Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra is a compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1995 only in the US.
The compilation favours album versions rather than single versions; tracks such as "Rock 'n' Roll Is King", "Shine a Little Love" and "Boy Blue" are longer. The compilation is sequenced chronologically and is drawn from US singles, but missing 3 from Xanadu, with exception of the European hit "Rockaria!" on disc one.
Track listing All tracks written by Jeff Lynne, except disc 1, track 2, written by Chuck Berry (*2).
Disc one (1972–1976) "10538 Overture" – 5:29 "Roll Over Beethoven" – 8:09 "Showdown" – 4:09 "Daybreaker" – 3:31 "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (Extended version) – 4:11 "Can't Get It Out of My Head" – 4:22 "Boy Blue" – 5:18 "Evil Woman" – 4:19 "Strange Magic" – 4:30 "Livin' Thing" – 3:33 "Do Ya" – 3:44 "Telephone Line" – 4:40 "Rockaria!" – 3:14Disc two (1977–1986) "Turn to Stone" – 3:47 "Sweet Talkin' Woman" – 3:48 "Mr. Blue Sky" – 5:03 "It's Over" – 4:08 "Shine a Little Love" – 4:42 "Don't Bring Me Down" – 4:02 "Confusion" – 3:41 "Last Train to London" – 4:30 "Hold on Tight" – 3:06 "Twilight" – 3:41 "Rain Is Falling" – 3:55 "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" – 3:17 "Four Little Diamonds" – 4:05 "Stranger" – 4:27 "Calling America" – 3:29 "So Serious" – 2:41
Personnel Jeff Lynne – Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards Bev Bevan – Drums, percussion Richard Tandy – Keyboards, guitar Kelly Groucutt – Bass, vocals (1975 onwards) Michael d'Albuquerque – Bass (1973 to 1974) Mik Kaminski – Violin Wilfred Gibson – Violin on "Roll Over Beethoven," "Showdown," "Daybreaker," and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" Mike Edwards – Cello (1973 to 1974) Melvyn Gale – Cello (1974 to 1977) Hugh McDowell – Cello (1974 to 1977) Colin Walker – Cello on "Roll Over Beethoven," "Showdown," "Daybreaker," and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" Marc Bolan – Guitar on "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" Roy Wood – Vocals, guitars, cello, bass, wind instruments on "10538 Overture" Ira Robbins (Trouser Press) – Liner notes edited from Afterglow
See also 1995 in music
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