ELO's Greatest Hits
1979 greatest hits album by Electric Light Orchestra
ELO's Greatest Hits | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Greatest hits album by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
Released | 23 November 1979 | |||
Recorded | April 1973–August 1977 | |||
Length | 44:50 | |||
Label |
| |||
Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
MusicHound | 3/5[4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Record Mirror | [6] |
ELO's Greatest Hits is a compilation by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released 23 November 1979.[7][8] Despite being released after the album Discovery, this album omitted the band's most recent hits, "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Shine a Little Love".
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.
- Side one
# | Title | 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 (1976) | 3:12 |
- Side two
# | Title | Album | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1 | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | Out of the Blue (1977) | 3:47 |
2 | "Telephone Line" | A New World Record (1976) | 4:37 |
3 | "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (Single edit) | On the Third Day (1973) | 3:35 |
4 | "Strange Magic" (UK single version) | Face the Music (1975) | 4:07 |
5 | "Mr. Blue Sky" | Out of the Blue (1977) | 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"
Charts
Chart (1979-1980) | Peak position |
---|---|
Argentinian Albums Chart[9] | 7 |
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] | 1 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] | 17 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] | 2 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 13 |
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[14] | 28 |
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 7 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 30 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[17] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[18] | Gold | 10,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[20] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ ELO's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: E". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; 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.
- ^ Nicholls, Mike (24 November 1979). ELO: ELO's Greatest Hits. Vol. 26. Record Mirror. p. 25.
- ^ "BPI certifications for ELO".
- ^ Burbeck, Rodney, ed. (10 November 1979). "Phenomenal Response to Best of ELO" (PDF). Music Week. London, England, U.K.: Morgan-Grampian: 1. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
On November 23, Jet Records releases worldwide the Electric Light Orchestra's Greatest Hits album.
{{cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Cash Box. 26 April 1980. p. 18.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 101. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Electric Light Orchestra – ELO's Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Electric Light Orchestra – ELO's Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Electric Light Orchestra – ELO's Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 12 November 2021 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Elo – ELO's Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – Electric Light Orchestra – ELO's Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- v
- t
- e
- Bev Bevan
- Roy Wood
- Richard Tandy
- Mike Edwards
- Wilfred Gibson
- Hugh McDowell
- Mike de Albuquerque
- Colin Walker
- Mik Kaminski
- Kelly Groucutt
- Melvyn Gale
- The Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer)
- ELO 2 (Electric Light Orchestra II)
- On the Third Day
- Eldorado
- Face the Music
- A New World Record
- Out of the Blue
- Discovery
- Time
- Secret Messages
- Balance of Power
- Zoom
- Alone in the Universe
- From Out of Nowhere
- The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach
- Live at Wembley '78
- Live at Winterland '76
- The BBC Sessions
- Live at the BBC
- Electric Light Orchestra Live
- Wembley or Bust
- Xanadu
- Showdown
- Olé ELO
- The Light Shines On
- Three Light Years
- The Light Shines On Vol 2
- ELO's Greatest Hits
- A Box of Their Best
- Four Light Years
- Afterglow
- ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
- The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
- Strange Magic
- Light Years
- Definitive Collection
- Friends & Relatives
- Flashback
- The Ultimate Collection
- The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
- All Over the World
- Ticket to the Moon
- The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2 CD Edition)
- Mr. Blue Sky
- "10538 Overture"
- "Mr. Radio" (withdrawn)
- "Roll Over Beethoven"
- "Showdown"
- "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- "Can't Get It Out of My Head" / "Illusions in G Major"
- "Boy Blue" / "Eldorado"
- "Evil Woman"
- "Strange Magic"
- "Nightrider"
- "Strange Magic"
- "Livin' Thing" / "Fire On High"
- "Rockaria!"
- "Do Ya"
- "Telephone Line" / "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)"
- "Turn to Stone" / "Mister Kingdom"
- "Mr. Blue Sky" / "One Summer Dream"
- "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
- "Wild West Hero"
- "It's Over"
- "Shine a Little Love"
- "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
- "Don't Bring Me Down"
- "Confusion"
- "Last Train to London"
- "I'm Alive"
- "Xanadu" (with Olivia Newton-John)
- "All Over the World"
- "Don't Walk Away"
- "Hold On Tight"
- "Twilight"
- "Here Is the News" / "Ticket to the Moon"
- "Rain Is Falling"
- "The Way Life's Meant to Be"
- "Rock 'n' Roll Is King"
- "Secret Messages"
- "Four Little Diamonds"
- "Stranger"
- "Calling America"
- "So Serious"
- "Getting to the Point"
- Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (1980)
- Fusion – Live in London (1990)
- Zoom Tour Live (2001)
- ELO – Total Rock Review (2006)
- Live: The Early Years (2010)
- Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park (2015)
- Wembley or Bust (2017)
- Louis Clark
- Dave Morgan
- Gregg Bissonette
- Matt Bissonette
- Marc Mann
- Rosie Vela
- Discography
- Members
- Song list
- The Move
- Wizzard
- ELO Part II
- The Orchestra
- Violinski
- Earthrise
- L.E.O.
- Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO
- Category