ELO's Greatest Hits
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| ELO's Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 23 November 1979 | |||
| Recorded | April 1973–August 1977 | |||
| Length | 44:50 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| 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 23 November 1979.[7][8] Despite being released after the album Discovery, this album omitted the band's most recent hits, "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Shine a Little Love".
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.
All tracks written by Jeff Lynne.
- Side one
| # | Title | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Evil Woman" (Single version) | Face the Music (1975) | 4:11 |
| 2 | "Livin' Thing" | A New World Record (1976) | 3:31 |
| 3 | "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | Eldorado (1974) | 4:23 |
| 4 | "Showdown" (U.S. single edit) | On the Third Day (U.S.) (1973) Showdown (UK) (1974) |
3:53 |
| 5 | "Turn to Stone" | Out of the Blue (1977) | 3:47 |
| 6 | "Rockaria!" | A New World Record (1976) | 3:14 |
- Side two
| # | Title | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | Out of the Blue (1977) | 3:47 |
| 2 | "Telephone Line" | A New World Record (1976) | 4:38 |
| 3 | "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (Single edit) | On the Third Day (1973) | 3:35 |
| 4 | "Strange Magic" (UK single version) | Face the Music (1975) | 4:07 |
| 5 | "Mr. Blue Sky" | Out of the Blue (1977) | 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"
