ELO's Greatest Hits
| ELO's Greatest Hits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | November 1979 | |||
| Recorded | April 1973–August 1977 | |||
| Length | 44:50 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound | 3/5[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
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.
Track listing
All tracks written by Jeff Lynne.
| No. | Title | Original album | 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 | Original album | 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[6]
- #13 Norway
- #17 Austria[7]
- #28 Spain
- #30 United States (CashBox & Billboard 200); RIAA certification: 4x Platinum
References
- ^ ELO's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Larkin, Colin (ed.) (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 382. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 274. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Discographie Electric Light Orchestra". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
