All Over The World: The Very Best Of Elo

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Following the huge success of their 1977 tour, ELO then released 'Discovery' in 1979, which reached Number 1 in the UK Albums Chart. The twinkling ballad blends an array of trippy melodies with intricate instrumentation - 'Strange Magic' is an apt description for its composition in many ways. El Secreto Del Alfajor, a musical project with a penchant for blending folk and rock influences, presents two captivating tracks from their debut album. ELO's 1979 release 'Confusion' served as their second single from their eighth studio album 'Discovery', and hit the Number 8 spot in the UK Chart.

Not sure if this is what Jeff Lynne had in mind when he wrote the song, but it's a perfect moment nonetheless. Alluding to the passionate attempt to find his 'sweet talking woman', they sing: " You gotta slow down, sweet talkin' woman. Someone has been found on the rocks down in the bay," and: " Did you see that man running through the streets today?The song was actually first recorded as an intended B-side single for the Move - Jeff Lynne's previous group. Probably a decision he can stand by, given that 'Sweet Talkin' Woman' was a top ten hit in the UK and a top 20 hit in the US. Electric Light Orchestra are an English symphonic rock band which formed in Birmingham, Warwickshire in 1970. To make the song, Jeff explained: "To get the sound on the beginning, you know, the American telephone sound, we phoned from England to America to a number that we know nobody would be at, to just listen to it for a while. In 1974 Lennon said: "'Showdown' I thought was a great record and I was expecting it to be number one but I don't think UA [United Artists] got their fingers out and pushed it.

All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra – Electric Light Orchestra | AllMusic". In November 2019, ELO released their 14th studio album 'From Out of Nowhere', their first in four years.Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. The Electric Light Orchestra were one of the biggest and most successful bands of the late 1970s, producing a massive string of hit singles and albums that almost any other band would envy. All the bits that come in and out, the backing vocals, the cellos sliding, all the little naughty bits, the sound effects, everything is exactly what I imagined ELO to be.

According to Lynne, this song was the quickest he had ever written, in half an hour, originally as "filler" for the group's Face the Music album. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. He wrote, arranged and produced virtually all of ELO's string of 15 hit singles that rose to the Top 10 record charts in the UK 10 LPs during the 1970's and 1980's, including its most successful album, Out Of the Blue, a double LP. Written about "a certain period when it seemed we spent years on trains going back and forth from Birmingham to the various TV and radio stations in London", 'Last Train To London' was a UK top ten hit for the band in 1979.Ever since, he arranged and produced all their albums, while also writing most of all of their songs. Following the band's appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in the legends slot in 2016, the album re-entered the chart, [7] reaching No.