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From the Album
1. Magic
2. Suddenly
3. Dancin
4. Suspended In Time
5. Whenever You're Away from Me
6. I'm Alive
7. The Fall
8. Dont Walk Away
9. All Over The World
10. Xanadu
From the Album
1. Shine A Little Love
2. Confusion
3. Need Her Love
4. The Diary Of Horace Wimp
5. Last Train To London
6. Midnight Blue
7. On The Run
8. Wishing
9. Dont Bring Me Down
From the Single
Mr. Blue Sky
From the Album 1. Turn To Stone 2. Its Over 3. Sweet Talkin Woman 4. Across The Border 5. Night In The City 6. Starlight 7. Jungle 8. Believe Me Now 9. Steppin Out 10. Standin In The Rain 11. Big Wheels 12. Summer And Lightning 13. Mr. Blue Sky 14. Sweet Is The Night 15. The Whale 16. Birmingham Blues 17. Wild West Hero
From the Album 1. Tightrope 2. Telephone Line 3. Rockaria! 4. Mission (A World Record) 5. So Fine 6. Livin Thing 7. Above The Clouds 8. Do Ya 9. Shangri-La
Other Songs 10538 Overture 10 538 Overture 1st Movement 21st Century Man A Long Time Gone Ain't Necessarily So All Fall Down All She Wanted Alright Another Heart Breaks Baby I Apologise Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644) Beatles Forever Big Chief Woolley Bosher Blackberry Way Blue Violin Bluebird Bluebird Is Dead Boy Blue Breakin Down The Walls Calling America Cant Get It Out Of My Head Cherry Blossom Clinic Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited Danger Ahead Day Tripper Daybreaker Dear Elaine Destination Unknown Diary of Horace Wimp Dont Bring Me Down - Dont Wanna Down Home Town Dreaming Of 4000 Easy Money Easy Street Eldorado Eldorado Finale Eldorado Overture Electric Light Orchestra-10 538 Overture Electric Light Orchestra - Queen Of The Hours Electric Light Orchestra - So Serious Electric Light Orchestra-A Long Time Gone Electric Light Orchestra-Above The Clouds Electric Light Orchestra-Across The Border Electric Light Orchestra-Big Chief Woolley Bosher Electric Light Orchestra-Big Wheels Electric Light Orchestra-Birmingham Blues Electric Light Orchestra-Bluebird Is Dead Electric Light Orchestra-Boy Blue Electric Light Orchestra-Calling America Electric Light Orchestra-Cant Get It Out Of My Head Electric Light Orchestra-Cherry Blossom Clinic Electric Light Orchestra-Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited Electric Light Orchestra-Confusion Electric Light Orchestra-Dont Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra-Easy Street Electric Light Orchestra-Endless Lies Electric Light Orchestra-Every Night Electric Light Orchestra-Evil Woman Electric Light Orchestra-For The Love Of A Woman Electric Light Orchestra-Getting To The Point Electric Light Orchestra-Heart Of Hearts Electric Light Orchestra-Heartbreaker Electric Light Orchestra-Heaven Only Knows Electric Light Orchestra-Hello Electric Light Orchestra-Honest Men Electric Light Orchestra-Is It Alright Electric Light Orchestra-Just For Love Electric Light Orchestra-King Of The Universe Electric Light Orchestra-Kiss Me Red Electric Light Orchestra-Last Train To London Electric Light Orchestra-Midnight Blue Electric Light Orchestra-Mr Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra-Need Her Love Electric Light Orchestra-Night In The City Electric Light Orchestra-On The Run Electric Light Orchestra-Once Upon A Time Electric Light Orchestra-One Summer Dream Electric Light Orchestra-Ordinary Dream Electric Light Orchestra-Secret Lives Electric Light Orchestra-Secret Messages Electric Light Orchestra-Send It Electric Light Orchestra-Shine A Little Love Electric Light Orchestra-So You Want To Be A Rock n Roll Star Electric Light Orchestra-Sorrow About To Fall Electric Light Orchestra-Strange Magic Electric Light Orchestra-Stranger Electric Light Orchestra-Stranger On A Quiet Street Electric Light Orchestra-The Diary Of Horace Wimp Electric Light Orchestra-The Lemon Tree Electric Light Orchestra-The Words Of Aaron Electric Light Orchestra-Thousand Eyes Electric Light Orchestra-Train Of Gold Electric Light Orchestra-Wave Your Flag And Stop The Train Electric Light Orchestra-Wishing Electric Light Orchestra-Without Someone Endless Lies Epilogue Every Little Thing Every Night Evil Woman Fire On High First Movement For The Love Of A Woman Four Little Diamonds Fox From Out of Nowhere From The End Of The World From The Sun To The World From the Sun to the World (Boogie #1) Getting To The Point Great Balls Of Fire Great Balls of Fire [Live] Happy Birthday Heart Of Hearts Heartbreaker Heaven Only Knows Hello Hello My Old Friend [Previously Unreleased Track] Here Is The News Hold on Tight Honest Men Illusions In G Major In for the Kill [Bonus Track] In My Own Time In Old England Town In Old England Town (Boogie #2) In Old England Town (Boogie, No. 2) In The Hall Of The Mountain King In the Hall of the Mountain King/Great Balls of Fire Indian Queen Interlude 3 Is It Alright It Really Doesnt Matter Julie Don't Live Here Just For Love King Of The Universe Kiss Me Red Kuiama Laredo Tornado Latitude 88 North [Bonus Track] Letter From Spain Lights Go Down Linvin Thing Little Town Flirt Lonesome Lullaby Long Black Road Look At Me Now Loser Gone Wild Love Changes All Love Changes All [Previosly Unreleased] Love Is Like Oxygen Love Or Money Ma- Ma- Ma- Belle Mama Mama [New Edit] Ma-Ma-Ma Belle Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle Mamma Manhattan Rumble Manhatten Rumble (49.th Street Massacre) Melting In The Sun Mission Mister Kingdom Moment In Paradise Moment Of Truth Momma Mr. Kingdom Mr. Radio Nellie Takes Her Bow New World Rising New World Rising / Ocean Breakup Reprise New World Rising/Ocean Breakup (Reprise) Nightrider No Way Out Nobodys Child Ocean Breakup Reprise Oh No Not Susan Oh Oh It Is Magic Omnibus Once Upon A Time One Day One More Tomorrow One Summer Dream Ordinary Dream Point of No Return [Previously Unreleased Track] Poker Poor Boy Poor Boy (The Greenwood) Power Of A Million Lights Prologue Queen Of The Hours Rain Is Falling Rock and Roll is King Rock N Roll Is King Rock & Roll Is King Rock & Roll Is King [Live] Roll Over Beethoven Save Me Now Second Time Around Secret Lives Secret Messages Secret Messages - Electric Light Orchestra Send It Serious Shangri La Showdown Sitting In My Tree So Glad You Said Goodbye So Serious So You Want To Be A Rock n Roll Star Sorrow About To Fall State Of Mind Strange Magic Stranger Stranger On A Quiet Street Surrender Sweet Talking Woman Take Me On And On The Battle Of Marston Moor The Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644) The Bouncer The Fox The Last Train to London The Leaving The Lemon Tree The Light Goes Down The Lights Go Down The Point Of No Return The Way Lifes Meant To Be The Words Of Aaron Thousand Eyes Ticket To The Moon Time After Time Train Of Gold Twilight Twist Of The Knife Underture Until Your Momas Gone Vixen Voices Waterfall Wave Your Flag and Stop The Train Way Lifes Meant to Be Whale When I Was A Boy When Time Stood Still Whiskey Girls Whisper In The Night Wild Tiger Woman Wilfs Solo Without Someone Yellow Rainbow Yours Truly 2095
From the Album
From the Single
From the Album 1. Turn To Stone 2. Its Over 3. Sweet Talkin Woman 4. Across The Border 5. Night In The City 6. Starlight 7. Jungle 8. Believe Me Now 9. Steppin Out 10. Standin In The Rain 11. Big Wheels 12. Summer And Lightning 13. Mr. Blue Sky 14. Sweet Is The Night 15. The Whale 16. Birmingham Blues 17. Wild West Hero
From the Album 1. Tightrope 2. Telephone Line 3. Rockaria! 4. Mission (A World Record) 5. So Fine 6. Livin Thing 7. Above The Clouds 8. Do Ya 9. Shangri-La
Other Songs 10538 Overture 10 538 Overture 1st Movement 21st Century Man A Long Time Gone Ain't Necessarily So All Fall Down All She Wanted Alright Another Heart Breaks Baby I Apologise Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644) Beatles Forever Big Chief Woolley Bosher Blackberry Way Blue Violin Bluebird Bluebird Is Dead Boy Blue Breakin Down The Walls Calling America Cant Get It Out Of My Head Cherry Blossom Clinic Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited Danger Ahead Day Tripper Daybreaker Dear Elaine Destination Unknown Diary of Horace Wimp Dont Bring Me Down - Dont Wanna Down Home Town Dreaming Of 4000 Easy Money Easy Street Eldorado Eldorado Finale Eldorado Overture Electric Light Orchestra-10 538 Overture Electric Light Orchestra - Queen Of The Hours Electric Light Orchestra - So Serious Electric Light Orchestra-A Long Time Gone Electric Light Orchestra-Above The Clouds Electric Light Orchestra-Across The Border Electric Light Orchestra-Big Chief Woolley Bosher Electric Light Orchestra-Big Wheels Electric Light Orchestra-Birmingham Blues Electric Light Orchestra-Bluebird Is Dead Electric Light Orchestra-Boy Blue Electric Light Orchestra-Calling America Electric Light Orchestra-Cant Get It Out Of My Head Electric Light Orchestra-Cherry Blossom Clinic Electric Light Orchestra-Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited Electric Light Orchestra-Confusion Electric Light Orchestra-Dont Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra-Easy Street Electric Light Orchestra-Endless Lies Electric Light Orchestra-Every Night Electric Light Orchestra-Evil Woman Electric Light Orchestra-For The Love Of A Woman Electric Light Orchestra-Getting To The Point Electric Light Orchestra-Heart Of Hearts Electric Light Orchestra-Heartbreaker Electric Light Orchestra-Heaven Only Knows Electric Light Orchestra-Hello Electric Light Orchestra-Honest Men Electric Light Orchestra-Is It Alright Electric Light Orchestra-Just For Love Electric Light Orchestra-King Of The Universe Electric Light Orchestra-Kiss Me Red Electric Light Orchestra-Last Train To London Electric Light Orchestra-Midnight Blue Electric Light Orchestra-Mr Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra-Need Her Love Electric Light Orchestra-Night In The City Electric Light Orchestra-On The Run Electric Light Orchestra-Once Upon A Time Electric Light Orchestra-One Summer Dream Electric Light Orchestra-Ordinary Dream Electric Light Orchestra-Secret Lives Electric Light Orchestra-Secret Messages Electric Light Orchestra-Send It Electric Light Orchestra-Shine A Little Love Electric Light Orchestra-So You Want To Be A Rock n Roll Star Electric Light Orchestra-Sorrow About To Fall Electric Light Orchestra-Strange Magic Electric Light Orchestra-Stranger Electric Light Orchestra-Stranger On A Quiet Street Electric Light Orchestra-The Diary Of Horace Wimp Electric Light Orchestra-The Lemon Tree Electric Light Orchestra-The Words Of Aaron Electric Light Orchestra-Thousand Eyes Electric Light Orchestra-Train Of Gold Electric Light Orchestra-Wave Your Flag And Stop The Train Electric Light Orchestra-Wishing Electric Light Orchestra-Without Someone Endless Lies Epilogue Every Little Thing Every Night Evil Woman Fire On High First Movement For The Love Of A Woman Four Little Diamonds Fox From Out of Nowhere From The End Of The World From The Sun To The World From the Sun to the World (Boogie #1) Getting To The Point Great Balls Of Fire Great Balls of Fire [Live] Happy Birthday Heart Of Hearts Heartbreaker Heaven Only Knows Hello Hello My Old Friend [Previously Unreleased Track] Here Is The News Hold on Tight Honest Men Illusions In G Major In for the Kill [Bonus Track] In My Own Time In Old England Town In Old England Town (Boogie #2) In Old England Town (Boogie, No. 2) In The Hall Of The Mountain King In the Hall of the Mountain King/Great Balls of Fire Indian Queen Interlude 3 Is It Alright It Really Doesnt Matter Julie Don't Live Here Just For Love King Of The Universe Kiss Me Red Kuiama Laredo Tornado Latitude 88 North [Bonus Track] Letter From Spain Lights Go Down Linvin Thing Little Town Flirt Lonesome Lullaby Long Black Road Look At Me Now Loser Gone Wild Love Changes All Love Changes All [Previosly Unreleased] Love Is Like Oxygen Love Or Money Ma- Ma- Ma- Belle Mama Mama [New Edit] Ma-Ma-Ma Belle Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle Mamma Manhattan Rumble Manhatten Rumble (49.th Street Massacre) Melting In The Sun Mission Mister Kingdom Moment In Paradise Moment Of Truth Momma Mr. Kingdom Mr. Radio Nellie Takes Her Bow New World Rising New World Rising / Ocean Breakup Reprise New World Rising/Ocean Breakup (Reprise) Nightrider No Way Out Nobodys Child Ocean Breakup Reprise Oh No Not Susan Oh Oh It Is Magic Omnibus Once Upon A Time One Day One More Tomorrow One Summer Dream Ordinary Dream Point of No Return [Previously Unreleased Track] Poker Poor Boy Poor Boy (The Greenwood) Power Of A Million Lights Prologue Queen Of The Hours Rain Is Falling Rock and Roll is King Rock N Roll Is King Rock & Roll Is King Rock & Roll Is King [Live] Roll Over Beethoven Save Me Now Second Time Around Secret Lives Secret Messages Secret Messages - Electric Light Orchestra Send It Serious Shangri La Showdown Sitting In My Tree So Glad You Said Goodbye So Serious So You Want To Be A Rock n Roll Star Sorrow About To Fall State Of Mind Strange Magic Stranger Stranger On A Quiet Street Surrender Sweet Talking Woman Take Me On And On The Battle Of Marston Moor The Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644) The Bouncer The Fox The Last Train to London The Leaving The Lemon Tree The Light Goes Down The Lights Go Down The Point Of No Return The Way Lifes Meant To Be The Words Of Aaron Thousand Eyes Ticket To The Moon Time After Time Train Of Gold Twilight Twist Of The Knife Underture Until Your Momas Gone Vixen Voices Waterfall Wave Your Flag and Stop The Train Way Lifes Meant to Be Whale When I Was A Boy When Time Stood Still Whiskey Girls Whisper In The Night Wild Tiger Woman Wilfs Solo Without Someone Yellow Rainbow Yours Truly 2095
The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterised by a fusion of pop and classical arrangements with futuristic iconography. After Wood's departure in 1972, Lynne became the band's sole leader, arranging and producing every album while writing nearly all of their original material. During their first run from 1970 to 1986, Lynne and Bevan were the group's only consistent members.
The group's name is a pun that references both electric light and "light orchestral music", a popular style featured in places such as the BBC Light Programme between the 1940s and 1960s. ELO was formed out of Lynne's and Wood's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical influences. It derived as an offshoot of Wood's previous band, the Move, of which Lynne and Bevan were also members. During the 1970s and 1980s, ELO released a string of top 10 albums and singles, including the band's most commercially successful album, the double album Out of the Blue (1977). Two ELO albums reached the top of the British charts: the disco-inspired Discovery (1979) and the science-fiction-themed concept album Time (1981). In 1986 Lynne lost interest in the band and disbanded the group. Bevan responded by forming his own band, ELO Part II, which later became The Orchestra. Following a brief reunion from 2000 to 2001, ELO once again went inactive until 2014, when Lynne re-formed the band with Richard Tandy as Jeff Lynne's ELO. Tandy died in May 2024. Currently, the band is conducting a final tour, which was announced prior to Tandy's death.
During ELO's original 13-year period of active recording and touring, they sold over 50 million records worldwide. They collected 19 CRIA, 21 RIAA, and 38 BPI awards. From 1972 to 1986 ELO accumulated 27 Top 40 songs on the UK Singles Chart, and fifteen Top 20 songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. The band also holds the record for having the most Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits (20) without a number one.[nb 1] In 2017, four key members of ELO (Wood, Lynne, Bevan, and Tandy) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Also Known As: ELO, Jeff Lynne's ELO (2014-present)The group's name is a pun that references both electric light and "light orchestral music", a popular style featured in places such as the BBC Light Programme between the 1940s and 1960s. ELO was formed out of Lynne's and Wood's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical influences. It derived as an offshoot of Wood's previous band, the Move, of which Lynne and Bevan were also members. During the 1970s and 1980s, ELO released a string of top 10 albums and singles, including the band's most commercially successful album, the double album Out of the Blue (1977). Two ELO albums reached the top of the British charts: the disco-inspired Discovery (1979) and the science-fiction-themed concept album Time (1981). In 1986 Lynne lost interest in the band and disbanded the group. Bevan responded by forming his own band, ELO Part II, which later became The Orchestra. Following a brief reunion from 2000 to 2001, ELO once again went inactive until 2014, when Lynne re-formed the band with Richard Tandy as Jeff Lynne's ELO. Tandy died in May 2024. Currently, the band is conducting a final tour, which was announced prior to Tandy's death.
During ELO's original 13-year period of active recording and touring, they sold over 50 million records worldwide. They collected 19 CRIA, 21 RIAA, and 38 BPI awards. From 1972 to 1986 ELO accumulated 27 Top 40 songs on the UK Singles Chart, and fifteen Top 20 songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. The band also holds the record for having the most Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits (20) without a number one.[nb 1] In 2017, four key members of ELO (Wood, Lynne, Bevan, and Tandy) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Members:
Jeff Lynne - lead and backing vocals, guitars (1970-1986, 2000-2001, 2014-present), bass (1971, 1974, 1985-2019; studio only), keyboards (1970-2019; studio only), drums (2001-2019; studio only)
Former:
Bev Bevan - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1970-1986)
Roy Wood - lead and backing vocals, cello, oboe, bassoon, guitar (1970-1972)
Rick Price - bass (1970)
Bill Hunt - French horn, keyboard (1971-1972)
Steve Woolam - violin (1971)
Richard Tandy - piano, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals (1972-1986, 2000-2001, 2014-2024; his death - not touring 2017-2024), bass (1971)
Andy Craig - cello (1972)
Hugh McDowell - cello (1972, 1973-1980)
Wilfred Gibson - violin (1972-1973)
Mike Edwards - cello (1972-1974)
Colin Walker - cello (1972-1973)
Trevor Smith - cello, sound engineer (1972)
Glenn Hughes - bass, backing vocals (1972)
Mike de Albuquerque - bass, backing vocals (1972-1974)
Mik Kaminski - violin (1973-1980)
Kelly Groucutt - bass, lead and backing vocals (1974-1983)
From: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Genre(s): Progressive pop, progressive rock, orchestral pop, art rock
Active From: 1970-1986, 2000-2001, 2014-present
Associated Acts: ELO Part II, The Orchestra, Wizzard