Showdown is an Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) compilation album, covering their Harvest Records years. It is the first in a very long line of Electric Light Orchestra compilation albums. It comprises four tracks from their debut album and three from ELO 2 as well as the hit single "Showdown", the first time it had featured on an album in the UK.[2]
Track listing
- Side one
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Title
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Writer
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Album
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Length
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| 1
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"10538 Overture"
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Jeff Lynne
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The Electric Light Orchestra (1971), issued in the US in 1972 under the title No Answer
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5:28
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| 2
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"From the Sun to the World (Boogie No.1)"
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Jeff Lynne
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ELO 2 (1973)
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8:15
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| 3
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"Whisper in the Night"
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Roy Wood
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The Electric Light Orchestra (1971), issued in the US in 1972 under the title No Answer
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4:44
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| 4
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"Queen of the Hours"
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Jeff Lynne
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The Electric Light Orchestra (1971), issued in the US in 1972 under the title No Answer
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3:21
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- Side two
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Title
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Writer
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Album
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Length
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| 1
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"Roll Over Beethoven"
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Chuck Berry / Ludwig van Beethoven
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ELO 2 (1973)
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7:00
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| 2
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"First Movement (Jumping Biz)"
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Roy Wood
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The Electric Light Orchestra (1971), issued in the US in 1972 under the title No Answer
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2:57
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| 3
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"In Old England Town (Boogie No 2)"
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Jeff Lynne
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ELO 2 (1973)
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6:50
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| 4
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"Showdown"
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Jeff Lynne
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1973 non-album single, later included in the US version of the album On the Third Day (1973)
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4:08
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Personnel
- Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars, piano, Moog synthesizer
- Roy Wood – vocals, guitar, bass, cello, wind instruments
- Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
- Richard Tandy – piano, keyboards, Moog synthesizer
- Mike de Albuquerque – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Wilfred Gibson – violin
- Mike Edwards – cello
- Colin Walker – cello
- Bill Hunt – French horn, hunting horn
- Steve Woolam – violin
References
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 383. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ^ John Van der Kiste Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra - Before and After 2017 "In June 2005, a twenty track compilation of material, containing most of hits since 'Showdown', All Over The World: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra, became the ultimate representation of their back catalogue, peaked at No. 6 in Britain ...
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