Moment of Truth (ELO Part II album)

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Moment of Truth
Moment of Truth album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ELO Part II
Released1 October 1994 (UK)
18 July 1995 (US)
GenreRock
Length53:59
LabelCurb Records, Edel Music
ProducerStephan Galfas
ELO Part II chronology
Performing ELO's Greatest Hits Live
(1992) 		Moment of Truth
(1994) 		One Night
(1996)
Singles from Moment of Truth
  1. "Power of a Million Lights"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Breakin' Down the Walls"
    Released: 1994
  3. "One More Tomorrow"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music1/5 stars[2]
MusicHound1.5/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide1/5 stars[4]

Moment of Truth is the second and final album by ELO Part II, released on October 1, 1994. The cover illustration by Graham Reynolds depicts an incandescent light bulb shattering. The light bulb image continues a visual theme that began with the light bulb depicted on the cover of Electric Light Orchestra's debut album. Moment of Truth and the single "One More Tomorrow" would determine if ELO Part II would continue re-establishing themselves in America.[5] "The Fox" was originally from the 1985 Kelly Groucutt EP, We Love Animals.[6][7]

Reception[]

In 1994, Music & Media called Moment of Truth "thin" in comparison to ELO Part II's predecessor Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).[8] They also noted the way ELO Part II handled symphonic rock was similar to the way Alan Parsons handled it.[8] In an earlier issue that year, Music & Media noted the single "Power of a Million Lights" as having a consistent sound compared to ELO with Jeff Lynne, the only difference being the change from strings to synthesizers.[9]

Track listing[]

Original CD

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moment of Truth (Overture)"Louis Clark4:07
2."Breakin' Down the Walls"Phil Bates4:27
3."Power of a Million Lights"Eric Troyer4:54
4."Interlude 3"Clark0:32
5."One More Tomorrow"Bev Bevan, Mik Kaminski, Bates5:00
6."Don't Wanna"Troyer3:41
7."Voices"Kaminski, Bates4:27
8."Interlude 2"Clark0:20
9."Vixen" 0:04
10."The Fox"Kelly Groucutt4:35
11."Love or Money"Troyer, Bates4:08
12."Blue Violin"Groucutt, Kaminski1:10
13."Whiskey Girls"Bevan, Bates3:37
14."Interlude 1"Clark0:58
15."Twist of the Knife"Bevan, Groucutt, Bates4:30
16."So Glad You Said Goodbye"Bevan, Troyer, Bates4:12
17."Underture"Clark2:52
18."The Leaving" 0:25
Total length:53:59

Tracks included on 2021 reissue:[10]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."Local Hero (A Story Sad But True)" (demo)Glen Burtnik, Troyer[11]3:48
20."Power of a Million Lights" (demo) 4:49
21."Love or Money" (demo) 3:56
22."Rain Down Fire" (demo) 5:19
23."Breakin' Down the Walls" (radio edit) 3:51
24."Power of a Million Lights" (radio edit) 3:50

Personnel[]

Additional musicians

References[]

  1. ^ Moment of Truth at AllMusic
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ Boehm, Mike (1995-07-22). "ELO Part II: It Can Rise, but Can It Shine?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  6. ^ "Kelly Groucutt". face-the-music.de. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  7. ^ We Love Animals at AllMusic
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "New Releases – Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11. Issue 32. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 6 August 1994. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via WorldRadioHistory.Com.
  9. ^ "New Releases – Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11. Issue 29. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 16 July 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via WorldRadioHistory.Com.
  10. ^ Moment of Truth (CD back cover). ELO Part II. United States: Renaissance Records. 2021. RMED-991.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ The Abbey Road Sessions (CD). Pat Petrillo's NYC Big Rhythm Band. United States: PALMETTO+. 2019.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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