ELO's Greatest Hits
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
ELO's Greatest Hits is a compilation by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1979.
The album sleeve art features a letter written by the band's co-founder and leader, Jeff Lynne, describing the '73–'78 period and the recording of each of the songs.
Recent pressings of this compact disc have been remastered, although no mention of this has been made on the packaging. It is an exact duplicate down to the "ZK" number on the spine, bar code number designation, and liner notes inside of the booklet. The discs themselves are exact clones. The only differences are small and faintly inscribed numbers in the center of the disc.There is no way to confirm when this change was made because of the identical presentation and lack of upgraded details in the packaging.[citation needed]
Track 1 is 6 seconds longer and 3.5 decibels louder. Track 2 is 1 second longer and 5.3 decibels louder. Track 3 is 1 second longer and 2 decibels louder. Track 4 is 3 seconds longer and 3.6 decibels louder with minor clipping in the left channel. Track 5 is 1 second shorter and 4.7 decibels louder. Track 6 is 1 second shorter and 5 decibels louder.
Track 7 is 1 second longer and 3 decibels louder. Track 8 is 2 seconds longer. Track 9 is 2 seconds longer and 3.2 decibels louder. Track 10 is 2 seconds shorter and 2.1 decibels louder. Track 11 is 1 second longer and 3.5 decibels louder and major clipping in both channels from 2:20 - 4:09.
Track listing
All tracks written by Jeff Lynne.
| No. | Title | {{{extra_column}}} | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Evil Woman" (Single version) | Face the Music, 1975 | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Livin' Thing" | A New World Record, 1976 | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | Eldorado, 1974 | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Showdown" (U.S. single edit) | On the Third Day (U.S.), 1973; Showdown (UK), 1974 | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Turn to Stone" | Out of the Blue, 1977 | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Rockaria!" | A New World Record | 3:12 |
| No. | Title | {{{extra_column}}} | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | Out of the Blue | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Telephone Line" | A New World Record | 4:37 |
| 9. | "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (Single edit) | On the Third Day | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Strange Magic" (UK single version) | Face the Music | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Mr. Blue Sky" | Out of the Blue | 5:05 |
Personnel
- Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars
- Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
- Richard Tandy – keyboards
- Mike de Albuquerque – bass (to 1974)
- Kelly Groucutt – bass, vocals (1974 onwards)
- Mik Kaminski – violin
- Mike Edwards – cello (to 1974)
- Melvyn Gale – cello (1975 onwards)
- Hugh McDowell – cello
- Wilfred Gibson – violin on "Showdown" and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- Colin Walker – cello on "Showdown" and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- Marc Bolan – guitar on "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
Chart performance
- #1 Australia
- #2 New Zealand
- #6 Canada
- #7 United Kingdom[3]
- #13 Norway
- #17 Austria[4]
- #28 Spain
- #30 United States (CashBox & Billboard 200); RIAA certification: 4x Platinum
References
- ^ ELO's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Discographie Electric Light Orchestra". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
