact Roy at his home and asked to meet. In mid-1987, Jeff was enjoying the thrill and success of meeting and working with George Harrison, one of his musical heroes. The song, released the following year, would go on to be an international hit, making the Top 10 in both the UK and USA charts.

It was written during the Christmas season of 1987 and recorded in April of 1988 with Jeff, Tom and Phil Jones providing the backing track. You Got It was the first collaboration between Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison (and Tom Petty). Initially Released On: You Got It 7' single (1989 January - UK - Virgin VS 1166) Performed By: Roy Orbison (vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals), Jeff Lynne (guitars, keyboards, piano, bass, background vocals), Tom Petty (acoustic guitar, background vocals), Phil Jones (drums, percussion).Engineered By: Richard Dodd, Phil MacDonald and Don Smith.Written By: Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Tom Petty.Record Location: MC Studios (Mike Campbell's garage), Los Angeles, California, USA Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California, USA & Friar Park Studios, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK (George Harrison's home studio).

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