Turn to Stone
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| "Turn to Stone" | ||
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| Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||
| from the album Out of the Blue | ||
| B-side(s) | Mister Kingdom | |
| Released | 1977 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | 1977 Musicland Studios , Munich | |
| Genre | Classic rock | |
| Length | 3:47 | |
| Label | Jet Records | |
| Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |
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| Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology | ||
| "Telephone Line" | "Turn To Stone" (1977) |
"Mr. Blue Sky" (1978) |
| Flashback track listing | ||
| "Mission (A World Record)" (5) |
"Turn to Stone" (6) |
"Telephone Line" (7) |
"Turn to Stone" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra.
The song is the opening track to the double album Out of the Blue. It was the first song released as a single from the LP. The single reached #18 in the U.K. charts and stayed there for for 12 weeks. Out of four singles from from the album, "Turn to Stone" was the only song not to reach the top ten in the U.K. singles charts.
The song featured in the Doctor Who episode Love & Monsters (2006), along with "Mr. Blue Sky" and "Don't Bring Me Down," both of which were performed by characters in the episode.
"Turn to Stone" is also an old Motown hit that has been lost in the history books. The most recent version done is not by Electric Light Orchestra, who wrote a different song which lacks comparison to the original "Turn to Stone", but by Rick Danko, formerly of the Band. This cover could be found on his album "Cryin' Heart Blues".
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| Electric Light Orchestra |
| Founding members: Jeff Lynne | Roy Wood | Bev Bevan Other members in Electric Light Orchestra |
| Electric Light Orchestra discography |
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| Studio albums: The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer | ELO 2 | On the Third Day | Eldorado, A Symphony | Face the Music | A New World Record | Out of the Blue | Discovery | Xanadu | Time | Secret Messages | Balance of Power | Zoom |
| Live albums: The Night the Light Went On (In Long Beach) | Live at Winterland '76 | Live at Wembley '78 |
| Compilation albums: Showdown | Olé ELO | The Light Shines On | The Light Shines On Vol 2 | ELO's Greatest Hits | A Box of their Best | Afterglow | ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | Strange Magic | Flashback | The Essential Electric Light Orchestra | All Over the World |
