Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra

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Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra

Compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra
Released	April 11, 1995
Recorded	1970 - 1986
Genre	Rock
Length	124:22
Label	Epic Associated/Legacy
Producer(s)	Jeff Lynne , Roy Wood *1
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Electric Light Orchestra chronology
'ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2" (1992)	Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra (1995)	'Flashback' (2000)

Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra is a compilation album by the Electric Light Orchestra, released in 1995 only for the US market.

In an interesting move the compilation favours album cuts rather than single versions, tracks such as Rock 'n' Roll Is King, Shine A Little Love and Boy Blue are longer. The Compilation is sequenced chronologically and is based around US singles, hence not including UK singles like Wild West Hero (from 1977s Out of the Blue) but oddly enough Does include "Rockaria" which was a single in the UK only.

While catering for singles, the album could be perceived as weakened by its over-representation of 1977 onwards, while accurate to the number of singles it is considered by some critics and fans as poorer in quality to pre 1977 material.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Disc one
- 1.2 Disc two
2 Personnel
3 See also

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

(1971 - 1976)

"10538 Overture" – 5:27 *1
"Roll Over Beethoven" – 8:09 *2
"Showdown" – 4:09
"Daybreaker" – 3:31
"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" – 3:37
"Eldorado Overture / Can't Get it Out of My Head" – 6:34
"Boy Blue" – 5:20
"Evil Woman" – 4:17
"Strange Magic" – 4:09
"Livin' Thing" – 3:30
"Do Ya" – 3:46 [version taken from 'A New World Record']
"Telephone Line" – 4:40
"Rockaria!" – 3:14

[edit] Disc two

(1977 - 1986)

"Turn To Stone" – 3:49
"Sweet Talkin' Woman" – 3:50
"Mr. Blue Sky" – 5:06
"It's Over" – 4:10
"Shine A Little Love" – 4:44
"Don't Bring Me Down" – 4:04
"Confusion" – 3:43
"Last Train to London" – 4:28
"Hold On Tight" – 3:07
"Twilight" – 4:35
"Rain is Falling" – 3:54
"Rock and Roll Is King" – 3:43
"Four Little Diamonds" – 4:05
"Stranger" – 4:29
"Calling America" – 3:30
"So Serious" – 2:42

All tracks written by Jeff Lynne. except *2 written by Chuck Berry

[edit] Personnel

Jeff Lynne - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
Bev Bevan - Drums, percussion
Richard Tandy- Keyboards, Guitar
Kelly Groucutt - Bass, Vocals (1974 onwards)
Michael d'Albuquerque- Bass (to 1974)
Mik Kaminski- Violin
Wilfred Gibson- Violin ("Roll Over Beethoven","Showdown")
Mike Edwards- Cello (to 1974)
Melvyn Gale- Cello (1974 onwards)
Hugh McDowell- Cello
Colin Walker- Cello ("Roll Over Beethoven","Showdown")
Marc Bolan - Guitar on ("Ma-Ma-Ma Belle")
Roy Wood - Vocals, Guitars, Cello, Bass, Wind Instruments *1

[edit] See also

1995 in music

Electric Light Orchestra discography
Electric Light Orchestra
Founding members: Jeff Lynne \| Roy Wood \| Bev Bevan Other members in Electric Light Orchestra
Studio albums: The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer \| ELO 2 \| On the Third Day \| Eldorado, A Symphony \| Face the Music \| A New World Record \| Out of the Blue \| Discovery \| Xanadu \| Time \| Secret Messages \| Balance of Power \| Zoom
Live albums: The Night the Light Went On (In Long Beach) \| Live at Winterland '76 \| Live at Wembley '78
Compilation albums: Showdown \| Olé ELO \| The Light Shines On \| The Light Shines On Vol 2 \| ELO's Greatest Hits \| A Box of their Best \| Afterglow \| ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 \| Strange Magic \| Flashback \| The Essential Electric Light Orchestra \| All Over the World
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