Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra
| Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 11 April 1995 | |||
| Recorded | July 1970–January 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 120:24 | |||
| Label | Epic Associated, Legacy | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood (track 1) | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
| MusicHound | 3.5/5[3] |
Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra is a compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1995 only in the US.
The compilation favours album versions 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 drawn from US singles, but missing 3 from Xanadu, with exception of the European hit "Rockaria!" on disc one.
Track listing
All tracks written by Jeff Lynne, except disc 1, track 2, written by Chuck Berry (*2).
Disc one (1972–1976)
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Disc two (1977–1986)
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Personnel
- Jeff Lynne – Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
- Bev Bevan – Drums, percussion
- Richard Tandy – Keyboards, guitar
- Kelly Groucutt – Bass, vocals (1975 onwards)
- Michael d'Albuquerque – Bass (1973 to 1974)
- Mik Kaminski – Violin
- Wilfred Gibson – Violin on "Roll Over Beethoven," "Showdown," "Daybreaker," and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- Mike Edwards – Cello (1973 to 1974)
- Melvyn Gale – Cello (1974 to 1977)
- Hugh McDowell – Cello (1974 to 1977)
- Colin Walker – Cello on "Roll Over Beethoven," "Showdown," "Daybreaker," and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- Marc Bolan – Guitar on "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- Roy Wood – Vocals, guitars, cello, bass, wind instruments on "10538 Overture"
- Ira Robbins (Trouser Press) – Liner notes edited from Afterglow
See also
References
- ^ DeGagne, Mike (11 April 1995). "Electric Light Orchestra Strange Magic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ 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.
