- A Box of Their Best
Infobox Album | Name = A Box of Their Best
Type =Box set
Artist =Electric Light Orchestra
Released =August 7 1980
Recorded = 1975 - 1979
Genre = Rock
Length = 2:35:52
Label = Epic PZX 36966
Producer =Jeff Lynne
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5zsqoayabijd link]
Last album = "ELO's Greatest Hits "
(1979)
This album = "A Box of their Best"
(1980)
Next album = "Four Light Years "
(1980)"A Box of Their Best" was the first
box set byElectric Light Orchestra , released in the US 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".Track listing
"All tracks written by
Jeff Lynne ."ide one
#"Doin’ That Crazy Thing" – 3:21
ide two
#"Going Down To Rio" – 3:45
ide three
#"So Fine" – 3:55
#"Livin' Thing " – 3:31
#"Above The Clouds" – 2:16
#"Do Ya" – 3:45
#"Shangri-La" – 5:31ide four
#"Tightrope" – 5:00
#"Telephone Line" – 4:42
#"Rockaria!" – 3:22
#"Mission (A World Record)" – 4:21ide five
#"Turn to Stone" – 3:42
#"It's Over" – 4:08
#"Sweet Talkin' Woman" – 3:48
#"Across the Border" – 3:52ide six
#"Night in the City" – 4:02
#"Starlight" – 4:30
#"Jungle" – 3:51
#"Believe Me Now" – 1:21
#"Steppin' Out" – 4:38ide seven
#Concerto for a Rainy Day: – 18:44:: a. "Standin' in the Rain" 4:20:: b. "Big Wheels" 5:10:: c. "Summer and Lightning" 4:13:: d. "Mr. Blue Sky" 5:05
ide eight
#"Sweet Is the Night" – 3:26
#"The Whale" – 5:05
#"Birmingham Blues " – 4:21
#"Wild West Hero" – 4:40ide nine
#"Shine a Little Love" – 4:42
#"Confusion" – 3:42
#"Need Her Love" – 5:09
#"The Diary of Horace Wimp" – 4:17ide ten
#"Last Train to London" – 4:30
#"Midnight Blue" – 4:18
#"On the Run" – 3:55
#"Wishing" – 4:13
#"Don't Bring Me Down" – 4:08Personnel
*
Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitars, piano and synthesizer
*Bev Bevan - drums, percussion
*Richard Tandy – piano, synthesizer, electric piano, clavinet
*Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, vocalsAdditional personnel on sides 3–8
*
Mik Kaminski - violin
*Melvyn Gale - cello
*Hugh McDowell - cello
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