The Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue ( 1977 )

 

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Jeff Lynne.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Turn to Stone"	3:47
2.	"It's Over"	4:08
3.	"Sweet Talkin' Woman"	3:47
4.	"Across the Border"	3:52
Total length:		15:34

Side two

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Night in the City"	4:02
6.	"Starlight"	4:30
7.	"Jungle"	3:51
8.	"Believe Me Now" (Instrumental)	1:21
9.	"Steppin' Out"	4:38
Total length:		18:22

Side three (Concerto for a Rainy Day)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Standin' in the Rain"	4:20
2.	"Big Wheels"	5:10
3.	"Summer and Lightning"	4:13
4.	"Mr. Blue Sky"	5:05
Total length:		18:48

Side four

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Sweet Is the Night"	3:26
6.	"The Whale" (Instrumental)	5:05
7.	"Birmingham Blues"	4:21
8.	"Wild West Hero"	4:40
Total length:		17:32

2007 reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wild West Hero" (Alternate bridge: Home demo)	0:26
2.	"The Quick and the Daft" (Previously unreleased)	1:49
3.	"Latitude 88 North" (Previously unreleased; also released as a single)

Personnel

Credits according to the record liner notes, unless noted.

ELO

• Jeff Lynne – lead and backing vocals, lead, rhythm and slide guitars (Gibson EDS-1275, Gibson Les Paul Custom, Gibson Marauder, Ovation 1615/4, Ovation 1619/4), Wurlitzer electric piano, Minimoog
• Bev Bevan – Slingerland drums, Remo Rototoms, Avedis Zildjian cymbals, Slingerland Bev Bevan drumsticks, Remo drumheads, gong, various percussion instruments, backing vocals, fire extinguisher on "Mr. Blue Sky"
• Richard Tandy – Yamaha C7B piano, Yamaha CS-80, Wurlitzer electric piano, ARP 2600, Minimoog, Polymoog, ARP Omni, ARP Odyssey, Hohner clavinet, SLM Concert Spectrum, Mellotron M400, sequencers, Gibson SG Custom electric guitar
• Kelly Groucutt – co-lead vocals on "Sweet Is the Night", harmony and backing vocals, Gibson G3 bass guitar, percussion
• Mik Kaminski – violin
• Hugh McDowell – cello
• Melvyn Gale – cello, jangle piano on "Wild West Hero" (uncredited)

Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record ( 1976 )

 

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jeff Lynne.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tightrope"	5:00
2.	"Telephone Line"	4:38
3.	"Rockaria!"	3:12
4.	"Mission (A World Record)"	4:24

Side two

No.	Title	Length
5.	"So Fine"	3:55
6.	"Livin' Thing"	3:31
7.	"Above the Clouds"	2:16
8.	"Do Ya"	3:45
9.	"Shangri-La"	5:34

Personnel

• Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, guitars, percussion, electric piano
• Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Richard Tandy – keyboards and synthesizers, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
• Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals
• Mik Kaminski – violin
• Hugh McDowell – cello, percussion
• Melvyn Gale – cello

Additional personnel

• Mary Thomas – operatic vocals
• Patti Quatro – uncredited backing vocals
• Brie Brandt – uncredited backing vocals
• Addie Lee – uncredited backing vocals
• Mack – engineer
• Orchestra and choral arrangements – Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne, Richard Tandy
• Orchestra conducted by Louis Clark

Electric Light Orchestra - Face the Music ( 1975 )

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lynne, unless noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fire On High"	5:30
2.	"Waterfall"	4:11
3.	"Evil Woman"	4:35
4.	"Nightrider"	4:26

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Poker"	3:31
6.	"Strange Magic"	4:29
7.	"Down Home Town"	3:53
8.	"One Summer Dream"	5:47
Total length:		36:22

Personnel

• Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, guitars, producer
• Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, spoken intro (backwards), backing vocals
• Richard Tandy – piano, clavinet, Moog, guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, tack piano
• Kelly Groucutt – vocals, bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Poker", co-lead vocals on "Nightrider"
• Mik Kaminski – violin
• Hugh McDowell – cello
• Melvyn Gale – cello

Additional personnel

• Ellie Greenwich – uncredited vocals
• Susan Collins – uncredited vocals
• Nancy O'Neill – uncredited vocals
• Marge Raymond – uncredited vocals

Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado ( 1974 )

Track listing

All tracks written by Jeff Lynne.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eldorado Overture" (instrumental)	2:12
2.	"Can't Get It Out of My Head"	4:21
3.	"Boy Blue"	5:18
4.	"Laredo Tornado"	5:29
5.	"Poor Boy (The Greenwood)"	2:57

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Mister Kingdom"	5:50
7.	"Nobody's Child"	3:40
8.	"Illusions in G Major"	2:36
9.	"Eldorado"	5:20
10.	"Eldorado Finale"	1:20

Personnel

• Jeff Lynne – lead & backing vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, bass, Moog, production, orchestra & choral arrangements
• Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
• Richard Tandy – piano, Moog, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, guitar, backing vocals, orchestra & choral arrangements
• Mike de Albuquerque – bass & backing vocals (credited; departed during the recording of the album)
• Mike Edwards – cello
• Mik Kaminski – violin
• Hugh McDowell – cello

Electric Light Orchestra - On the Third Day ( 1973 )

Track listing

Original track listing

All tracks written by Jeff Lynne, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ocean Breakup / King of the Universe"	4:07
2.	"Bluebird is Dead"	4:24
3.	"Oh No Not Susan"	3:07
4.	"New World Rising / Ocean Breakup (reprise)"	4:05

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Daybreaker"		3:51
6.	"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"		3:56
7.	"Dreaming of 4000" (listed as "I'm Only Dreaming" on the cassette tape version)		5:04
8.	"In the Hall of the Mountain King"	Edvard Grieg	6:37

Personnel

• Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars
• Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
• Richard Tandy – piano, Moog, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano
• Mike de Albuquerque – bass, backing vocals
• Mike Edwards – cello
• Mik Kaminski – violin (on tracks 1–4)
• Ted Blight – cello (credited on the UK pressing)

Additional personnel

• Marc Bolan - guitar (on tracks 7-8-10-11-12-13)
• Wilf Gibson – violin (on tracks 5–14)
• Colin Walker – cello (on tracks 5–14)

The Electric Light Orchestra - ELO 2 ( 1973 )

Original track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lynne, unless otherwise indicated.

Side one

1. "In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2)" – 6:56
2. "Momma" – 7:03 (retitled as "Mama" on the US edition)
3. "Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry) – 8:10, 7:03 (UK edition)

Side two

4. "From the Sun to the World (Boogie No. 1)" – 8:20
5. "Kuiama" – 11:19

US Bonus Tracks (2006 reissue)

6. "In Old England Town (Instrumental)" – 2:43
   • B-side to the "Showdown" single
7. "Baby, I Apologise" (Session outtake) – 3:43
8. "In Old England Town (Take 1, alternate mix)" – 6:56
9. "Roll Over Beethoven (Take 1)" (Berry) – 8:15

Personnel

• Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars, Moog synthesizer
• Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
• Richard Tandy – piano, harmonium, Moog synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals
• Mike de Albuquerque – bass, backing vocals (on tracks 2, 3 & 5)
• Mike Edwards – cello (on tracks 2, 3 & 5)
• Wilfred Gibson – violin
• Colin Walker – cello (on tracks 2, 3 & 5)

Additional personnel

• Marc Bolan – guitar on ELO 2 tracks 10–12
• Roy Wood – bass, cello on ELO 2 tracks 1 and 4
• Carl Wayne – lead vocals on The Lost Planet tracks 6–8

The Electric Light Orchestra - The Electric Light Orchestra ( 1971 )

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"10538 Overture" (Jeff Lynne)	Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood	5:32
2.	"Look at Me Now" (Roy Wood)	Roy Wood	3:17
3.	"Nellie Takes Her Bow" (Lynne)	Jeff Lynne	5:59
4.	"The Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644)" (Wood)	Roy Wood	6:03

Side two
No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
5.	"First Movement (Jumping Biz)" (Wood)	Instrumental	3:00
6.	"Mr. Radio" (Lynne)	Jeff Lynne	5:04
7.	"Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre)" (Lynne)	Instrumental	4:22
8.	"Queen of the Hours" (Lynne)	Jeff Lynne	3:22
9.	"Whisper in the Night" (Wood)	Roy Wood	4:50

Personnel

• Jeff Lynne – vocals, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, bass, Moog synthesizer
• Roy Wood – vocals, cello, classical acoustic guitar, bass, double bass, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, recorder, slide guitar, percussion, bass clarinet, krumhorn
• Bev Bevan – drums, timpani, percussion
• Bill Hunt – French horn, hunting horn, piccolo trumpet
• Steve Woolam – violin