Out of the Blue

Blu-spec CD

Out of the Blue

Album by Electric Light Orchestra

Released 28 October 1977

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Tracklist

1
Turn to Stone
3:49
4.7 ★
2
It’s Over
4:08
4.0 ★
3
Sweet Talkin’ Woman
3:49
4.5 ★
4
Across the Border
3:53
4.4 ★
5
Night in the City
4:03
4.6 ★
6
Starlight
4:31
4.0 ★
7
Jungle
3:53
4.0 ★
8
Believe Me Now
1:21
4.5 ★
9
Steppin’ Out
4:40
3.6 ★
10
Standin’ in the Rain
3:59
5.0 ★
11
Big Wheels
5:32
5.0 ★
12
Summer and Lightning
4:14
3.5 ★
13
Mr. Blue Sky
5:03
4.5 ★
14
Sweet Is the Night
3:27
4.0 ★
15
The Whale
5:07
4.0 ★
16
Birmingham Blues
4:23
4.0 ★
17
Wild West Hero
4:45
4.5 ★
18
Wild West Hero (alternate bridge, home demo)
0:26
19
The Quick and the Daft
1:49
20
Latitude 88 North
3:24

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Release credits

Bev Bevan
background vocals [13], drums (drum set) [1-17, 19], other instruments [13], percussion [1-17, 19]
Jeff Lynne
arranger [1, 3, 13, 17], guitar, lead vocals [1-14, 16-18], other vocals [7], producer, synthesizer [1-17, 19], vocal [20]
Kelly Groucutt
background vocals [13], bass [1-17, 19]
Louis Clark
arranger [1, 3, 13, 17], conductor [1-17, 19]
Mack
engineer
Melvyn Gale
piano [17, 19]
Mik Kaminski
violin [3, 5, 17, 19]
Richard Tandy
arranger [1, 3, 13, 17], keyboard [1-17, 19]
Ryan Ulyate
engineer [18-20]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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Out of the Blue
2x 12" Vinyl
28 October 1977
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Out of the Blue
2x 12" Vinyl
5 November 1977
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Out of the Blue
2x 12" Vinyl (Club Edition)
November 1977
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Out of the Blue
2x 12" Vinyl
1977
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Out of the Blue
2x 12" Vinyl
May 1978
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Out of the Blue
CD (price code CB 782)
1987
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Out of the Blue
CD
1987
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Out of the Blue
CD
1987
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Out of the Blue
CD (price code CB 801)
1987
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Out of the Blue
CD
1 September 1990
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Out of the Blue
CD
1990
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Out of the Blue
CD
1992
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Out of the Blue
CD
1993
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Out of the Blue
CD
21 February 1998
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Out of the Blue
CD
20 February 2007
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Out of the Blue
2x CD
21 February 2007
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Out of the Blue
CD (30th Anniversary Edition)
24 February 2007
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Out of the Blue
CD (30th anniversary limited edition)
2007
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Out of the Blue
CD
2007
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Out of the Blue
CD (carbon neutral packaging)
2007
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Out of the Blue
2x 12" Vinyl
8 August 2012
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Out of the Blue
Blu-spec CD
9 December 2012
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Out of the Blue
Digital Media
30 October 2015
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Out of the Blue
Digital Media
2015
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Out of the Blue
2x 12" Vinyl
27 May 2016
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Out of the Blue
2x Vinyl
24 November 2017
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Out of the Blue
2x CD
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Out of the Blue
2x 12" Vinyl (distributed by CBS, approx. 1978)