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"Evil Woman" is a song recorded by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) and written by lead vocalist Jeff Lynne. It was first released on the band's fifth album, 1975's Face the Music . Background
Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane and music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the 1980 film of the same name, which was, in turn, inspired by the 1947 Rita Hayworth film Down to Earth. [1]
"Xanadu" is the title song from the soundtrack of the 1980 musical film of the same name. Written by Jeff Lynne of the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), the song is performed by British and Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John, with Lynne adding parenthetic vocals in the style of his other songs on the Xanadu soundtrack, and ELO providing the ...
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2022) ELO performing live during their 1981 Time Tour. From left: Jeff Lynne, Louis Clark (obscured), Kelly Groucutt, Bev Bevan, and Richard Tandy The English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) recorded over 190 songs from 1971 to 2019. The band's music is characterised by their blending of Beatlesque pop, classical ...
Prior to the album and DVD's release, in addition to a trailer, [4] 3 videos were taken from the film and were released on ELO's YouTube channel, the songs featured in the videos were: "Turn to Stone", "Telephone Line", and "Evil Woman". [5] [6] [7] Wembley or Bust was released via record labels Big Trilby, Columbia, and Sony Music. It was made ...
The singles "Evil Woman" and "Strange Magic" were the most commercial songs that the group had recorded up to that point. "Evil Woman" was a big hit in the UK and the US, embracing disco rhythms while still embodying ELO's classic sound. Lynne wrote the chords and melody of this song in only six minutes, making it his fastest feat of composition.
"Sweet Talkin' Woman" Out of the Blue: 3:48: 2. "Mr. Blue Sky" Out of the Blue: 5:02: 3. "Livin' Thing" A New World Record: 3:33: 4. "Evil Woman" Face the Music: 4:14: 5. "Telephone Line" A New World Record: 4:41: 6. "Rockaria!" A New World Record: 3:14: 7. "Turn to Stone" Out of the Blue: 3:49: 8. "Don't Bring Me Down" Discovery: 4:04: 9 ...
The song also appears on the soundtrack album Xanadu, and was performed in the 2007 Broadway musical Xanadu. Released after the single "Xanadu" (a collaboration with Olivia Newton-John), this was the third Top 20 ELO single released from the 1980 soundtrack, peaking at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [1]