Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra

~ Release by Electric Light Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Turn to Stone3:50
2Sweet 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)
3:50
3Mr. Blue Sky
engineer:
Reinhold Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Kelly Groucutt
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)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1977)
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
5:05
4It's Over
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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jet Records (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1977)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1977)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
It’s Over (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI Blackwood 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)
4:11
5Shine a Little Love
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1979)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
Shine a Little Love (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., 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)
4:43
6Don't Bring Me Down
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979), Jet Inc. (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 2005)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 215)
recording of:
Don’t Bring Me Down (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Copyright Control, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Inc., 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)
4:04
7Confusion
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1979, in 2005)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
Confusion (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood 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)
3:43
8Last Train to London
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1979)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
Last Train to London (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood 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)
4:32
9Hold On Tight
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Kelly Groucutt (in 1981)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (in 1981)
electric piano:
Richard Tandy (in 1981)
guitar, piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981) and Richard Tandy (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981)
conductor:
Rainer Pietsch (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jet Records (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981, in 2005), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1981)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1981)
recording of:
Hold On Tight (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (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)
3:08
10Twilight
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Kelly Groucutt (in 1981)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (in 1981)
electric piano:
Richard Tandy (in 1981)
guitar, piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981) and Richard Tandy (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981)
conductor:
Rainer Pietsch (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jet Records (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1981)
recording of:
Twilight (in 1981)
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)
3:43
11Rain Is Falling
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Kelly Groucutt (in 1981)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (in 1981)
electric piano:
Richard Tandy (in 1981)
guitar, piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981) and Richard Tandy (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981)
conductor:
Rainer Pietsch (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jet Records (in 1981)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1981)
recording of:
Rain Is Falling (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
3:57
12Rock 'n' Roll Is King
engineer:
Bill Bottrell
producer:
Jeff Lynne
drum machine and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983) and Richard Tandy (from 1982 until 1983)
drums (drum set):
Bev Bevan (from 1982 until 1983)
electric piano, grand piano and harmonica:
Richard Tandy (from 1982 until 1983)
guitar, piano and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983)
percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1982 until 1983) and Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983)
violin:
Mik Kaminski (from 1982 until 1983)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1982 until 1983)
recording of:
Rock ’n’ Roll Is King (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (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)
3:18
13Four Little Diamonds
engineer:
Bill Bottrell
producer:
Jeff Lynne
drum machine and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983) and Richard Tandy (from 1982 until 1983)
drums (drum set):
Bev Bevan (from 1982 until 1983)
electric piano and grand piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1982 until 1983)
guitar, piano and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983)
percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1982 until 1983) and Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1983) and Epic Records (in 1990)
recorded at:
Wisselord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1982 until 1983)
recording of:
Four Little Diamonds (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (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)
4:05
14Stranger
engineer:
Bill Bottrell
producer:
Jeff Lynne
drum machine and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983) and Richard Tandy (from 1982 until 1983)
drums (drum set):
Bev Bevan (from 1982 until 1983)
electric piano and grand piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1982 until 1983)
guitar, piano and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983)
percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1982 until 1983) and Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1982 until 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (in 1983)
recorded at:
Wisselord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1982 until 1983)
recording of:
Stranger (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
4:29
15Calling 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)
3:30
16So Serious
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 until 1986)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1985 until 1986)
keyboard and piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1985 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1986)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985 until 1986) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985 until 1986)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
So Serious (from 1985 until 1986)
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)
2:44

Credits

Release

manufactured by and distributed by:Epic
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1995)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (from 1973 until 1977, in 1979, in 1981, in 1986, in 1992, in 1995)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/608513 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002A2V [info]