The Very Best of ELO

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Prologue / Twilight
  4:57
• 2
  Mr. Blue Sky
  5:02
  4.5 ★
• 3
  Heaven Only Knows
  2:54
• 4
  All Over the World
  4:03
  4.5 ★
• 5
  Showdown
  4:09
  4.5 ★
• 6
  Tightrope
  5:05
• 7
  Rockaria
  3:14
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Calling America
  3:28
• 9
  Hold On Tight
  3:07
  4.0 ★
• 10
  I'm Alive
  3:42
  3.0 ★
• 11
  Do Ya
  3:47
  4.2 ★
• 12
  Don't Bring Me Down
  4:06
  4.4 ★
• 13
  Shine a Little Love
  4:11
• 14
  Rock and Roll Is King
  3:08
  3.5 ★
• 15
  Roll Over Beethoven
  4:31
  4.4 ★
• CD 2
• 1
  Eldorado Overture
  2:12
  4.5 ★
• 2
  Can't Get It Out of My Head
  4:23
  4.5 ★
• 3
  Telephone Line
  4:41
  4.5 ★
• 4
  Evil Woman
  4:11
  4.1 ★
• 5
  So Fine
  3:56
  3.8 ★
• 6
  Livin' Thing
  3:34
  4.1 ★
• 7
  Last Train to London
  4:28
• 8
  Sweet Talking Woman
  3:49
• 9
  Turn to Stone
  3:47
  4.7 ★
• 10
  Strange Magic
  4:06
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Confusion
  3:42
  3.6 ★
• 12
  Shangri-La
  5:37
  3.6 ★
• 13
  Bluebird
  4:09
  3.0 ★
• 14
  It's Over
  4:07
  4.0 ★

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Release credits

• Addie Lee
  background vocals [6]
• Bev Bevan
  background vocals [2], drums (drum set) [1.1-5, 1.7-15, 2.1-6, 2.9-11, 2.13-14], other instruments [2], percussion [1.1-5, 1.7-15, 2.1-6, 2.9-11, 2.13-14], timpani [4, 10]
• Bill Bottrell
  engineer [1.3, 1.8, 1.14, 2.13]
• Brie Brandt
  background vocals [6]
• Colin Walker
  cello [5, 15]
• Denny Bridges
  engineer [5, 15]
• Dick Plant
  engineer [2.1-3, 2.5-6, 2.12, 1.7, 1.11]
• Duane Scott
  engineer [2.3, 2.5-6, 2.12, 1.7, 1.11]
• Electric Light Orchestra
  performer [4, 10]
• Ellie Greenwich
  background vocals [4, 10]
• Hugh McDowell
  cello [1.7, 1.11, 2.3-6, 2.10, 2.12]
• Jeff Lynne
  Moog [2.1-2, 1.15], acoustic guitar [4, 10], arranger [2.4, 2.9, 1.2], background vocals [3-4, 8, 10], bass guitar [3, 8], choir vocals [1.12, 2.6, 2.11], drum machine [2.13, 1.14], electric guitar [2.11, 1.12], electric piano [12], guitar [2.1-6, 2.9-10, 2.12-14, 1.1-5, 1.7-11, 1.13-15], harmonium [15], keyboard [3, 8], lead vocals [2.2-6, 2.9-14, 1.1-5, 1.7-15], orchestrator [6], percussion [1.14, 2.13], piano [2.11, 2.13, 1.1, 1.3, 1.8-9, 1.12-14], producer [1.1-5, 1.7-15, 2.1-6, 2.9-14], strings [2.11, 1.12], synthesizer [1.1-2, 1.4, 1.9-10, 1.12-14, 2.9, 2.11, 2.13-14]
• Jimmy Iovine
  engineer [4, 10]
• John Middleton
  engineer [5, 15]
• John Richards
  assistant [1-2], engineer [1.7, 1.11, 2.3, 2.5-6, 2.12]
• Kelly Groucutt
  background vocals [2.3, 2.5-6, 2.12, 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 1.10-11, 1.13], bass [2.3-6, 2.9-10, 2.14, 1.1-2, 1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 1.13-14], bass guitar [1.4, 1.10, 1.12, 2.11], choir vocals [2.11, 1.12], drums (drum set) [12], percussion [12]
• Kenny Denton
  assistant [1-2]
• Louis Clark
  arranger [1.2, 2.4, 2.9], choir vocals [2.6, 2.11, 1.12], conductor [2.1-6, 2.9-12, 2.14, 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 1.10-13], orchestrator [6], strings [1.4, 1.10, 1.12, 2.11]
• Mack
  engineer [2.3-6, 2.9-12, 2.14, 1.1-2, 1.4, 1.7, 1.9-13], mix [3, 8]
• Margaret Raymond
  background vocals [4, 10]
• Mary Thomas
  soprano vocals [12], vocal [7]
• Melvyn Gale
  cello [1.7, 1.11, 2.3-6, 2.10, 2.12]
• Michael d’Albuquerque
  background vocals [5, 15], bass [2.1-2, 1.5, 1.15]
• Mik Kaminski
  violin [1.7, 1.11, 1.14, 2.3-6, 2.10, 2.12]
• Mike Edwards
  cello [5, 15]
• Mike Pela
  engineer [1-2]
• Nancy O'Neill
  background vocals [4, 10]
• Patti Quatro
  background vocals [6]
• Peter Forbes-Robertson
  spoken vocals [1]
• Rainer Pietsch
  conductor [1, 9]
• Richard Tandy
  Moog [1.5, 1.7, 1.11, 1.15, 2.1-6, 2.10, 2.12], arranger [2.4, 2.9, 1.2], background vocals [15], choir vocals [1.12, 2.6, 2.11], clarinet [1.12, 2.11], clavinet [2.3-6, 2.10, 2.12, 1.7, 1.11, 1.13], drum machine [1.14, 2.13], electric guitar [12], electric piano [1.1, 1.9, 1.12-14, 2.11, 2.13], grand piano [1.13-14, 2.13], guitar [1.1, 1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 1.15, 2.3-6, 2.10], harmonica [14], harmonium [15], keyboard [1.2-4, 1.8, 1.10, 2.9, 2.12, 2.14], orchestrator [6], piano [1.1, 1.3-5, 1.7-12, 1.15, 2.1-6, 2.10-11], programming [3, 8], solo [10], strings [1.12, 2.11], synthesizer [2.11, 2.13, 1.1, 1.4, 1.9-10, 1.12-14]
• Susan Collins
  background vocals [4, 10]
• Tom Thiel
  engineer [3, 8]
• Wilfred Gibson
  violin [5, 15]
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  The Very Best of ELO

  2x CD
  1990