On 2 September 2008, an eco-friendly repackaging of the album, retitled Playlist: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra, was released. This edition includes a multimedia section on the CD that features photos, credits, and two wallpapers.[citation needed]
A third edition of the album was released in 2011. This version features 37 tracks on two discs, arranged in chronological order.[4] It was the third ELO compilation to present the songs in chronological order, preceded by the US releases Olé ELO in 1976 and Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra in 1995.
Each edition of the album features a different cover.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Referencesedit
^The Essential Electric Light Orchestra at AllMusic
^Metzger, John (May 2003). "Electric Light Orchestra The Essential Electric Light Orchestra". The Music Box. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 275. ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
^Electric Light Orchestra - The Essential Electric Light Orchestra at JB Hi-Fi
^Switzerland Charts – Electric Light Orchestra – The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
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The Essential Electric Light Orchestra is a 15 track single CD US only compilation album by the Electric Light Orchestra ELO released in 2003 It is part of Sony Music s The Essential series The Essential Electric Light OrchestraGreatest hits album by Electric Light OrchestraReleased1 April 2003RecordedSeptember 1972 January 1986GenreRockLength60 58LabelEpicProducerJeff LynneElectric Light Orchestra chronologyELO 2 First Light Series 2003 The Essential Electric Light Orchestra 2003 All Over the World The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra 2005 Playlist The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra 2008 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 The Music Box 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3 On 2 September 2008 an eco friendly repackaging of the album retitled Playlist The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra was released This edition includes a multimedia section on the CD that features photos credits and two wallpapers citation needed A third edition of the album was released in 2011 This version features 37 tracks on two discs arranged in chronological order 4 It was the third ELO compilation to present the songs in chronological order preceded by the US releases Ole ELO in 1976 and Strange Magic The Best of Electric Light Orchestra in 1995 Each edition of the album features a different cover Contents 1 Track listing 1 1 Original Edition 1 2 2011 edition 2 Charts 3 Certifications 4 ReferencesTrack listing editAll tracks are written by Jeff Lynne except Roll Over Beethoven which was written by Chuck Berry Original Edition edit No TitleOriginal AlbumLength1 Evil Woman UK Single Edit Face the Music 1975 4 192 Do Ya A New World Record 1976 3 473 Can t Get It Out of My Head Eldorado 1974 4 264 Mr Blue Sky Out of the Blue 1977 5 085 Strange Magic UK Single Edit Face the Music 1975 4 076 Livin Thing A New World Record 1976 3 337 Turn to Stone Out of the Blue 1977 3 488 Sweet Talkin Woman Out of the Blue 1977 3 499 Telephone Line A New World Record 1976 4 4010 Shine a Little Love Discovery 1979 4 4211 Hold on Tight Time 1981 3 0812 Calling America Balance of Power 1986 3 2813 Rock n Roll Is King Edit Secret Messages 1983 3 1714 Don t Bring Me Down Discovery 1979 4 0415 Roll Over Beethoven Single Edit ELO 2 1973 4 33Total length 60 58 2011 edition edit Essential Electric Light Orchestra 2CD nbsp Greatest hits album by Electric Light OrchestraReleased10 October 2011 UK Europe 24 October 2011 US Recorded1970 2007GenreRockLength144 56LabelEpic Legacy Sony MusicProducerJeff LynneElectric Light Orchestra chronologyTicket to the Moon The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Volume 2 2007 Essential Electric Light Orchestra 2CD 2011 Mr Blue Sky The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra 2012 2 Disc Edition UK album cover nbsp Disc oneNo TitleOriginal AlbumLength1 10538 Overture Single Edit The Electric Light Orchestra 1971 4 052 Roll Over Beethoven Single Edit ELO 2 1973 4 333 Showdown On the Third Day 1973 4 104 Ma Ma Ma Belle Single Edit On the Third Day 1973 3 385 Can t Get It Out of My Head Single Edit Eldorado 1974 3 086 Evil Woman UK Single Edit Face the Music 1975 4 137 Nightrider Single Edit Face the Music 1975 3 438 Strange Magic UK Single Edit Face the Music 1975 4 089 Livin Thing A New World Record 1976 3 3310 Do Ya A New World Record 1976 3 4611 Rockaria A New World Record 1976 3 1312 Telephone Line A New World Record 1976 4 4113 Turn to Stone Out of the Blue 1977 3 5014 Mr Blue Sky Out of the Blue 1977 5 0415 Sweet Talkin Woman Out of the Blue 1977 3 4916 Wild West Hero Out of the Blue 1977 4 4317 It s Over Out of the Blue 1977 4 1018 Shine a Little Love Single Edit Discovery 1979 4 11Total length 72 36 Disc twoNo TitleOriginal AlbumLength1 Don t Bring Me Down Discovery 1979 4 042 The Diary of Horace Wimp Discovery 1979 4 173 Confusion Discovery 1979 3 404 Last Train to London Discovery 1979 4 325 I m Alive Xanadu 1980 3 446 Xanadu New Version Flashback 2000 3 227 All Over the World Xanadu 1980 4 038 Don t Walk Away Xanadu 1980 4 479 Hold on Tight Time 1981 3 0810 Twilight Time 1981 3 4511 Ticket to the Moon Time 1981 4 0812 The Way Life s Meant to Be Time 1981 4 4013 Rock n Roll Is King Single Edit Secret Messages 1983 3 0814 Secret Messages Secret Messages 1983 4 4515 Four Little Diamonds Secret Messages 1983 4 0716 Calling America Balance of Power 1986 3 3117 So Serious Balance of Power 1986 2 4418 Surrender A New World Record 30th Anniversary Edition 2006 2 3319 Latitude 88 North Out of the Blue 30th Anniversary Edition 2007 3 23Total length 72 20Charts editChart 2003 Peakposition Switzerland Swiss Hitparade 5 58Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales United Kingdom BPI 6 Silver 60 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit The Essential Electric Light Orchestra at AllMusic Metzger John May 2003 Electric Light Orchestra The Essential Electric Light Orchestra The Music Box Retrieved 11 October 2017 Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian eds 2004 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 4th edn New York NY Fireside Simon amp Schuster p 275 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 Electric Light Orchestra The Essential Electric Light Orchestra at JB Hi Fi Switzerland Charts Electric Light Orchestra The Essential Electric Light Orchestra British album certifications Elo The Essential British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 10 April 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Essential Electric Light Orchestra amp oldid 1219243412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
