The Essential Electric Light Orchestra

Compilation by Electric Light Orchestra

Released 7 October 2011
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Tracklist

  • Digital Media 1
  • 1
    10538 Overture
    4:03
  • 2
    Roll Over Beethoven
    4:31
    4.4 ★
  • 3
    Showdown
    4:09
    4.5 ★
  • 4
    Ma‐Ma‐Ma Belle
    3:37
    3.0 ★
  • 5
    Can’t Get It Out of My Head
    3:07
    4.5 ★
  • 6
    Evil Woman
    4:12
    4.1 ★
  • 7
    Nightrider
    3:42
  • 8
    Strange Magic
    4:06
    4.0 ★
  • 9
    Livin’ Thing
    3:31
    4.1 ★
  • 10
    Do Ya
    3:45
    4.2 ★
  • 11
    Rockaria!
    3:13
    4.0 ★
  • 12
    Telephone Line
    4:40
    4.5 ★
  • 13
    Turn to Stone
    3:48
    4.7 ★
  • 14
    Mr. Blue Sky
    5:02
  • 15
    Sweet Talkin’ Woman
    3:48
    4.5 ★
  • 16
    Wild West Hero
    4:41
    4.5 ★
  • 17
    It’s Over
    4:09
    4.0 ★
  • 18
    Shine a Little Love
    4:11
  • Digital Media 2
  • 1
    Don’t Bring Me Down
    4:03
    4.4 ★
  • 2
    The Diary of Horace Wimp
    4:17
    4.5 ★
  • 3
    Confusion
    3:40
    3.6 ★
  • 4
    Last Train to London
    4:29
    4.3 ★
  • 5
    I’m Alive
    3:43
    3.0 ★
  • 6
    Xanadu
    3:21
  • 7
    All Over the World
    4:02
    4.5 ★
  • 8
    Don’t Walk Away
    4:47
    3.0 ★
  • 9
    Hold On Tight
    3:06
    4.0 ★
  • 10
    Twilight
    3:43
    4.6 ★
  • 11
    Ticket to the Moon
    4:07
    4.6 ★
  • 12
    The Way Life’s Meant to Be
    4:38
    4.0 ★
  • 13
    Rock and Roll Is King
    3:08
    3.5 ★
  • 14
    Secret Messages
    4:43
    4.5 ★
  • 15
    Four Little Diamonds
    4:05
    3.5 ★
  • 16
    Calling America
    3:29
  • 17
    So Serious
    2:42
    1.0 ★
  • 18
    Surrender
    2:32
    5.0 ★
  • 19
    Latitude 88 North
    3:23

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Release credits

  • background vocals [9]
  • background vocals [14], drums (drum set) [2.1-5, 2.7-18, 1.1-3, 1.5-18], other instruments [14], percussion [2.1-5, 2.7-18, 1.2-3, 1.5-18], timpani [5, 7-8]
  • engineer [13-17]
  • French horn [1]
  • background vocals [9]
  • cello [2-3]
  • engineer [2-3]
  • engineer [2.18, 1.5, 1.9-12]
  • engineer [1.9-12, 2.18]
  • performer [5, 7-8]
  • background vocals [6-8]
  • cello [6-12]
  • Moog [2, 5], acoustic guitar [5, 7-8], arranger [6, 13, 15-16], background vocals [5, 7-8, 16-17], bass [1], bass guitar [6, 16-17], choir vocals [2.1, 2.1-2, 2.2-3, 2.3-4, 2.4, 1.9], drum machine [13-15], drums (drum set) [6], electric guitar [1-4], guitar [1.1-3, 1.5-18, 2.5-19], harmonium [2], keyboard [16-17], lead vocals [1.2-3, 1.5-18, 2.1-17], orchestrator [9], percussion [13-15], piano [1.18, 2.1-4, 2.9-17], producer, strings [1-4], synthesizer [1.13-18, 2.1-5, 2.7-15], vocal [1.1, 2.18-19]
  • engineer [6-8]
  • engineer [2-3]
  • engineer [1.9-12, 2.18]
  • background vocals [2.5, 2.7-8, 1.7, 1.9-12, 1.14, 1.18], bass [1.6-18, 2.9-13, 2.18], bass guitar [1-5, 7-8], choir vocals [1-4]
  • arranger [6, 13, 15-16], choir vocals [1.9, 2.1-4], conductor [1.5-18, 2.1-5, 2.7-8], orchestrator [9], strings [1-5, 7-8]
  • engineer [2.1-5, 2.7-12, 2.18-19, 1.6-18], mix [16-17]
  • engineer [6], keyboard [6]
  • background vocals [6-8]
  • vocal [11]
  • cello [6-12], piano [16]
  • background vocals [2-3], bass [2-3, 5]
  • violin [1.6-12, 1.15-16, 2.13]
  • cello [2-3]
  • engineer [5]
  • background vocals [6-8]
  • background vocals [9]
  • engineer [1]
  • conductor [9-12]
  • Moog [2.18, 1.2-3, 1.5-12], arranger [6, 13, 15-16], background vocals [2], choir vocals [2.1-4, 1.9], clarinet [1-4], clavinet [2.18, 1.6-12, 1.18], drum machine [13-15], electric piano [1.18, 2.1-4, 2.9-15], grand piano [1.18, 2.13-15], guitar [2.9-12, 2.18, 1.2, 1.6-12], harmonica [13], harmonium [2], keyboard [2.5, 2.7-8, 2.16-17, 1.13-17], orchestrator [9], piano [1.2-3, 1.5-12, 2.1-5, 2.7-12, 2.16-18], programming [16-17], solo [8], strings [1-4], synthesizer [1.18, 2.1-5, 2.7-15]
  • bass [1]
  • engineer [1]
  • cello [1], guitar [1], producer [1], vocal [1]
  • engineer [6, 19]
  • violin [1]
  • background vocals [6-8]
  • engineer [16-17]
  • violin [2-3]

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