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ELO's Greatest Hits

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Released
  
November 1979

Length
  
44:50

Release date
  
November 1979

Label
  
Jet Records

Recorded
  
April 1973–August 1977

Artist
  
Electric Light Orchestra

Producer
  
Jeff Lynne

Genres
  
Rock music, Art rock

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ELO's Greatest Hits (1979)
  
A Box of Their Best (1980)

Similar
  
Electric Light Orchestra albums, Rock music albums

ELO's Greatest Hits is a compilation by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1979.

Contents

The album sleeve art features a letter written by the band's co-founder and leader, Jeff Lynne, describing the '73–'78 period and the recording of each of the songs.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jeff Lynne.

Personnel

  • Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars
  • Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
  • Richard Tandy – keyboards
  • Mike de Albuquerque – bass (to 1974)
  • Kelly Groucutt – bass, vocals (1974 onwards)
  • Mik Kaminski – violin
  • Mike Edwards – cello (to 1974)
  • Melvyn Gale – cello (1975 onwards)
  • Hugh McDowell – cello
  • Wilfred Gibson – violin on "Showdown" and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
  • Colin Walker – cello on "Showdown" and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
  • Marc Bolan – guitar on "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"

    • Chart performance

  • #1 Australia
  • #2 New Zealand
  • #6 Canada
  • #7 United Kingdom
  • #13 Norway
  • #17 Austria
  • #28 Spain
  • #30 United States (CashBox & Billboard 200); RIAA certification: 4x Platinum

    • Songs

    1Evil Woman4:13
    2Livin' Thing3:33
    3Can't Get It Out of My Head4:24

    References

    ELO's Greatest Hits Wikipedia
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