ELO's Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by Electric Light Orchestra

Released

November 1979

Recorded

April 1973–August 1977

Genre

Rock

Length

44:50

Electric Light Orchestra chronology

Discovery
(1979)

ELO's Greatest Hits
(1979)

A Box of Their Best
(1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B+^[2]

ELO's Greatest Hits is a compilation by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1979.

The album sleeve art features a letter written by the band's co-founder and leader, Jeff Lynne, describing the '73–'78 period and the recording of each of the songs.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jeff Lynne.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Evil Woman" (Single version)	4:10
2.	"Livin' Thing"	3:31
3.	"Can't Get It Out of My Head"	4:22
4.	"Showdown" (U.S. single edit)	3:51
5.	"Turn to Stone"	3:48
6.	"Rockaria!"	3:12

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Sweet Talkin' Woman"	3:47
8.	"Telephone Line"	4:37
9.	"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (Single edit)	3:35
10.	"Strange Magic" (UK single version)	4:07
11.	"Mr. Blue Sky"	5:05

Personnel

Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars
Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
Richard Tandy – keyboards
Mike de Albuquerque – bass (to 1974)
Kelly Groucutt – bass, vocals (1974 onwards)
Mik Kaminski – violin
Mike Edwards – cello (to 1974)
Melvyn Gale – cello (1975 onwards)
Hugh McDowell – cello
Wilfred Gibson – violin on "Showdown" and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
Colin Walker – cello on "Showdown" and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
Marc Bolan – guitar on "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"

Chart performance

#1 Australia
#2 New Zealand
#6 Canada
#7 United Kingdom^[3]
#13 Norway
#17 Austria^[4]
#28 Spain
#30 United States (CashBox & Billboard 200); RIAA certification: 4x Platinum

References

↑ ELO's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
↑ Robert Christgau review
↑ "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
↑ "Discographie Electric Light Orchestra". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 March 2013.

Preceded by Bee Gees Greatest by Bee Gees	Australian Kent Music Report number-one album 7 January – 3 February 1980	Succeeded by 20 Golden Greats by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Electric Light Orchestra

Jeff Lynne Richard Tandy Bev Bevan Roy Wood Bill Hunt Steve Woolam Mike Edwards Wilfred Gibson Hugh McDowell Andy Craig Mike de Albuquerque Colin Walker Mik Kaminski Kelly Groucutt Melvyn Gale Louis Clark Dave Morgan Martin Smith Peggy Baldwin Gregg Bissonette Matt Bissonette Marc Mann Sarah O'Brien Rosie Vela

Studio albums	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

Live albums	The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach Live at Wembley '78 Live at Winterland '76 Live at the BBC Electric Light Orchestra Live

Soundtrack	Xanadu

Compilations	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 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

Videography	Discovery (1979) Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (1980) Fusion – Live in London (1990) The Very Best of ELO (1991) Zoom Tour Live (2001) ELO – Total Rock Review (2006) In Performance (2010) Live: The Early Years (2010) Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park (2015)

Tours	Time Tour

Related articles	Discography Song list Don Arden Reinhold Mack Jet Records The Move Wizzard ELO Part II The Orchestra List of songs produced by Jeff Lynne Jeff Lynne and the Beatles Friends & Relatives L.E.O. Earthrise

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