| # | Title | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Mr. Blue Sky- engineer:
- Mack
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- bass:
- Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
- drums (drum set), other instruments [fire extinguisher] and percussion:
- Bev Bevan (in 1977)
- guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1977)
- keyboard:
- Richard Tandy (in 1977)
- background vocals:
- Bev Bevan (in 1977) and Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
- conductor:
- Louis Clark (in 1977)
- arranger:
- Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Jet Records (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1977, in 2005), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1977)
- mixed at:
- Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 17) and Q50 – December 2005 (number: 33)
- recording of:
- Mr. Blue Sky (in 1977)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jeff Lynne
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd. and Polygon Publishing Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
- part of:
- Concerto for a Rainy Day
| 5:04 |
| 2 | Sweet Talkin’ Woman- engineer:
- Mack
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- bass:
- Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bev Bevan (in 1977)
- guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1977)
- keyboard:
- Richard Tandy (in 1977)
- violin:
- Mik Kaminski (in 1977)
- conductor:
- Louis Clark (in 1977)
- arranger:
- Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Jet Records (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1977, in 2005) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1977)
- mixed at:
- Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 86)
- recording of:
- Sweet Talkin’ Woman (in 1977)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jeff Lynne
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Jet Music Inc. (in 1977) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| 3:49 |
| 3 | Livin’ Thing- engineer:
- Mack, Dick Plant, John Richards and Duane Scott
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- bass:
- Kelly Groucutt (in 1976-07)
- cello:
- Melvyn Gale (in 1976-07) and Hugh McDowell (in 1976-07)
- clavinet, Moog and piano:
- Richard Tandy (in 1976-07)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bev Bevan (in 1976-07)
- guitar:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1976-07) and Richard Tandy (in 1976-07)
- violin:
- Mik Kaminski (in 1976-07)
- background vocals:
- Brie Brandt (in 1976-07), Kelly Groucutt (in 1976-07), Addie Lee (in 1976-07) and Patti Quatro (in 1976-07)
- lead vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1976-07)
- conductor:
- Louis Clark (in 1976-07)
- choir vocals arranger:
- Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
- orchestrator:
- Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Epic Records (in 1976), Jet Records (in 1976), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1976, in 2005), United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (in 1976) and Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (in 1994)
- recorded at:
- De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1976-07) and Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1976-07)
- mixed at:
- Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany
- edited at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Livin’ Thing (in 1976-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jeff Lynne
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| 3:35 |
| 4 | Evil Woman- engineer:
- Jimmy Iovine and Reinhold Mack
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- bass:
- Kelly Groucutt (from 1975-05 until 1975-06)
- cello:
- Melvyn Gale (from 1975-05 until 1975-06) and Hugh McDowell (from 1975-05 until 1975-06)
- clavinet, Moog and piano:
- Richard Tandy (from 1975-05 until 1975-06)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bev Bevan (from 1975-05 until 1975-06)
- guitar:
- Jeff Lynne (from 1975-05 until 1975-06) and Richard Tandy (from 1975-05 until 1975-06)
- violin:
- Mik Kaminski (from 1975-05 until 1975-06)
- background vocals:
- Susan Collins (from 1975-05 until 1975-06), Ellie Greenwich (from 1975-05 until 1975-06), Nancy O'Neill (from 1975-05 until 1975-06) and Margaret Raymond (from 1975-05 until 1975-06)
- lead vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (from 1975-05 until 1975-06)
- conductor:
- Louis Clark
- arranger:
- Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 1975, in 2005) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1975)
- recorded at:
- De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1975-05 until 1975-06), Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1975-05 until 1975-06) and The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1975-05 until 1975-06: background vocals)
- mixed at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- Evil Woman (from 1975-05 until 1975-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jeff Lynne
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Polygon Publishing Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| 4:17 |
| 5 | The Diary of Horace Wimp | 4:20 |
| 6 | Telephone Line- engineer:
- Mack, Dick Plant, John Richards and Duane Scott
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- bass and background vocals:
- Kelly Groucutt (in 1976-07)
- cello:
- Melvyn Gale (in 1976-07) and Hugh McDowell (in 1976-07)
- clavinet, Moog and piano:
- Richard Tandy (in 1976-07)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bev Bevan (in 1976-07)
- guitar:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1976-07) and Richard Tandy (in 1976-07)
- violin:
- Mik Kaminski (in 1976-07)
- lead vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1976-07)
- conductor:
- Louis Clark (in 1976-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (in 1974), Jet Records (in 1976), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1976, in 2005) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976-07), De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1976-07) and Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1976-07)
- mixed at:
- Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany
- edited at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Telephone Line (in 1976-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jeff Lynne
- publisher:
- Copyright Control, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Ltd. and Polygon Publishing Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| 4:43 |
| 7 | Shine a Little Love | 4:43 |
| 8 | Turn to Stone- engineer:
- Mack
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- bass:
- Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bev Bevan (in 1977)
- guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1977)
- keyboard:
- Richard Tandy (in 1977)
- conductor:
- Louis Clark (in 1977)
- arranger:
- Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Jet Records (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1977, in 2005), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1977)
- mixed at:
- Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 94)
- recording of:
- Turn to Stone (in 1977)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jeff Lynne
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| 3:49 |
| 9 | Calling America- programming:
- Richard Tandy
- engineer:
- Bill Bottrell and Tom Thiel
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- mixer:
- Mack
- bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bev Bevan (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
- keyboard and piano:
- Richard Tandy (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1986), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985-02 until 1986-01) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
- mixed at:
- Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany
- recording of:
- Calling America (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jeff Lynne
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| 3:27 |
| 10 | Can’t Get It Out of My Head | 4:26 |
| 11 | Here Is the News | 3:54 |
| 12 | Showdown | 3:52 |
