The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
1994 greatest hits album by Electric Light Orchestra
The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1973–1985 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Dino | |||
Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||||
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The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra is a compilation album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1994. It peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jeff Lynne, with the exception of Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry
No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
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1. | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | Out of the Blue | 3:48 |
2. | "Mr. Blue Sky" | Out of the Blue | 5:02 |
3. | "Livin' Thing" | A New World Record | 3:33 |
4. | "Evil Woman" | Face the Music | 4:14 |
5. | "Telephone Line" | A New World Record | 4:41 |
6. | "Rockaria!" | A New World Record | 3:14 |
7. | "Turn to Stone" | Out of the Blue | 3:49 |
8. | "Don't Bring Me Down" | Discovery | 4:04 |
9. | "Wild West Hero" | Out of the Blue | 4:41 |
10. | "All Over the World" | Xanadu | 4:00 |
11. | "Hold on Tight" | Time | 3:07 |
12. | "Confusion" | Discovery | 3:41 |
13. | "Showdown" | On the Third Day | 4:10 |
14. | "Last Train to London" | Discovery | 4:33 |
15. | "Strange Magic" | Face the Music | 4:09 |
16. | "Shine a Little Love" | Discovery | 4:44 |
17. | "The Diary of Horace Wimp" | Discovery | 4:17 |
18. | "Roll Over Beethoven (Live)" | ELO 2 | 4:20 |
Charts
Chart (1994-1995) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 15 |
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[3] | 5 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[4] | 5 |
UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 4 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Gold | 100,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Electric Light Orchestra – The Very Best Of %5B1994%5D". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "British album certifications – ELO – The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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- Bev Bevan
- Roy Wood
- Richard Tandy
- Mike Edwards
- Wilfred Gibson
- Hugh McDowell
- Mike de Albuquerque
- Colin Walker
- Mik Kaminski
- Kelly Groucutt
- Melvyn Gale
- The Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer)
- ELO 2 (Electric Light Orchestra II)
- On the Third Day
- Eldorado
- Face the Music
- A New World Record
- Out of the Blue
- Discovery
- Time
- Secret Messages
- Balance of Power
- Zoom
- Alone in the Universe
- From Out of Nowhere
- The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach
- Live at Wembley '78
- Live at Winterland '76
- The BBC Sessions
- Live at the BBC
- Electric Light Orchestra Live
- Wembley or Bust
- Xanadu
- Showdown
- Olé ELO
- The Light Shines On
- Three Light Years
- The Light Shines On Vol 2
- ELO's Greatest Hits
- A Box of Their Best
- Four Light Years
- Afterglow
- ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
- The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
- Strange Magic
- Light Years
- Definitive Collection
- Friends & Relatives
- Flashback
- The Ultimate Collection
- The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
- All Over the World
- Ticket to the Moon
- The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2 CD Edition)
- Mr. Blue Sky
- "10538 Overture"
- "Mr. Radio" (withdrawn)
- "Roll Over Beethoven"
- "Showdown"
- "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- "Can't Get It Out of My Head" / "Illusions in G Major"
- "Boy Blue" / "Eldorado"
- "Evil Woman"
- "Strange Magic"
- "Nightrider"
- "Strange Magic"
- "Livin' Thing" / "Fire On High"
- "Rockaria!"
- "Do Ya"
- "Telephone Line" / "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)"
- "Turn to Stone" / "Mister Kingdom"
- "Mr. Blue Sky" / "One Summer Dream"
- "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
- "Wild West Hero"
- "It's Over"
- "Shine a Little Love"
- "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
- "Don't Bring Me Down"
- "Confusion"
- "Last Train to London"
- "I'm Alive"
- "Xanadu" (with Olivia Newton-John)
- "All Over the World"
- "Don't Walk Away"
- "Hold On Tight"
- "Twilight"
- "Here Is the News" / "Ticket to the Moon"
- "Rain Is Falling"
- "The Way Life's Meant to Be"
- "Rock 'n' Roll Is King"
- "Secret Messages"
- "Four Little Diamonds"
- "Stranger"
- "Calling America"
- "So Serious"
- "Getting to the Point"
- Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (1980)
- Fusion – Live in London (1990)
- Zoom Tour Live (2001)
- ELO – Total Rock Review (2006)
- Live: The Early Years (2010)
- Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park (2015)
- Wembley or Bust (2017)
- Louis Clark
- Dave Morgan
- Gregg Bissonette
- Matt Bissonette
- Marc Mann
- Rosie Vela
- Discography
- Members
- Song list
- The Move
- Wizzard
- ELO Part II
- The Orchestra
- Violinski
- Earthrise
- L.E.O.
- Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO
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