Electric Light Orchestra Part Two (album)
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Released | 1990 (US) 20 May 1991 (UK) | |||
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Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 42:03 | |||
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Producer | Jeff Glixman | |||
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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[]
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MusicHound | woof![9] |
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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
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hello" | Eric Troyer, Bev Bevan, Peter Haycock, Neil Lockwood | 1:17 |
2. | "Honest Men" | Troyer | 6:13 |
3. | "Every Night" | Troyer, Ken Cummings | 3:15 |
4. | "Once upon a Time" | Bevan, Haycock | 4:18 |
5. | "Heartbreaker" | Bevan, Haycock | 4:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Thousand Eyes" | Troyer | 4:49 |
7. | "For the Love of a Woman" | Troyer | 4:01 |
8. | "Kiss Me Red" | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly | 4:01 |
9. | "Heart of Hearts" | Troyer | 4:18 |
10. | "Easy Street" | Bevan, Haycock | 4:56 |
Total length: | 42:03 |
Tracks included on 2021 reissue:[12]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Love For Sale" (B-side to "Honest Men") | Bevan, Haycock[13] | 4:14 |
12. | "Kiss Me Red" (live) | Steinberg, Kelly | 4:03 |
13. | "Thousand Eyes" (live) | Troyer | 4:30 |
14. | "Honest Men" (live) | Troyer | 6:22 |
15. | "Every Night" (live) | Troyer, Cummings | 4:04 |
16. | "Blackberry Way" (live) | Roy Wood | 3:50 |
17. | "Honest Men" (single video edit) | Troyer | 3:27 |
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 |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] | 39 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 22 |
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 34 |
References[]
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Electric Light Orchestra". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Part Two: Once Upon A Time at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Electric Light Orchestra Part II Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Stone, Doug. Electric Light Orchestra Part Two at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ 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. pp. 382–83. 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. 275. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ "New Releases – Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8. Issue 24. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 15 June 1991. p. 8. Retrieved 15 March 2021 – via WorldRadioHistory.Com.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Honest Men" (inner sleeve, back). ELO Part II. Telstar. 1991. ELOCD100.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Electric Light Orchestra Part II – Part Two" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Electric Light Orchestra Part II – Part Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- 1991 debut albums
- ELO Part II albums
- Albums produced by Jeff Glixman
- Scotti Brothers Records albums