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Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra is a compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1995 only in the US.. The compilation favours album versions rather than single versions; tracks such as "Rock 'n' Roll Is King", "Shine a Little Love" and "Boy Blue" are longer.
"Strange Magic" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was originally released on their 1975 Face the Music album.. The 'weeping' guitar lick was provided by keyboardist Richard Tandy while Jeff Lynne played a 12-string acoustic guitar fed through a phase shifter.
Below is a table outlining ELO's studio album output. Notes: The peak chart listings are accurate but incomplete because of the limited availability of past chart information regarding other countries. All of the RIAA and BPI certifications and/or re-certifications listed are out
Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra (1995) The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra is a compilation album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1994.
It was the third ELO compilation to present the songs in chronological order, preceded by the US releases Olé ELO in 1976 and Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra in 1995. Each edition of the album features a different cover.
"Strange Magic" is the sixth track on the album and the second on side two. It was the second single lifted from Face the Music, being released in February 1976, though was not as successful as "Evil Woman". The track opens with a 21-second orchestra intro before cutting to a guitar lick with a soft piano.
Strange Magic was released on January 23, 2015. [13] During its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, Strange Magic grossed $5.5 million across 3,020 theaters, debuting at number seven. [14] It had the lowest ticket sales of any animated film released in over 3,000 theaters.
After the release of the 2001 album Zoom, Jeff Lynne announced a North American tour, their first live set of concerts in 15 years.A promotional PBS show was recorded over two consecutive nights, May 23 & 24, 2001 at CBS Television City in Los Angeles.