- Mr. Radio (song)
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"Mr. Radio" Song by Electric Light Orchestra from the album The Electric Light Orchestra
No AnswerReleased 1971 Recorded 1970 - 1971 Philips studios, London Genre Rock, Symphonic rock Length 5:04 Label Harvest Records, United Artists Writer Jeff Lynne Producer Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne The Electric Light Orchestra
No Answer track listing"First Movement (Jumping Biz)"
(5)"Mr. Radio"
(6)"Manhattan Rumble"
(7)Flashback track listing "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
(2)"Mr. Radio"
(3)"Roll Over Beethoven"
(4)Mr. Radio is a song recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra.
The song was the scheduled second single release from the bands debut album written by Jeff Lynne and is track number six on their 1971 debut album The Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer, USA). The song is written in a 1920s American style about a man whose wife has left him and his only companion is his radio. The orchestral intro to the song is played backwards and is an early example of what would be Lynne's trademark ELO production style; another oddity is that the track does not feature any bass notes.
The single edit can be found on a 2005 compilation album, "Harvest Showdown". A remastered version would appear on the box set Flashback and later on remastered versions of their first album.
1970s 1972: "10538 Overture" • "Mr. Radio" • 1973: "Roll Over Beethoven" • "Showdown" • 1974: "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle/Daybreaker" • "Can't Get It Out of My Head" • 1975: "Boy Blue" • "Evil Woman" • 1976: "Nightrider" • "Strange Magic" • "Livin' Thing" • 1977: "Rockaria!" • "Do Ya • "Telephone Line" • "Turn to Stone" • 1978: "Mr. Blue Sky" • "Wild West Hero • "Sweet Talkin' Woman" • "It's Over" • "The ELO EP" • 1979: "Shine a Little Love" • "The Diary of Horace Wimp" • "Don't Bring Me Down" • "Confusion"/"Last Train to London"1980s 1980: "I'm Alive" • "Xanadu" • "All Over the World" • "Don't Walk Away" • 1981: "Hold On Tight" • "Twilight" • 1982: "Here Is the News"/"Ticket to the Moon" • "Rain Is Falling" • "The Way Life's Meant to Be" • 1983: "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" • "Secret Messages" • "Four Little Diamonds" • "Stranger" • 1986: "Calling America" • "So Serious" • "Getting to the Point"1990s 1990: "Destination Unknown"2000s Categories:- Songs produced by Jeff Lynne
- Songs produced by Roy Wood
- Electric Light Orchestra songs
- Progressive rock songs
- 1971 songs
- Songs written by Jeff Lynne
- 1970s rock song stubs
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