Mr. Radio (song)

"Mr. Radio"
Song by Electric Light Orchestra from the album The Electric Light Orchestra
No Answer
Released 1971
Recorded 1970 - 1971 Philips studios, London
Genre Rock, Symphonic rock
Length 5:04
Label Harvest Records, United Artists
Writer Jeff Lynne
Producer Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne
The Electric Light Orchestra
No Answer
track listing
"First Movement (Jumping Biz)"
(5)
"Mr. Radio"
(6)
"Manhattan Rumble"
(7)
Flashback track listing
"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
(2)
"Mr. Radio"
(3)
"Roll Over Beethoven"
(4)

Mr. Radio is a song recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra.

The song was the scheduled second single release from the bands debut album written by Jeff Lynne and is track number six on their 1971 debut album The Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer, USA). The song is written in a 1920s American style about a man whose wife has left him and his only companion is his radio. The orchestral intro to the song is played backwards and is an early example of what would be Lynne's trademark ELO production style; another oddity is that the track does not feature any bass notes.

The single edit can be found on a 2005 compilation album, "Harvest Showdown". A remastered version would appear on the box set Flashback and later on remastered versions of their first album.