The Essential Electric Light Orchestra

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The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
Greatest hits album by
Released1 April 2003
RecordedSeptember 1972 – January 1986
GenreRock
Length1:00:58
LabelEpic
ProducerJeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
ELO 2
(First Light Series)

(2003)
The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
(2003)
All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic5/5 stars[1]
The Music Box4/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[3]

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.

Track listing[change | change source]

All tracks are written by Jeff Lynne, with the exception of Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry

Original Edition[change | change source]

No. TitleOriginal 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 | change source]

2011 Edition
Greatest hits album by
Released10 October 2011 (UK/Europe), 24 October 2011 (US)
Recorded1970–2007
GenreRock
LabelEpic, Legacy, Sony Music
ProducerJeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
Ticket to the Moon: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Volume 2
(2007)
2011 Edition
(2011)
Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra
(2012)

2011 Edition[change | change source]

2011 Edition
Greatest hits album by
Released10 October 2011 (UK/Europe), 24 October 2011 (US)
Recorded1970–2007
GenreRock
LabelEpic, Legacy, Sony Music
ProducerJeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
Ticket to the Moon: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Volume 2
(2007)
2011 Edition
(2011)
Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra
(2012)
Disc one
No. TitleOriginal 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
No. TitleOriginal 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 | change source]

  1. The Essential Electric Light Orchestra at AllMusic
  2. Metzger, John (May 2003). "Electric Light Orchestra The Essential Electric Light Orchestra". The Music Box. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. 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.