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Although the biggest hit on the album (also ELO's biggest hit overall) was the rock song "Don't Bring Me Down", the album was noted for its heavy disco influence. Discovery also produced the hits " Shine a Little Love " (their only No. 1 hit on a US singles chart--- Radio & Records (R&R) ), [ 29 ] [ 30 ] " Last Train to London ", " Confusion ...
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 ...
A Perfect World of Music (1985) First Movement (1986) All Over the World (1987) The Very Best of The Electric Light Orchestra (Telstar, 1989) The Very Best of The Electric Light Orchestra (Epic, 1990) ELO Classics (1990) The Very Best of ELO (Arcade, 1990) The Very Best of ELO 1 (1990) The Very Best of ELO 2 (1990) Early ELO: 1971–1973 (1991 ...
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 ".
Originally released exclusively in the band's home market (the UK), the album sold very well, becoming the ELO's first top-ten entry since Dino Records' compilation album The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra hit number 4 in 1994. All Over the World sold over 300,000 copies in the UK alone within a year and a half of its release.
It is also the first ELO compilation to feature the song "Across the Border" which was scheduled to be released as an EP track in 1980 but was withdrawn. Although not in chronological order, it is however the most comprehensive assemblage of the band's hits of the many compilations available. The album reached 60 in the UK Album Charts. [3]
It peaked at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart, making it the fourth consecutive top 10 single to be taken from the Discovery album. [1] In the United States the song was released as a single with "Poker" on the B-side becoming a more modest hit, reaching number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
At the time of its release, the song's music video was the most expensive ever made, with a budget of approximately £40,000. [6] [better source needed] The mostly black and white video features footage of ELO playing the song in a lounge, intercut with scenes in the style of 1940s serial films featuring the band members, including violinist Mik Kaminski, who was no longer a band member nor ...