ELO's Greatest Hits
1979 greatest hits album by Electric Light Orchestra
ELO's Greatest Hits is a compilation by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released 23 November 1979.[7] [8] Despite being released after the album Discovery , this album omitted the band's most recent hits, "Don't Bring Me Down " and "Shine a Little Love ".
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
Side two
Personnel
Charts
Chart (1982)
Peak position
Argentinian Albums Chart[9]
7
Chart performance
Country
Peak position
Reference
United Kingdom
7
[10]
Austria
17
[11]
Certifications
References
^ ELO's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: E" . Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields . ISBN 089919026X . Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn) . London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8 .
^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 382 . ISBN 1-57859-061-2 .
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn) . New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 274 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Nicholls, Mike (24 November 1979). ELO: ELO's Greatest Hits . Vol. 26. Record Mirror . p. 25.
^ "BPI certifications for ELO" .
^ Burbeck, Rodney, ed. (10 November 1979). "Phenomenal Response to Best of ELO" (PDF) . Music Week . London, England, U.K.: Morgan-Grampian: 1. ISSN 0265-1548 . Retrieved 9 October 2023 . On November 23, Jet Records releases worldwide the Electric Light Orchestra's Greatest Hits album.
^ "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF) . worldradiohistory.com . Cash Box. 26 April 1980. p. 18.
^ "Electric Light Orchestra" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2013 .
^ "Discographie Electric Light Orchestra" . austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 March 2013 .
^ "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980" . Kent Music Report . Retrieved 12 November 2021 – via Imgur.com.
^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983" . IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "British album certifications – Elo – ELO's Greatest Hits" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 10 April 2022 .
^ "American album certifications – Electric Light Orchestra – ELO's Greatest Hits" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 10 April 2022 .
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