The Very Best of ELO

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Mr. Blue Sky
  5:02
  4.5 ★
• 2
  Evil Woman
  4:14
  4.2 ★
• 3
  Don’t Bring Me Down
  4:05
  4.5 ★
• 4
  Sweet Talkin’ Woman
  3:49
• 5
  Shine a Little Love
  4:13
• 6
  Turn to Stone
  3:49
  4.8 ★
• 7
  The Diary of Horace Wimp
  4:18
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Confusion
  3:43
  3.8 ★
• 9
  Hold On Tight
  3:07
  4.2 ★
• 10
  Livin’ Thing
  3:33
  4.3 ★
• 11
  Telephone Line
  4:41
• 12
  All Over the World
  4:05
  4.5 ★
• 13
  Wild West Hero
  4:42
  4.4 ★
• 14
  Showdown
  4:11
  4.4 ★
• 15
  Ma‐Ma‐Ma Belle
  3:38
  3.0 ★
• 16
  Xanadu (new version)
  3:23
• 17
  Rockaria!
  3:14
  3.9 ★
• 18
  Strange Magic
  4:10
  4.0 ★
• 19
  Alright
  3:14
  3.5 ★
• 20
  Rock ’n’ Roll Is King
  3:09
  3.5 ★
• CD 2
• 1
  Twilight
  3:43
  4.8 ★
• 2
  Do Ya
  3:46
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Can’t Get It Out of My Head
  4:23
  4.3 ★
• 4
  Latitude 88 North
  3:25
  3.0 ★
• 5
  It’s Over
  4:10
  3.8 ★
• 6
  Ticket to the Moon
  4:09
  4.5 ★
• 7
  Heaven Only Knows
  2:57
• 8
  Starlight
  4:34
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Four Little Diamonds
  4:07
  3.4 ★
• 10
  Secret Messages
  4:45
• 11
  Eldorado
  5:19
  3.6 ★
• 12
  So Serious
  2:42
  2.5 ★
• 13
  Last Train to London
  4:32
  4.4 ★
• 14
  In My Own Time
  3:05
  3.0 ★
• 15
  Destination Unknown
  4:11
  2.5 ★
• 16
  The Way Life’s Meant to Be
  4:41
  4.0 ★
• 17
  One Summer Dream
  5:23
• 18
  Calling America
  3:30
  4.0 ★
• 19
  Moment in Paradise
  3:36
  3.5 ★
• 20
  Surrender
  2:34
  5.0 ★

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Release credits

• Addie Lee
  background vocals [10]
• Bev Bevan
  background vocals [1], drums (drum set) [1.1-3, 1.5-10, 1.12-14, 1.17-18, 1.20, 2.1-3, 2.5-9, 2.11-13, 2.15-18, 2.20], other instruments [1], percussion [1.1-3, 1.5-10, 1.12-14, 1.17-18, 1.20, 2.1-3, 2.5-9, 2.11-13, 2.15-18, 2.20], timpani [12]
• Bill Bottrell
  engineer [1.20, 2.7, 2.9, 2.12, 2.15, 2.18]
• Brie Brandt
  background vocals [10]
• Christian Schneider
  saxophone [15]
• Colin Walker
  cello [14]
• Denny Bridges
  engineer [14]
• Dick Plant
  engineer [1.10, 1.17, 2.2-3, 2.11, 2.20]
• Duane Scott
  engineer [2.2, 2.20, 1.10, 1.17]
• Electric Light Orchestra
  performer [12]
• Ellie Greenwich
  background vocals [1.2, 1.18, 2.17]
• Hugh McDowell
  cello [1.2, 1.10, 1.17-18, 2.2, 2.17]
• Jeff Lynne
  Moog [3, 11], acoustic guitar [12], arranger [1.1-2, 1.6, 1.13, 2.11], background vocals [1.12, 1.19, 2.7, 2.12, 2.14, 2.18-19], bass [2.14-15, 2.19, 1.19], bass guitar [2.7, 2.12, 2.18, 1.16], choir vocals [1.3, 1.7, 1.7-8, 1.8, 1.10, 2.13], drum machine [2.9, 1.20], drums (drum set) [1.16, 1.19, 2.14], electric guitar [2.13, 1.3, 1.7-8], guitar [2.1-9, 2.11-12, 2.14-20, 1.1-2, 1.5-6, 1.9-10, 1.12-14, 1.16-20], keyboard [1.19, 2.7, 2.12, 2.14-15, 2.18-19], lead vocals [1.1-3, 1.5-10, 1.12-14, 1.16-20, 2.1-3, 2.5-9, 2.11-14, 2.16-19], orchestrator [10], percussion [1.20, 2.9], piano [2.1, 2.6-7, 2.9, 2.12-16, 2.18-19, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7-9, 1.19-20], producer [1.1-3, 1.5-10, 1.12-20, 2.1-9, 2.11-20], strings [1.3, 1.7-8, 2.13-14], synthesizer [1.1, 1.3, 1.5-9, 1.12-13, 1.20, 2.1, 2.5-6, 2.8-9, 2.13, 2.16], vocal [4, 15, 20]
• Jimmy Iovine
  engineer [1.2, 1.18, 2.17]
• John Middleton
  engineer [14]
• John Richards
  assistant [3], engineer [2.2, 2.20, 1.10, 1.17]
• Kelly Groucutt
  background vocals [2.2, 1.1, 1.5, 1.10, 1.12, 1.17], bass [1.1-2, 1.5-6, 1.9-10, 1.13, 1.17-18, 1.20, 2.1-2, 2.5-6, 2.8, 2.16-17, 2.20], bass guitar [1.3, 1.7-8, 1.12, 2.13], choir vocals [1.3, 1.7-8, 2.13]
• Kenny Denton
  assistant [3]
• Louis Clark
  arranger [2.11, 1.1-2, 1.6, 1.13], choir vocals [1.3, 1.7-8, 1.10, 2.13], conductor [1.1-3, 1.5-8, 1.10, 1.12-13, 1.17-18, 2.2-3, 2.5, 2.8, 2.11, 2.13, 2.17], orchestrator [10], strings [1.3, 1.7-8, 1.12, 2.13]
• Mack
  engineer [1.1-3, 1.5-10, 1.12-13, 1.17-18, 2.1-2, 2.4-6, 2.8, 2.13, 2.16-17, 2.20], mix [7, 12, 15, 18]
• Marc Mann
  additional [19], conductor [14], editor [19], engineer [1.16, 2.19], guitar [19], keyboard [16], strings [14]
• Margaret Raymond
  background vocals [2.17, 1.2, 1.18]
• Mary Thomas
  vocal [17]
• Melvyn Gale
  cello [1.2, 1.10, 1.17-18, 2.2, 2.17], piano [13]
• Michael d’Albuquerque
  background vocals [14], bass [1.14, 2.3, 2.11]
• Mik Kaminski
  violin [1.2, 1.10, 1.13, 1.17-18, 1.20, 2.2, 2.17]
• Mike Edwards
  cello [14]
• Mike Pela
  engineer [3, 11]
• Nancy O'Neill
  background vocals [1.2, 1.18, 2.17]
• Patti Quatro
  background vocals [10]
• Rainer Pietsch
  conductor [1.9, 2.1, 2.6, 2.16]
• Richard Tandy
  Moog [1.2, 1.10, 1.14, 1.17-18, 2.2-3, 2.11, 2.17, 2.20], arranger [2.11, 1.1-2, 1.6, 1.13], choir vocals [2.13, 1.3, 1.7-8, 1.10], clarinet [2.13, 1.3, 1.7-8], clavinet [1.2, 1.5, 1.10, 1.17-18, 2.2, 2.17, 2.20], drum machine [1.20, 2.9], electric piano [2.1, 2.6, 2.9, 2.13, 2.16, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7-9, 1.19-20], grand piano [1.5, 1.20, 2.9], guitar [2.1-2, 2.6, 2.16-17, 2.20, 1.2, 1.9-10, 1.17-18], harmonica [20], keyboard [2.5, 2.7-8, 2.12, 2.15, 2.18, 1.1, 1.6, 1.12-13], orchestrator [10], piano [2.1-3, 2.6-7, 2.11-13, 2.15-18, 2.20, 1.2-3, 1.7-10, 1.12, 1.14, 1.17-18], programming [7, 12, 15, 18], solo [18], strings [2.13, 1.3, 1.7-8], synthesizer [2.1, 2.6, 2.9, 2.13, 2.16, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7-9, 1.12, 1.20]
• Ringo Starr
  drums (drum set) [19]
• Rosie Vela
  additional [19], background vocals [19], strings [14]
• Ryan Ulyate
  editor [2.14, 2.19, 1.19], engineer [1.16, 1.19, 2.4, 2.14, 2.19]
• Susan Collins
  background vocals [1.2, 1.18, 2.17]
• Tom Thiel
  engineer [7, 12, 15, 18]
• Wilfred Gibson
  violin [14]
• Show all credits (38)

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