Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Pop, Rok
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

Original, made in Austria

Knjizica od 28 str.

Odlicno ocuvano

knjizica 5 Cd 5

Studio album by Electric Light Orchestra
Released 24 October 1977 (US)[1]
28 October 1977 (UK)[2]
Recorded May–August 1977
Studio Musicland Studios, Munich
Genre
Progressive pop[3]orchestral pop[4]art rock[5]
Length 70:16
Label
JetUnited ArtistsCBS
Producer Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
The Light Shines On
(1977) Out of the Blue
(1977) Three Light Years
(1978)

Electric Light Orchestra studio album chronology
A New World Record
(1976) Out of the Blue
(1977) Discovery
(1979)
Out of the Blue is the seventh studio album by the British rock group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released on 24 October 1977 in the United States and four days after in the UK on 28 October. Written and produced by ELO frontman Jeff Lynne, the double album is among the most commercially successful records in the group`s history, selling about 10 million copies worldwide by 2007.[6]

Recording
Jeff Lynne wrote the entire album in three and a half weeks after a sudden burst of creativity while hidden away in his rented chalet in the Swiss Alps. It took a further two months to record in Munich.[citation needed]

All songs written by Jeff Lynne.[60]

Side one
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
Total length: 15:34
Side two
No. Title Length
5. `Night in the City` 4:02
6. `Starlight` 4:30
7. `Jungle` 3:51
8. `Believe Me Now` (instrumental) 1:21
9. `Steppin` Out` 4:38
Total length: 18:22
Side three (Concerto for a Rainy Day)
No. Title Length
1. `Standin` in the Rain` 4:20
2. `Big Wheels` 5:10
3. `Summer and Lightning` 4:13
4. `Mr. Blue Sky` 5:05
Total length: 18:48
Side four
No. Title Length
5. `Sweet Is the Night` 3:26
6. `The Whale` (instrumental) 5:05
7. `Birmingham Blues` 4:21
8. `Wild West Hero` 4:40
Total length: 17:32
Personnel
Credits according to the record liner notes, unless noted.[61]

Electric Light Orchestra

Jeff Lynne – lead and backing vocals, lead, rhythm and slide guitars (Gibson EDS-1275, Gibson Les Paul Custom, Gibson Marauder, Ovation 1615/4, Ovation 1619/4), Wurlitzer electric piano, Minimoog, production
Bev Bevan – Slingerland drums, Remo Rototoms, Avedis Zildjian cymbals, Slingerland Bev Bevan drumsticks, Remo drumheads, gong, various percussion instruments, backing vocals, fire extinguisher on `Mr. Blue Sky`
Richard Tandy – Yamaha C7B piano, Yamaha CS-80, Wurlitzer electric piano, ARP 2600, Minimoog, Polymoog, ARP Omni, ARP Odyssey, Hohner clavinet, SLM Concert Spectrum, Mellotron M400, sequencers, Gibson SG Custom electric guitar
Kelly Groucutt – co-lead vocals on `Sweet Is the Night`, harmony and backing vocals, Gibson G3 bass guitar, percussion
Mik Kaminski – violin
Hugh McDowell – cello
Melvyn Gale – cello, jangle piano on `Wild West Hero` (uncredited)
Technical personnel

Shusei Nagaoka – artwork
Mack – Engineer
Jeff Lynne, Richard Tandy and Louis Clark – Orchestral and choral arrangements
Orchestra conducted by Louis Clark
Original LP Mastering – Stan Ricker (USA) and Kevin Metcalfe (UK)