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ELO's Greatest Hits is a compilation by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1979. Despite being released after the album Discovery, this album omitted the band's most recent hits, "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Shine a Little Love".
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| Greatest hits album by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 23 November 1979 [1] | |||
| Recorded | April 1973–August 1977 | |||
| Length | 44:50 | |||
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| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| MusicHound | 3/5[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| Record Mirror | [7] |
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.
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Evil Woman" (Single version) | Face the Music, 1975 | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Livin' Thing" | A New World Record, 1976 | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | Eldorado, 1974 | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Showdown" (U.S. single edit) | On the Third Day (U.S.), 1973; Showdown (UK), 1974 | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Turn to Stone" | Out of the Blue, 1977 | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Rockaria!" | A New World Record | 3:12 |
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 7. | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | Out of the Blue | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Telephone Line" | A New World Record | 4:37 |
| 9. | "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (Single edit) | On the Third Day | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Strange Magic" (UK single version) | Face the Music | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Mr. Blue Sky" | Out of the Blue | 5:05 |
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
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- #1 Australia
- #2 New Zealand
- #6 Canada
- #7 United Kingdom[8]
- #13 Norway
- #17 Austria[9]
- #28 Spain
- #30 United States (CashBox & Billboard 200)
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[10] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[11] | Gold | 10,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- "BPI certifications for ELO".
- ELO's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: E". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- 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.
- Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 274. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- Nicholls, Mike (24 November 1979). ELO: ELO's Greatest Hits. Vol. 26. Record Mirror. p. 25.
- "Electric Light Orchestra". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- "Discographie Electric Light Orchestra". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 12 November 2021 – via Imgur.com.
- "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- "British album certifications – Elo – ELO's Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "American album certifications – Electric Light Orchestra – ELO's Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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