On the Third Day

On the Third Day

On the Third Day

CD

On the Third Day

Album by Electric Light Orchestra

Released November 1973

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Tracklist

1
Ocean Breakup / King of the Universe
4:07
4.0 ★
2
Bluebird Is Dead
4:42
3.5 ★
3
Oh No Not Susan
3:07
4.0 ★
4
New World Rising / Ocean Breakup (reprise)
4:05
3.5 ★
5
Showdown
4:09
4.4 ★
6
Daybreaker
3:51
3.6 ★
7
Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
3:56
3.8 ★
8
Dreaming of 4000
5:04
4.0 ★
9
In the Hall of the Mountain King
6:37
4.0 ★
10
Auntie (Ma-Ma-Ma Belle) (take 1)
1:19
11
Auntie (Ma-Ma-Ma Belle) (take 2)
4:05
12
Mambo (Dreaming of 4000) (alternate mix)
5:05
2.0 ★
13
Everyone's Born to Die
3:43
14
Interludes
3:40

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Release credits

Bev Bevan
drums (drum set) [1, 4-13], percussion [5, 7, 10-13]
Colin Walker
cello [5-9, 11-12, 14]
Denny Bridges
engineer
Dick Plant
engineer [1-4, 6-14]
Douglas Bogey
engineer [1-4, 6-14]
Electric Light Orchestra
arranger [9]
Jeff Lynne
liner notes, Moog [7, 11-14], guitar [1, 4-13], harmonium [7, 11-14], lead vocals [1, 4-8, 11-13], producer [1, 4-12, 14]
John Middleton
engineer
Marc Bolan
guitar [7-8, 10-13]
Michael d’Albuquerque
background vocals [5, 7, 11-13], bass [1, 4-13]
Mik Kaminski
violin [1-4]
Mike Edwards
cello [1, 4-9, 11-12, 14]
Richard Tandy
Moog [1, 4-9, 11-14], background vocals [7, 11-12], guitar [7, 11-12], harmonium [7, 11-12, 14], keyboard [10], piano [1, 4-9, 11-13]
Rob Caiger
liner notes
Wilfred Gibson
violin [5-9, 11-14]

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On the Third Day
12" Vinyl
November 1973
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14 December 1973
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14 December 1973
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1973
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1973
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1973
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1977
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1978
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