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Released
  
November 1974

Showdown (1974)
  
Face the Music (1975)

Release date
  
November 1974

Producers
  
Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne

Recorded
  
1971–1973

Artist
  
Electric Light Orchestra

Label
  
Harvest Records

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Genre
  
Symphonic rock, progressive rock, art rock

Similar
  
Electric Light Orchestra albums, Progressive rock albums

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Showdown is an Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) compilation album, covering their Harvest Records years. It is the first in a very long line of Electric Light Orchestra compilation albums. It was also the first time the hit single "Showdown" featured on an album in the UK.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lynne, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "10538 Overture" – 5:28
  2. "From the Sun to the World" (Boogie No.1) – 8:15
  3. "Whisper in the Night" (Roy Wood) – 4:44
  4. "Queen of the Hours" – 3:21
Side two
  1. "Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry) – 7:00
  2. "First Movement (Jumping Biz)" (Wood) – 2:57
  3. "In Old England Town (Boogie No 2)" – 6:50
  4. "Showdown" – 4:08

Personnel

  • Jeff Lynne – Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Moog Synthesizer
  • Roy Wood – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, bass, Cello, Wind Instruments
  • Bev Bevan – Drums, Percussion
  • Richard Tandy – Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer
  • Mike de Albuquerque – Bass, backing vocals
  • Wilfred Gibson – Violin
  • Mike Edwards – Cello
  • Colin Walker – Cello
  • Bill Hunt – French Horn, Hunting Horn
  • Steve Woolam – Violin

    • Songs

    110538 Overture5:31
    2From the Sun to the World (Boogie No 1)8:15
    3Whisper in the Night4:44

    References

    Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra album) Wikipedia
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