Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra explained

Italic Title:force
Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra
Type:greatest
Artist:Electric Light Orchestra
Cover:Light Years ELO.PNG
Released:November 1997
Recorded:July 1970–January 1986
Genre:Rock
Length:148:04
Label:Epic Records
Producer:Jeff Lynne
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Live at Wembley '78
Next Year:1998

Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra is a two CD compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1997.

The album celebrates the band's 25th Anniversary singles career starting in 1972 and contains all of ELO's 29 UK hit singles plus other single edits that either didn't chart or were hits in other countries.

All the songs included are reputed to be the edited 7" single versions; analysis of the vinyl 7" singles contradicts the claim. For example, the intro/count-in of "Four Little Diamonds" was trimmed from the original 7", but included here; the intro of "Strange Magic" was shorter on the 7".

It is also the first ELO compilation to feature the song "Across the Border" which was scheduled to be released as an EP track in 1980 but was withdrawn. Although not in chronological order, it is however the most comprehensive assemblage of the band's hits of the many compilations available.

The album reached 60 in the UK Album Charts.[1] The album was also released in Europe with an identical track order under the titles, The Swedish Collection and The Danish Collection released in 2000.

Personnel

Charts

scope=col Chart (1997-1999)scope=col Peak
position
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[2] 41

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electric Light Orchestra. Official Charts Company . 12 March 2013.
  2. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 2005. 84-8048-639-2 . es.