The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra

Compilation by Electric Light Orchestra

Released 11 June 1990

pop rock rock

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Evil Woman
4:11
4.1 ★
2
Livin’ Thing
3:32
4.1 ★
3
Turn to Stone
3:47
4.7 ★
4
Can’t Get It Out of My Head
4:24
4.5 ★
5
Rockaria!
3:14
4.0 ★
6
Telephone Line
4:36
4.5 ★
7
Mr. Blue Sky
5:06
4.5 ★
8
Sweet Talkin’ Woman
3:45
4.5 ★
9
Confusion
3:43
3.6 ★
10
Rock and Roll Is King
3:46
11
Strange Magic
4:07
4.0 ★
12
Calling America
3:26
CD 2
1
Don’t Bring Me Down
4:03
4.4 ★
2
So Serious
2:43
1.0 ★
3
Getting to the Point
4:30
1.0 ★
4
Do Ya
3:46
4.2 ★
5
Hold On Tight
3:07
4.0 ★
6
Secret Messages
4:49
7
Wild West Hero
4:42
4.5 ★
8
Here Is the News
3:51
3.6 ★
9
Shine a Little Love
4:42
4.4 ★
10
I’m Alive
3:47
3.0 ★
11
All Over the World
4:04
4.5 ★
12
Roll Over Beethoven
4:33
4.4 ★

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Release credits

Addie Lee
background vocals [2]
Bev Bevan
background vocals [7], drums (drum set) [1.1-9, 1.11-12, 2.1-5, 2.7-12], other instruments [7], percussion [1.1-9, 1.11-12, 2.1-5, 2.7-12], timpani [10-11]
Bill Bottrell
engineer [2.2-3, 1.12]
Brie Brandt
background vocals [2]
Christian Schneider
saxophone [3]
Colin Walker
cello [12]
Denny Bridges
engineer [12]
Dick Plant
engineer [2.4, 1.2, 1.4-6]
Duane Scott
engineer [1.2, 1.5-6, 2.4]
Electric Light Orchestra
performer [10-11]
Ellie Greenwich
background vocals [1, 11]
Hugh McDowell
cello [1.1-2, 1.5-6, 1.11, 2.4]
Jeff Lynne
Moog [1.4, 2.12], acoustic guitar [10-11], arranger [1.1, 1.3, 1.7-8, 2.7], background vocals [1.12, 2.2-3, 2.10-11], bass guitar [1.12, 2.2-3], choir vocals [1.2, 1.9, 2.1, 2.9], electric guitar [1.9, 2.1, 2.9], guitar [1.1-8, 1.11-12, 2.2-5, 2.7-8, 2.10-12], harmonium [12], keyboard [1.12, 2.2-3], lead vocals [1.1-9, 1.11-12, 2.1-5, 2.7-12], orchestrator [2], piano [1.9, 1.12, 2.1-3, 2.5, 2.8-9], producer [1.1-9, 1.11-12, 2.1-5, 2.7-12], strings [1.9, 2.1, 2.9], synthesizer [2.1, 2.5, 2.7-11, 1.3, 1.7-9]
Jimmy Iovine
engineer [1, 11]
John Middleton
engineer [12]
John Richards
assistant [4], engineer [1.2, 1.5-6, 2.4]
Kelly Groucutt
background vocals [2.4, 2.10-11, 1.2, 1.5-7], bass [2.4-5, 2.7-8, 1.1-3, 1.5-8, 1.11], bass guitar [2.1, 2.9-11, 1.9], choir vocals [1.9, 2.1, 2.9]
Kenny Denton
assistant [4]
Louis Clark
arranger [1.1, 1.3, 1.7-8, 2.7], choir vocals [2.1, 2.9, 1.2, 1.9], conductor [1.1-9, 1.11, 2.1, 2.4, 2.7, 2.9-11], orchestrator [2], strings [1.9, 2.1, 2.9-11]
Mack
engineer [2.1, 2.4-5, 2.7-11, 1.1-3, 1.5-9, 1.11], mix [2.2-3, 1.12]
Margaret Raymond
background vocals [1, 11]
Mary Thomas
vocal [5]
Melvyn Gale
cello [1.1-2, 1.5-6, 1.11, 2.4], piano [7]
Michael d’Albuquerque
background vocals [12], bass [1.4, 2.12]
Mik Kaminski
violin [2.4, 2.7, 1.1-2, 1.5-6, 1.8, 1.11]
Mike Edwards
cello [12]
Mike Pela
engineer [4]
Nancy O'Neill
background vocals [1, 11]
Patti Quatro
background vocals [2]
Rainer Pietsch
conductor [5, 8]
Richard Tandy
Moog [2.4, 2.12, 1.1-2, 1.4-6, 1.11], arranger [1.1, 1.3, 1.7-8, 2.7], background vocals [12], choir vocals [1.2, 1.9, 2.1, 2.9], clarinet [1.9, 2.1, 2.9], clavinet [1.1-2, 1.5-6, 1.11, 2.4], electric piano [2.1, 2.5, 2.8-9, 1.9], guitar [2.4-5, 2.8, 2.12, 1.1-2, 1.5-6, 1.11], harmonium [12], keyboard [2.2-3, 2.7, 2.10-11, 1.3, 1.7-8, 1.12], orchestrator [2], piano [2.1-5, 2.8-12, 1.1-2, 1.4-6, 1.9, 1.11-12], programming [2.2-3, 1.12], solo [11], strings [1.9, 2.1, 2.9], synthesizer [2.1, 2.5, 2.8-11, 1.9]
Susan Collins
background vocals [1, 11]
Tom Thiel
engineer [2.2-3, 1.12]
Wilfred Gibson
violin [12]

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The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
2x CD
11 June 1990
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The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
2x CD
1990
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The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
2x 12" Vinyl
1990