A Box of Their Best
| A Box of Their Best | ||||
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| Box set by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 7 August 1980 (US) | |||
| Recorded | May 1975–April 1979 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:35:52 | |||
| Label | Epic PZX 36966 | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
A Box of Their Best was the first US box set by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1980. It consisted of the albums A New World Record (with the sides reversed), Out of the Blue and Discovery. Also included was Jeff Lynne's first ever solo single "Doin' That Crazy Thing". This single, a single-sided single that was marked as a promo, was not in all releases of the box. The box set is almost identical to the UK release Four Light Years, released the same year.
Track listing
Main articles: A New World Record, Out of the Blue (Electric Light Orchestra album), and Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)
All songs written by Jeff Lynne.
- 7" single
- "Doin' That Crazy Thing" – 3:21
A New World Record
- Side one
- So Fine" – 3:54
- "Livin' Thing" – 3:31
- "Above the Clouds" – 2:16
- "Do Ya" – 3:43
- "Shangri-La" – 5:32
- Side two
- "Tightrope" – 5:03
- "Telephone Line" – 4:38
- "Rockaria!" – 3:12
- "Mission (A World Record)" – 4:25
Out of the Blue
- Side three
- "Turn to Stone" – 3:47
- "It's Over" – 4:08
- "Sweet Talkin' Woman" – 3:47
- "Across the Border" – 3:52
- Side four
- "Night in the City" – 4:02
- "Starlight" – 4:30
- "Jungle" – 3:51
- "Believe Me Now" – 1:21
- "Steppin' Out" – 4:38
- Side five – Concerto for a Rainy Day
- "Standin' in the Rain" – 4:20
- "Big Wheels" – 5:10
- "Summer and Lightning" – 4:13
- "Mr. Blue Sky" – 5:05
- Side six
- "Sweet Is the Night" – 3:26
- "The Whale" – 5:05
- "Birmingham Blues" – 4:21
- "Wild West Hero" – 4:40
Discovery
- Side seven
- "Shine a Little Love" – 4:43
- "Confusion" – 3:42
- "Need Her Love" – 5:11
- "The Diary of Horace Wimp" – 4:17
- Side eight
- "Last Train to London" – 4:32
- "Midnight Blue" – 4:19
- "On the Run" – 3:55
- "Wishing" – 4:13
- "Don't Bring Me Down" – 4:02
Personnel
- Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizer
- Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
- Richard Tandy – piano, synthesizer, electric piano, clavinet
- Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, vocals
- Additional personnel on sides 1–6
- Mik Kaminski – violin
- Melvyn Gale – cello
- Hugh McDowell – cello
References
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