Electric Light Orchestra Part Two (album)

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Electric Light Orchestra Part Two
Electric Light Orchestra Part Two album cover.jpg
US cover
Studio album by
ELO Part II
Released1990 (US) 20 May 1991 (UK)
Studio
  • Mill Studios, Cookham, UK
  • Angel Studios, Islington, London, UK
  • Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham, UK
  • Fanfare Studios, Golden, Colorado, US
  • Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, US
[1]
GenreRock
Length42:03
Label
ProducerJeff Glixman
ELO Part II chronology
Electric Light Orchestra Part Two
(1990) 		Performing ELO's Greatest Hits Live
(1992)
Singles from Electric Light Orchestra Part Two
  1. "Honest Men"
    Released: 15 April 1991
  2. "For the Love of a Woman"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Thousand Eyes"
    Released: 1991
Alternative cover
UK cover
UK cover

Electric Light Orchestra Part Two is the debut album by ELO Part II, released in 1991. "Kiss Me Red" was originally from A Short Lived 80s Sitcom Dreams. In March 1991, "Honest Men" charted at number 60 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] and 36 on the Dutch Top 40 chart.[3] The album would later be reissued as Part Two: Once Upon A Time.[4]

Background[]

After Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) was disbanded in 1986, Bev Bevan approached Jeff Lynne to record another album, Lynne declined.[5] So in 1989 Bev Bevan formed a new band with a new lineup under ELO, however Lynne objected to the use of ELO's name. After a lawsuit a compromise was reached, the new name of the band would be ELO Part II.[6] In addition to the new name Lynne would also receive a share of royalties from ELO Part II's sales.[5]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars [7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music1/5 stars[8]
MusicHoundwoof![9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide1/5 stars[10]

In 1991, Music & Media magazine declared in their review that ELO part II …"have succeeded in reviving the old trademark sound of E.L.O."[11] In his retrospective review, AllMusic's Doug Stone noted the album as "a decent fabrication of a begone fab era".[7]

Track listing[]

Original LP

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hello"Eric Troyer, Bev Bevan, Peter Haycock, Neil Lockwood1:17
2."Honest Men"Troyer6:13
3."Every Night"Troyer, Ken Cummings3:15
4."Once upon a Time"Bevan, Haycock4:18
5."Heartbreaker"Bevan, Haycock4:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Thousand Eyes"Troyer4:49
7."For the Love of a Woman"Troyer4:01
8."Kiss Me Red"Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly4:01
9."Heart of Hearts"Troyer4:18
10."Easy Street"Bevan, Haycock4:56
Total length:42:03

Tracks included on 2021 reissue:[12]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Love For Sale" (B-side to "Honest Men")Bevan, Haycock[13]4:14
12."Kiss Me Red" (live)Steinberg, Kelly4:03
13."Thousand Eyes" (live)Troyer4:30
14."Honest Men" (live)Troyer6:22
15."Every Night" (live)Troyer, Cummings4:04
16."Blackberry Way" (live)Roy Wood3:50
17."Honest Men" (single video edit)Troyer3:27

Personnel[]

Personnel according to the booklet.[1]

ELO Part II
  • Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
  • Eric Troyer – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals (A1, A2, B1, B2, B4)
  • Peter Haycock – guitars, bass, backing vocals, lead vocals (A4, B5)
  • Neil Lockwood – lead vocals (A3, A5, B3), backing vocals
Additional personnel
  • Louis Clark – string arrangements
  • Mik Kaminski – violin (on "Heartbreaker")
  • Jeff Glixman – producer
  • Don Arden – executive producer
  • Mark Derryberry – engineer
  • Jonathan Miller – engineer
  • Alison Leaberry-Smith - engineer
  • John Etchels - engineer
  • Bob Norberg – editing
  • Kevin Reeves – editing
  • Wally Traugott – mastering
  • Ron McPherson – art, graphics, design

Charts[]

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 34

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Electric Light Orchestra Part Two (booklet). ELO Part II. Netherlands: Disky. 1991. DCD 5225.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  3. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Electric Light Orchestra". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ^ Part Two: Once Upon A Time at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Boehm, Mike (1995-07-22). "ELO Part II: It Can Rise, but Can It Shine?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  6. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Electric Light Orchestra Part II Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Stone, Doug. Electric Light Orchestra Part Two at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. pp. 382–83. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 275. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "New Releases – Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8. Issue 24. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 15 June 1991. p. 8. Retrieved 15 March 2021 – via WorldRadioHistory.Com.
  12. ^ Electric Light Orchestra Part Two (CD back cover). ELO Part II. United States: Renaissance Records. 2021. RMED-0990.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "Honest Men" (inner sleeve, back). ELO Part II. Telstar. 1991. ELOCD100.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Electric Light Orchestra Part II – Part Two" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Electric Light Orchestra Part II – Part Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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