Zoom was recorded primarily by Jeff Lynne alone, with guest musicians that included George Harrison and Ringo Starr. It was one of Harrison's last recordings before his death. The only other ELO member appearing on the album, Richard Tandy, appears on the opening track and performed live in promotional concerts.
The album was the band's first release of new material since Balance of Power, released in 1986. Although billed as a return to the classic ELO sound, the album sales were relatively poor and a planned North American concert tour was cancelled. Upon release, the album charted at number 34 in the UK Albums Chart.[7] In the US, it debuted at number 94 on Billboard 200,[8] number 14 on Billboard Top Internet Albums chart,[9] with around 18,000 copies sold in the United States. As of October 2015, the album has sold 87,000 copies in the US.[10]
A remaster by Frontiers was released on 19 April 2013 in the UK, and on 23 April 2013 in the US, and included four previously unreleased bonus tracks; two of them being live recordings from the 2001 Zoom Tour Live PBS taping at CBS Television City in Los Angeles.[14] The remaster of the Japan-only track, Long Black Road (which doesn't appear on the Frontiers release), was included along with 10538 Overture in the soundtrack for the 2013 film American Hustle.[15]
^Larkin, Colin (ed.) (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN978-0-85712-595-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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