A Box of Their Best
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| A Box of Their Best | ||||
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| Released | 7 August 1980 | |||
| Recorded | May 1975–April 1979 | |||
| Length | 2:35:52 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
A Box of Their Best is the first US box set by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), 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". This single, a one-sided single that was marked as a promo, was not in all releases of the box. The box set is almost identical to the UK release Four Light Years, released the same year.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Jeff Lynne.
- 7" single
- "Doin' That Crazy Thing" – 3:21
A New World Record
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So Fine" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Livin' Thing" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Above the Clouds" | 2:16 |
| 4. | "Do Ya" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Shangri-La" | 5:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Tightrope" | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Telephone Line" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Rockaria!" | 3:12 |
| 9. | "Mission (A World Record)" | 4:25 |
Out of the Blue
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Turn to Stone" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "It's Over" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Across the Border" | 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Night in the City" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Starlight" | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Jungle" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Believe Me Now" | 1:21 |
| 9. | "Steppin' Out" | 4:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Standin' in the Rain" | 4:20 |
| 11. | "Big Wheels" | 5:10 |
| 12. | "Summer and Lightning" | 4:13 |
| 13. | "Mr. Blue Sky" | 5:05 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Sweet is the Night" | 3:26 |
| 15. | "The Whale" | 5:05 |
| 16. | "Birmingham Blues" | 4:21 |
| 17. | "Wild West Hero" | 4:40 |
Discovery
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shine a Little Love" | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Confusion" | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Need Her Love" | 5:11 |
| 4. | "The Diary of Horace Wimp" | 4:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Last Train to London" | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Midnight Blue" | 4:19 |
| 7. | "On the Run" | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Wishing" | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Don't Bring Me Down" | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 155:52 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizer
- Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
- Richard Tandy – piano, synthesizer, electric piano, clavinet
- Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, vocals
- Additional personnel on sides 1–6
- Mik Kaminski – violin
- Melvyn Gale – cello
- Hugh McDowell – cello
References
[edit]- ^ A Box of Their Best at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
