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rock</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">45</span>:<span class="s">58</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Harvest_Records" title="Harvest Records">Harvest</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Roy_Wood" title="Roy Wood">Roy Wood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Lynne" title="Jeff Lynne">Jeff Lynne</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #BFE0BF"><a href="/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Electric Light Orchestra">Electric Light Orchestra</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/A_New_World_Record" title="A New World Record">A New World Record</a></i><br />(1976) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>The Light Shines On</b></i><br />(1977) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_the_Blue_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Out of the Blue (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Out of the Blue</a></i><br />(1977) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Encyclopedia of Popular Music">Encyclopedia of Popular Music</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" 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title="MusicHound">MusicHound</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">1.5/5<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Record_Mirror" title="Record Mirror">Record Mirror</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-RMreview_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RMreview-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Light Shines On</b></i> is a compilation album by <a href="/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Electric Light Orchestra">Electric Light Orchestra</a> (ELO). This is the second <a href="/wiki/Harvest_Records" title="Harvest Records">Harvest</a> compilation of their early years with the label, followed in 1979 by <a href="/wiki/The_Light_Shines_On_Vol_2" title="The Light Shines On Vol 2">volume 2</a>. It features 5 tracks from ELO's debut album, 3 tracks from their second album and the non album single <a href="/wiki/Showdown_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Showdown</a>, although both <a href="/wiki/10538_Overture" title="10538 Overture">10538 Overture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roll_Over_Beethoven#Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Roll Over Beethoven">Roll Over Beethoven</a> are the single edits. The full length versions are featured on <a href="/wiki/The_Light_Shines_On_Vol_2" title="The Light Shines On Vol 2">volume 2</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Light_Shines_On&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Side one</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Writer </th> <th>Album </th> <th>Length </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Roll_Over_Beethoven#Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Roll Over Beethoven">Roll Over Beethoven</a> (Single version)" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Berry" title="Chuck Berry">Chuck Berry</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/ELO_2" title="ELO 2">ELO 2</a> (1973)</i> </td> <td>4:32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>"In Old England Town (Boogie #2) (Instrumental)" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Lynne" title="Jeff Lynne">Jeff Lynne</a> </td> <td><i>ELO 2 (1973)</i> </td> <td>6:56 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>"Look at Me Now" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Wood" title="Roy Wood">Roy Wood</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Electric_Light_Orchestra_(album)" title="The Electric Light Orchestra (album)">The Electric Light Orchestra</a> (1971)</i> </td> <td>3:17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>"Momma" </td> <td>Jeff Lynne </td> <td><i>ELO 2 (1973)</i> </td> <td>7:03 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Showdown_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Showdown</a>" </td> <td>Jeff Lynne </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Third_Day" title="On the Third Day">On the Third Day</a> (1973)</i> </td> <td>4:09 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Side two</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Writer </th> <th>Album </th> <th>Length </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Mr._Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Mr. Radio">Mr. Radio</a>" </td> <td>Jeff Lynne </td> <td><i>The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)</i> </td> <td>5:04 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>"The Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd, 1644)" </td> <td>Roy Wood </td> <td><i>The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)</i> </td> <td>6:03 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>"Whisper in the Night" </td> <td>Roy Wood </td> <td><i>The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)</i> </td> <td>4:50 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/10538_Overture" title="10538 Overture">10538 Overture</a> (Single version)" </td> <td>Jeff Lynne </td> <td><i>The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)</i> </td> <td>4:04 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Light_Shines_On&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Lynne" title="Jeff Lynne">Jeff Lynne</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bass_(instrument)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bass (instrument)">bass</a>, percussion, piano, guitar, vocals, <a href="/wiki/Moog_synthesizer" title="Moog synthesizer">Moog synthesizer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Wood" title="Roy Wood">Roy Wood</a> – guitar, bass, <a href="/wiki/Clarinet" title="Clarinet">clarinet</a>, percussion, <a href="/wiki/Bassoon" title="Bassoon">bassoon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cello" title="Cello">cello</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oboe" title="Oboe">oboe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Recorder_(instrument)" class="mw-redirect" title="Recorder (instrument)">recorder</a>, vocals, <a href="/wiki/Slide_guitar" title="Slide guitar">slide guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bev_Bevan" title="Bev Bevan">Bev Bevan</a> – percussion, drums</li> <li>Bill Hunt – <a href="/wiki/French_horn" title="French horn">French horn</a></li> <li>Steve Woolam – <a href="/wiki/Violin" title="Violin">violin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_de_Albuquerque" title="Mike de Albuquerque">Mike de Albuquerque</a> – bass, vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Edwards_(musician)" title="Mike Edwards (musician)">Mike Edwards</a> – cello</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilfred_Gibson" title="Wilfred Gibson">Wilfred Gibson</a> – violin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Tandy" title="Richard Tandy">Richard Tandy</a> – Moog synthesizer, piano, guitar, <a href="/wiki/Harmonium" class="mw-redirect" title="Harmonium">harmonium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Walker_(cellist)" title="Colin Walker (cellist)">Colin Walker</a> – cello</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Light_Shines_On&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_KingdomELOThe_Light_Shines_OnalbumCertRef_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomELOThe_Light_Shines_OnalbumCertRef-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Silver </td> <td>60,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Light_Shines_On&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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(1999). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781578590612/page/382"><i>MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide</i></a></span>. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781578590612/page/382">382</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57859-061-2" title="Special:BookSources/1-57859-061-2"><bdi>1-57859-061-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=MusicHound+Rock%3A+The+Essential+Album+Guide&rft.place=Farmington+Hills%2C+MI&rft.pages=382&rft.pub=Visible+Ink+Press&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=1-57859-061-2&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fisbn_9781578590612%2Fpage%2F382&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Light+Shines+On" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RMreview-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-RMreview_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrown1977" class="citation magazine cs1">Brown, David (30 April 1977). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230623131129/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/70s/77/Record-Mirror-1977-04-30.pdf">"Albums: Electric Light Orchestra – <i>The Light Shines On</i>"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Record_Mirror" title="Record Mirror">Record Mirror</a></i>. 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<li><a href="/wiki/Mike_de_Albuquerque" title="Mike de Albuquerque">Mike de Albuquerque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Walker_(cellist)" title="Colin Walker (cellist)">Colin Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mik_Kaminski" title="Mik Kaminski">Mik Kaminski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Groucutt" title="Kelly Groucutt">Kelly Groucutt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melvyn_Gale" title="Melvyn Gale">Melvyn Gale</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Electric_Light_Orchestra_(album)" title="The Electric Light Orchestra (album)"><i>The Electric Light Orchestra</i> (<i>No Answer</i>)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ELO_2" title="ELO 2">ELO 2 (Electric Light Orchestra II)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Third_Day" title="On the Third Day">On the Third Day</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eldorado_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Eldorado (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Eldorado</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Face_the_Music_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Face the Music (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Face the Music</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_New_World_Record" title="A New World Record">A New World Record</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_the_Blue_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Out of the Blue (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Out of the Blue</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Discovery_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Discovery</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Time_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Time (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Time</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Messages" title="Secret Messages">Secret Messages</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Balance_of_Power_(album)" title="Balance of Power (album)">Balance of Power</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zoom_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Zoom (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Zoom</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alone_in_the_Universe" title="Alone in the Universe">Alone in the Universe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/From_Out_of_Nowhere_(Jeff_Lynne%27s_ELO_album)" title="From Out of Nowhere (Jeff Lynne's ELO album)">From Out of Nowhere</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Night_the_Light_Went_On_in_Long_Beach" title="The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach">The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Wembley_%2778" title="Live at Wembley '78">Live at Wembley '78</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Winterland_%2776" title="Live at Winterland '76">Live at Winterland '76</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_BBC_Sessions_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="The BBC Sessions (Electric Light Orchestra album)">The BBC Sessions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_BBC_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Live at the BBC (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Live at the BBC</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra_Live" title="Electric Light Orchestra Live">Electric Light Orchestra Live</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wembley_or_Bust" title="Wembley or Bust">Wembley or Bust</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soundtracks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Xanadu_(soundtrack)" title="Xanadu (soundtrack)">Xanadu</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Showdown_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Showdown</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ol%C3%A9_ELO" title="Olé ELO">Olé ELO</a></i></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Light Shines On</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Three_Light_Years" title="Three Light Years">Three Light Years</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Light_Shines_On_Vol_2" title="The Light Shines On Vol 2">The Light Shines On Vol 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ELO%27s_Greatest_Hits" title="ELO's Greatest Hits">ELO's Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Box_of_Their_Best" title="A Box of Their Best">A Box of Their Best</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Four_Light_Years" title="Four Light Years">Four Light Years</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Afterglow_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Afterglow (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Afterglow</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ELO%27s_Greatest_Hits_Vol._2" title="ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2">ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Very_Best_of_the_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra">The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Strange_Magic:_The_Best_of_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra">Strange Magic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Light_Years,_The_Very_Best_of_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra">Light Years</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Definitive_Collection_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Definitive Collection (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Definitive Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Friends_%26_Relatives" title="Friends & Relatives">Friends & Relatives</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flashback_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Flashback (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Flashback</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Collection_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="The Ultimate Collection (Electric Light Orchestra album)">The Ultimate Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Essential_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="The Essential Electric Light Orchestra">The Essential Electric Light Orchestra</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_Over_the_World:_The_Very_Best_of_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra">All Over the World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ticket_to_the_Moon:_The_Very_Best_of_Electric_Light_Orchestra_Volume_2" title="Ticket to the Moon: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Volume 2">Ticket to the Moon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Essential_Electric_Light_Orchestra#2011_Edition" title="The Essential Electric Light Orchestra">The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2 CD Edition)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Blue_Sky:_The_Very_Best_of_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra">Mr. Blue Sky</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/10538_Overture" title="10538 Overture">10538 Overture</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mr._Radio_(song)" title="Mr. Radio (song)">Mr. Radio</a>" (withdrawn)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Roll_Over_Beethoven#Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Roll Over Beethoven">Roll Over Beethoven</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Showdown_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Showdown</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ma-Ma-Ma_Belle" title="Ma-Ma-Ma Belle">Ma-Ma-Ma Belle</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Get_It_Out_of_My_Head" title="Can't Get It Out of My Head">Can't Get It Out of My Head</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Illusions_in_G_Major" title="Illusions in G Major">Illusions in G Major</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boy_Blue_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Boy Blue (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Boy Blue</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Eldorado_(song)" title="Eldorado (song)">Eldorado</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Evil_Woman_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Evil Woman (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Evil Woman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Strange_Magic_(song)" title="Strange Magic (song)">Strange Magic</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nightrider_(song)" title="Nightrider (song)">Nightrider</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Strange_Magic_(song)" title="Strange Magic (song)">Strange Magic</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Livin%27_Thing" title="Livin' Thing">Livin' Thing</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Fire_On_High" title="Fire On High">Fire On High</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rockaria!" title="Rockaria!">Rockaria!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_Ya_(The_Move_song)#Electric_Light_Orchestra_version" title="Do Ya (The Move song)">Do Ya</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Telephone_Line_(song)" title="Telephone Line (song)">Telephone Line</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Poor_Boy_(The_Greenwood)" title="Poor Boy (The Greenwood)">Poor Boy (The Greenwood)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Turn_to_Stone_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Turn to Stone (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Turn to Stone</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Mister_Kingdom" title="Mister Kingdom">Mister Kingdom</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mr._Blue_Sky" title="Mr. Blue Sky">Mr. Blue Sky</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/One_Summer_Dream" title="One Summer Dream">One Summer Dream</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sweet_Talkin%27_Woman" title="Sweet Talkin' Woman">Sweet Talkin' Woman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wild_West_Hero" title="Wild West Hero">Wild West Hero</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Over_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="It's Over (Electric Light Orchestra song)">It's Over</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shine_a_Little_Love" title="Shine a Little Love">Shine a Little Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Diary_of_Horace_Wimp" title="The Diary of Horace Wimp">The Diary of Horace Wimp</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Bring_Me_Down" title="Don't Bring Me Down">Don't Bring Me Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Confusion_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Confusion (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Confusion</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Last_Train_to_London" title="Last Train to London">Last Train to London</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Alive_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="I'm Alive (Electric Light Orchestra song)">I'm Alive</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Xanadu_(Olivia_Newton-John_and_Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra song)">Xanadu</a>" (with <a 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0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_the_Blue:_Live_at_Wembley" title="Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley">Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fusion_%E2%80%93_Live_in_London" title="Fusion – Live in London">Fusion – Live in London</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zoom_Tour_Live" title="Zoom Tour Live">Zoom Tour Live</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ELO_%E2%80%93_Total_Rock_Review" title="ELO – Total Rock Review">ELO – Total Rock Review</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live:_The_Early_Years" title="Live: The Early Years">Live: The Early Years</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Lynne%27s_ELO:_Live_in_Hyde_Park" title="Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park">Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wembley_or_Bust" title="Wembley or Bust">Wembley or Bust</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tours</th><td 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