Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra

Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra
Greatest hits album by Electric Light Orchestra
Released 11 April 1995
Recorded July 1970–January 1986
Genre Rock
Length 120:24
Label Epic Associated, Legacy
Producer Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood (track 1)
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
(1994)The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra1994		 Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra
(1995)		 Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra
(1997)Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound3.5/5[3]

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. The compilation is sequenced chronologically and is drawn from US singles, sans 3 from Xanadu, with exception of the European hit "Rockaria!" on disc one.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jeff Lynne, except disc 1, track 2, written by Chuck Berry (*2).

Disc one (1972–1976)

  1. "10538 Overture" – 5:29
  2. "Roll Over Beethoven" – 8:09
  3. "Showdown" – 4:09
  4. "Daybreaker" – 3:31
  5. "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (Extended version) – 4:11
  6. "Can't Get It Out of My Head" – 4:22
  7. "Boy Blue" – 5:18
  8. "Evil Woman" – 4:19
  9. "Strange Magic" – 4:30
  10. "Livin' Thing" – 3:33
  11. "Do Ya" – 3:44
  12. "Telephone Line" – 4:40
  13. "Rockaria!" – 3:14

Disc two (1977–1986)

  1. "Turn to Stone" – 3:47
  2. "Sweet Talkin' Woman" – 3:48
  3. "Mr. Blue Sky" – 5:03
  4. "It's Over" – 4:08
  5. "Shine a Little Love" – 4:42
  6. "Don't Bring Me Down" – 4:02
  7. "Confusion" – 3:41
  8. "Last Train to London" – 4:30
  9. "Hold on Tight" – 3:06
  10. "Twilight" – 3:41
  11. "Rain Is Falling" – 3:55
  12. "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" – 3:17
  13. "Four Little Diamonds" – 4:05
  14. "Stranger" – 4:27
  15. "Calling America" – 3:29
  16. "So Serious" – 2:41

Personnel

See also

References

  1. ↑ DeGagne, Mike (11 April 1995). "Electric Light Orchestra Strange Magic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (ed.) (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. ↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 382. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.


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