A Box of Their Best
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A Box of Their Best | ||
Box set by Electric Light Orchestra | ||
Released | August 7, 1980 | |
Recorded | 1975 - 1979 | |
Genre | Rock | |
Length | 2:35:52 | |
Label | Epic PZX 36966 | |
Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||
Xanadu (1980) |
A Box of Their Best (1980) |
Time (1981) |
A Box of Their Best was the first box set by Electric Light Orchestra, 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".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Jeff Lynne.
[edit] Side one
- "Doin’ That Crazy Thing" – 3:21
[edit] Side two
- "Going Down To Rio" – 3:45
[edit] Side three
- "So Fine" – 3:55
- "Livin' Thing" – 3:31
- "Above The Clouds" – 2:16
- "Do Ya" – 3:45
- "Shangri-La" – 5:31
[edit] Side four
- "Tightrope" – 5:00
- "Telephone Line" – 4:42
- "Rockaria!" – 3:22
- "Mission (A World Record)" – 4:21
[edit] Side five
- "Turn to Stone" – 3:42
- "It's Over" – 4:08
- "Sweet Talkin' Woman" – 3:48
- "Across the Border" – 3:52
[edit] Side six
- "Night in the City" – 4:02
- "Starlight" – 4:30
- "Jungle" – 3:51
- "Believe Me Now" – 1:21
- "Steppin' Out" – 4:38
[edit] Side seven
- Concerto for a Rainy Day: – 18:44
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- a. "Standin' in the Rain" 4:20
- b. "Big Wheels" 5:10
- c. "Summer and Lightning" 4:13
- d. "Mr. Blue Sky" 5:05
[edit] Side eight
- "Sweet Is the Night" – 3:26
- "The Whale" – 5:05
- "Birmingham Blues" – 4:21
- "Wild West Hero" – 4:40
[edit] Side nine
- "Shine a Little Love" – 4:42
- "Confusion" – 3:42
- "Need Her Love" – 5:09
- "The Diary of Horace Wimp" – 4:17
[edit] Side ten
- "Last Train to London" – 4:30
- "Midnight Blue" – 4:18
- "On the Run" – 3:55
- "Wishing" – 4:13
- "Don't Bring Me Down" – 4:08
[edit] Personnel
- Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitars, piano and synthesizer
- Bev Bevan - drums, percussion
- Richard Tandy – piano, synthesizer, electric piano, clavinet
- Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, vocals
[edit] Additional personnel on sides 3–8
- Mik Kaminski - violin
- Melvyn Gale - cello
- Hugh McDowell - cello