ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
1992 greatest hits album by Electric Light Orchestra
ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
Released | 1992 (England, Asia, etc.) (No U.S. Issue) | |||
Recorded | May 1977 – January 1986 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Epic 471956 | |||
Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is an album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1992 as a follow-up to their more successful ELO's Greatest Hits, though it was not issued in the U.S.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jeff Lynne
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" | Secret Messages (1983) | |
2. | "Hold on Tight" | Time (1981) | |
3. | "All Over the World" | Xanadu (1980) | |
4. | "Wild West Hero" | Out of the Blue (1977) | |
5. | "The Diary of Horace Wimp" | Discovery (1979) | |
6. | "Shine a Little Love" | Discovery (1979) | |
7. | "Confusion" | Discovery (1979) | |
8. | "Ticket to the Moon" | Time (1981) | |
9. | "Don't Bring Me Down" | Discovery (1979) | |
10. | "I'm Alive" | Xanadu (1980) | |
11. | "Last Train to London" | Discovery (1979) | |
12. | "Don't Walk Away" | Xanadu (1980) | |
13. | "Here Is The News" | Time (1981) | |
14. | "Calling America" | Balance of Power (1986) | |
15. | "Twilight" | Time (1981) | |
16. | "Secret Messages" | Secret Messages (1983) |
Personnel
- Jeff Lynne – lead vocals & backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and slide guitars, percussion, synthesizer, piano
- Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Richard Tandy – piano, synthesizer, keyboards, electric guitar, clavinet, grand piano, Mellotron, percussion, backing vocals
- Kelly Groucutt – vocals, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals (except on "Calling America")
Additional
- Mik Kaminski – violin on "Rock n' Roll Is King"
- Melvyn Gale – jangle piano on "Wild West Hero"
- Louis Clark – string arrangements, conductor on "Discovery" & "Xanadu" tracks
- Rainer Pietsch – conductor on "Time" tracks
- Dave Morgan – additional backing vocals on "Rock n' Roll Is King"
Charts
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[2] | 11 |
References
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- Bev Bevan
- Roy Wood
- Richard Tandy
- Mike Edwards
- Wilfred Gibson
- Hugh McDowell
- Mike de Albuquerque
- Colin Walker
- Mik Kaminski
- Kelly Groucutt
- Melvyn Gale
- The Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer)
- ELO 2 (Electric Light Orchestra II)
- On the Third Day
- Eldorado
- Face the Music
- A New World Record
- Out of the Blue
- Discovery
- Time
- Secret Messages
- Balance of Power
- Zoom
- Alone in the Universe
- From Out of Nowhere
- The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach
- Live at Wembley '78
- Live at Winterland '76
- The BBC Sessions
- Live at the BBC
- Electric Light Orchestra Live
- Wembley or Bust
- Xanadu
- Showdown
- Olé ELO
- The Light Shines On
- Three Light Years
- The Light Shines On Vol 2
- ELO's Greatest Hits
- A Box of Their Best
- Four Light Years
- Afterglow
- ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
- The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
- Strange Magic
- Light Years
- Definitive Collection
- Friends & Relatives
- Flashback
- The Ultimate Collection
- The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
- All Over the World
- Ticket to the Moon
- The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2 CD Edition)
- Mr. Blue Sky
- "10538 Overture"
- "Mr. Radio" (withdrawn)
- "Roll Over Beethoven"
- "Showdown"
- "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- "Can't Get It Out of My Head" / "Illusions in G Major"
- "Boy Blue" / "Eldorado"
- "Evil Woman"
- "Strange Magic"
- "Nightrider"
- "Strange Magic"
- "Livin' Thing" / "Fire On High"
- "Rockaria!"
- "Do Ya"
- "Telephone Line" / "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)"
- "Turn to Stone" / "Mister Kingdom"
- "Mr. Blue Sky" / "One Summer Dream"
- "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
- "Wild West Hero"
- "It's Over"
- "Shine a Little Love"
- "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
- "Don't Bring Me Down"
- "Confusion"
- "Last Train to London"
- "I'm Alive"
- "Xanadu" (with Olivia Newton-John)
- "All Over the World"
- "Don't Walk Away"
- "Hold On Tight"
- "Twilight"
- "Here Is the News" / "Ticket to the Moon"
- "Rain Is Falling"
- "The Way Life's Meant to Be"
- "Rock 'n' Roll Is King"
- "Secret Messages"
- "Four Little Diamonds"
- "Stranger"
- "Calling America"
- "So Serious"
- "Getting to the Point"
- Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (1980)
- Fusion – Live in London (1990)
- Zoom Tour Live (2001)
- ELO – Total Rock Review (2006)
- Live: The Early Years (2010)
- Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park (2015)
- Wembley or Bust (2017)
- Louis Clark
- Dave Morgan
- Gregg Bissonette
- Matt Bissonette
- Marc Mann
- Rosie Vela
- Discography
- Members
- Song list
- The Move
- Wizzard
- ELO Part II
- The Orchestra
- Violinski
- Earthrise
- L.E.O.
- Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO
- Category