A-side "Turn to Stone" Genre Symphonic rock Label Jet | Format 7" single Length 5:29 | |
Released 1974
1977 (single version) | ||
"Mister Kingdom" is a symphonic rock song written by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).
The song first appeared as the opening track of side 2, track number 6 from their 1974 album, Eldorado. It was the B-side to the 1977 hit, "Turn to Stone", found on their album, Out of the Blue.
On the single version the solo slowly fades from 5:05 all the way to the very end, 5:29. But on the Flashback boxset, the solo fades about 16 seconds earlier than the LP version, also cutting the small orchestra intro.
Some will find that the song has a similar style to The Beatles' song "Across the Universe". The song features an extended orchestral playout starting from 4:16 to 5:29 transiting into Nobody's Child.
"This guy's always looking for a pot of gold." Jeff Lynne (2001 - Eldorado Remaster)
"God knows what this is about, but I like the sound" - Jeff Lynne 2000 Flashback liner notes