ELO's Greatest Hits

ELO's Greatest Hits
ELO's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Electric Light Orchestra
Released	November 1979
Recorded	April 1973–August 1977
Length	44:50
Label	Jet; CBS;
Producer	Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
MusicHound	3/5^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]
Record Mirror	^[6]

ELO's Greatest Hits is a compilation by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1979.

The album sleeve art features a letter written by the band's co-founder and leader, Jeff Lynne, describing the '73–'78 period and the recording of each of the songs.

Track listing[]

All tracks written by Jeff Lynne.

Side one
No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Evil Woman" (Single version)	Face the Music, 1975	4:10
2.	"Livin' Thing"	A New World Record, 1976	3:31
3.	"Can't Get It Out of My Head"	Eldorado, 1974	4:22
4.	"Showdown" (U.S. single edit)	On the Third Day (U.S.), 1973; Showdown (UK), 1974	3:51
5.	"Turn to Stone"	Out of the Blue, 1977	3:48
6.	"Rockaria!"	A New World Record	3:12

Side two
No.	Title	Original album	Length
7.	"Sweet Talkin' Woman"	Out of the Blue	3:47
8.	"Telephone Line"	A New World Record	4:37
9.	"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (Single edit)	On the Third Day	3:35
10.	"Strange Magic" (UK single version)	Face the Music	4:07
11.	"Mr. Blue Sky"	Out of the Blue	5:05

Personnel[]

Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars
Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
Richard Tandy – keyboards
Mike de Albuquerque – bass (to 1974)
Kelly Groucutt – bass, vocals (1974 onwards)
Mik Kaminski – violin
Mike Edwards – cello (to 1974)
Melvyn Gale – cello (1975 onwards)
Hugh McDowell – cello
Wilfred Gibson – violin on "Showdown" and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
Colin Walker – cello on "Showdown" and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
Marc Bolan – guitar on "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"

Chart performance[]

#1 Australia
#2 New Zealand
#6 Canada
#7 United Kingdom^[7]
#13 Norway
#17 Austria^[8]
#28 Spain
#30 United States (CashBox & Billboard 200); RIAA certification: 4x Platinum

References[]

^ ELO's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: E". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Larkin, Colin (ed.) (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 382. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
^ Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 274. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
^ Nicholls, Mike (24 November 1979). ELO: ELO's Greatest Hits. 26. Record Mirror. p. 25.
^ "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
^ "Discographie Electric Light Orchestra". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 March 2013.

[1] ELO's Greatest Hits at AllMusic

[2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: E". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] Larkin, Colin (ed.) (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[4] Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 382. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[5] Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 274. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[6] Nicholls, Mike (24 November 1979). ELO: ELO's Greatest Hits. 26. Record Mirror. p. 25.

[OCC-7] "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2013.

[8] "Discographie Electric Light Orchestra". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 March 2013.

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Jeff Lynne Richard Tandy Bev Bevan Roy Wood Bill Hunt Steve Woolam Mike Edwards Wilfred Gibson Hugh McDowell Andy Craig Mike de Albuquerque Colin Walker Mik Kaminski Kelly Groucutt Melvyn Gale Louis Clark Dave Morgan Martin Smith Peggy Baldwin Gregg Bissonette Matt Bissonette Marc Mann Sarah O'Brien Rosie Vela
Studio albums	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
Live albums	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
Extended plays	The ELO EP
Soundtrack	Xanadu
Compilations	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
Videography	Discovery (1979) Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (1980) Fusion – Live in London (1990) The Very Best of ELO (1991) Zoom Tour Live (2001) ELO – Total Rock Review (2006) In Performance (2010) Live: The Early Years (2010) Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park (2015) Wembley or Bust (2017)
Tours	Jeff Lynne's ELO Tour 2019
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