Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra album)

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Showdown
Showdown harvest.jpg
Compilation album by
Electric Light Orchestra
ReleasedNovember 1974
Recorded1971–1973
Genre
LabelHarvest
Producer
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
Eldorado
(1974) 		Showdown
(1974) 		Face the Music
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MusicHound2.5/5[1]

Showdown is an Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) compilation album, covering their Harvest Records years. It is the first in a very long line of Electric Light Orchestra compilation albums. It was also the first time the hit single "Showdown" featured on an album in the UK.[2]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Jeff Lynne, except where noted.

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."10538 Overture" 5:28
2."From the Sun to the World (Boogie No.1)" 8:15
3."Whisper in the Night"Roy Wood4:44
4."Queen of the Hours" 3:21
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Roll Over Beethoven"Chuck Berry, Ludwig Von Beethoven7:00
6."First Movement (Jumping Biz)"Wood2:57
7."In Old England Town (Boogie No 2)" 6:50
8."Showdown" 4:08

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 383. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. ^ John Van der Kiste Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra - Before and After 2017 "In June 2005, a twentytrack compilation of material, containing most of hits since 'Showdown', All Over The World: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra, became the ultimate representation of their back catalogue, peaked at No. 6 in Britain ...
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