The Essential Electric Light Orchestra

Compilation by Electric Light Orchestra

Released 7 October 2011
SpotifyApple Music

Tracklist

  • Digital Media 1
  • 1
    10538 Overture (7″ edit)
    4:03
  • 2
    Roll Over Beethoven
    4:31
    4.4 ★
  • 3
    Showdown
    4:09
    4.5 ★
  • 4
    Ma‐Ma‐Ma Belle
    3:37
  • 5
    Can’t Get It Out of My Head (7″ edit)
    3:07
    4.5 ★
  • 6
    Evil Woman
    4:12
    4.1 ★
  • 7
    Nightrider (7″ edit)
    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
    Xanadu (new version)
    3:21
  • 6
    Hold On Tight
    3:06
  • 7
    Twilight
    3:43
    4.6 ★
  • 8
    Ticket to the Moon
    4:07
    4.6 ★
  • 9
    The Way Life’s Meant to Be
    4:38
    4.0 ★
  • 10
    Rock and Roll Is King
    3:08
  • 11
    Secret Messages
    4:43
    4.5 ★
  • 12
    Four Little Diamonds
    4:05
    3.5 ★
  • 13
    Calling America
    3:29
  • 14
    So Serious
    2:42
    1.0 ★
  • 15
    Surrender
    2:32
    5.0 ★
  • 16
    Latitude 88 North
    3:23

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Release credits

  • background vocals [9]
  • background vocals [14], drums (drum set) [1.1-18, 2.1-4, 2.6-15], other instruments [14], percussion [2.1-4, 2.6-15, 1.2-18]
  • engineer [10-14]
  • French horn [1]
  • background vocals [9]
  • cello [2-4]
  • engineer [2-4]
  • engineer [1.5, 1.9-12, 2.15]
  • engineer [2.15, 1.9-12]
  • background vocals [6-8]
  • cello [6-12]
  • Moog [2, 4-5], arranger [6, 13, 15-16], background vocals [13-14], bass [1], bass guitar [5, 13-14], choir vocals [2.1, 2.1-2, 2.2-3, 2.3-4, 2.4, 1.9], drum machine [10-12], drums (drum set) [5], electric guitar [1-4], guitar [1.1-18, 2.5-16], harmonium [2, 4], keyboard [13-14], lead vocals [2.1-14, 1.2-18], orchestrator [9], percussion [10-12], piano [1.18, 2.1-4, 2.6-14], producer, strings [1-4], synthesizer [2.1-4, 2.6-12, 1.13-18], vocal [1.1, 2.15-16]
  • engineer [6-8]
  • engineer [2-4]
  • engineer [2.15, 1.9-12]
  • background vocals [7, 9-12, 14, 18], bass [1.6-18, 2.6-10, 2.15], bass guitar [1-4], choir vocals [1-4]
  • arranger [6, 13, 15-16], choir vocals [1.9, 2.1-4], conductor [1.5-18, 2.1-4], orchestrator [9], strings [1-4]
  • engineer [1.6-18, 2.1-4, 2.6-9, 2.15-16], mix [13-14]
  • guitar [4]
  • engineer [5], keyboard [5]
  • background vocals [6-8]
  • vocal [11]
  • cello [6-12], piano [16]
  • background vocals [2-4], bass [2-5]
  • violin [1.6-12, 1.15-16, 2.10]
  • cello [2-4]
  • engineer [5]
  • background vocals [6-8]
  • background vocals [9]
  • engineer [1]
  • conductor [6-9]
  • Moog [2.15, 1.2-12], arranger [6, 13, 15-16], background vocals [2, 4], choir vocals [1.9, 2.1-4], clarinet [1-4], clavinet [2.15, 1.6-12, 1.18], drum machine [10-12], electric piano [1.18, 2.1-4, 2.6-12], grand piano [2.10-12, 1.18], guitar [2.6-9, 2.15, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6-12], harmonica [10], harmonium [2, 4], keyboard [1.13-17, 2.13-14], orchestrator [9], piano [1.2-12, 2.1-4, 2.6-9, 2.13-15], programming [13-14], solo [8], strings [1-4], synthesizer [2.1-4, 2.6-12, 1.18]
  • bass [1]
  • engineer [1]
  • cello [1], guitar [1], producer [1], vocal [1]
  • engineer [5, 16]
  • violin [1]
  • background vocals [6-8]
  • engineer [13-14]
  • violin [2-4]

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