The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
2003 compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra
The Essential Electric Light Orchestra is a 2003 greatest hits compilation album by British band Electric Light Orchestra. It has been re-released in 2008 and again in 2011 as 2-CD edition.
| The Essential Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 1 April 2003 | |||
| Recorded | September 1972 – January 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 1:00:58 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Music Box |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Track listing change
All tracks are written by Jeff Lynne, with the exception of Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry
Original Edition change
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Evil Woman" (Single edit) | Face the Music | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Do Ya" | A New World Record | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | Eldorado | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Mr. Blue Sky" | Out of the Blue | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Strange Magic" (UK single edit) | Face the Music | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Livin' Thing" | A New World Record | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Turn to Stone" | Out of the Blue | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | Out of the Blue | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Telephone Line" | A New World Record | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Shine a Little Love" | Discovery | 4:42 |
| 11. | "Hold on Tight" | Time | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Calling America" | Balance of Power | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" (Edited version) | Secret Messages | 3:17 |
| 14. | "Don't Bring Me Down" | Discovery | 4:04 |
| 15. | "Roll Over Beethoven" (Single edit) | ELO 2 | 4:33 |
Total length: |
1:00:58 | ||
2011 Edition change
| 2011 Edition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 10 October 2011 (UK/Europe), 24 October 2011 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1970–2007 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Epic, Legacy, Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||||
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2011 Edition change
| 2011 Edition | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 10 October 2011 (UK/Europe), 24 October 2011 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1970–2007 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Epic, Legacy, Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Disc one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Original Album | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "10538 Overture" (7" edit) | The Electric Light Orchestra | 4:05 | ||||||
| 2. | "Roll Over Beethoven" (Single edit) | ELO 2 | 4:33 | ||||||
| 3. | "Showdown" | On the Third Day | 4:10 | ||||||
| 4. | "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (Single edit) | On the Third Day | 3:38 | ||||||
| 5. | "Can't Get It Out of My Head" (7" edit) | Eldorado | 3:08 | ||||||
| 6. | "Evil Woman" (Single edit) | Face the Music | 4:13 | ||||||
| 7. | "Nightrider" (7" edit) | Face the Music | 3:43 | ||||||
| 8. | "Strange Magic" (Single edit) | Face the Music | 4:08 | ||||||
| 9. | "Livin' Thing" | A New World Record | 3:33 | ||||||
| 10. | "Do Ya" | A New World Record | 3:46 | ||||||
| 11. | "Rockaria!" | A New World Record | 3:13 | ||||||
| 12. | "Telephone Line" | A New World Record | 4:41 | ||||||
| 13. | "Turn to Stone" | Out of the Blue | 3:50 | ||||||
| 14. | "Mr. Blue Sky" | Out of the Blue | 5:04 | ||||||
| 15. | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | Out of the Blue | 3:49 | ||||||
| 16. | "Wild West Hero" | Out of the Blue | 4:43 | ||||||
| 17. | "It's Over" | Out of the Blue | 4:10 | ||||||
| 18. | "Shine a Little Love" | Discovery | 4:11 | ||||||
| Disc two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Original Album | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Don't Bring Me Down" | Discovery | 4:04 | ||||||
| 2. | "The Diary of Horace Wimp" | Discovery | 4:17 | ||||||
| 3. | "Confusion" | Discovery | 3:40 | ||||||
| 4. | "Last Train to London" | Discovery | 4:32 | ||||||
| 5. | "I'm Alive" | Xanadu | 3:44 | ||||||
| 6. | "Xanadu" | Flashback/Xanadu | 3:22 | ||||||
| 7. | "All Over the World" | Xanadu | 4:03 | ||||||
| 8. | "Don't Walk Away" | Xanadu | 4:47 | ||||||
| 9. | "Hold on Tight" | Time | 3:08 | ||||||
| 10. | "Twilight" | Time | 3:45 | ||||||
| 11. | "Ticket to the Moon" | Time | 4:08 | ||||||
| 12. | "The Way Life's Meant to Be" | Time | 4:40 | ||||||
| 13. | "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" (Single edit) | Secret Messages | 3:08 | ||||||
| 14. | "Secret Messages" | Secret Messages | 4:45 | ||||||
| 15. | "Four Little Diamonds" | Secret Messages | 4:07 | ||||||
| 16. | "Calling America" | Balance of Power | 3:31 | ||||||
| 17. | "So Serious" | Balance of Power | 2:44 | ||||||
| 18. | "Surrender" | A New World Record (2006 remaster) | 2:33 | ||||||
| 19. | "Latitude 88 North" | Out of the Blue (30th Anniversary Edition) | 3:23 | ||||||
References change
- ↑ The Essential Electric Light Orchestra at AllMusic
- ↑ Metzger, John (May 2003). "Electric Light Orchestra The Essential Electric Light Orchestra". The Music Box. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
