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Lynne's comeback with ELO began in 2000 with the release of a retrospective box set, Flashback, containing three CDs of remastered tracks and a handful of out-takes and unfinished works, most notably a new version of ELO's only UK number one hit "Xanadu". In 2001 Zoom, ELO's first album of new material since 1986, was released. [41]
"Don't Bring Me Down" is the band's second-highest-charting hit in the UK, where it peaked at number 3, [5] and their biggest hit in the United States, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. [6] It also charted well in Canada (number 1) and Australia (number 6). This was the first single by ELO not to include a string section. [7]
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 ...
ELO's Greatest Hits (1979) The Best of ELO (Tellydisc, 1981) Eldorado/Electric Light Orchestra II (cassette only reissue) (1983) 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)
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.
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 ".
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. "Wild West Hero" Out of the Blue: 4:41: 10. "All Over the World" Xanadu: 4:00: 11. "Hold on Tight" Time: 3:07: 12. "Confusion" Discovery: 3:41: 13 ...
In 1980, the track became the B-side to the hit single "Don't Walk Away". The song opens with a steam train and horn sound effect, then switching into a small bridge with the violin and the moog , then switching to an upbeat rock song, with the opening verse being reminiscent of The Beach Boys track " Heroes and Villains ".