Olé ELO
Olé ELO | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
Released | June 11, 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1971–75 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, art rock | |||
Length | 49:22 (US United Artists original pressing) 43:49 (subsequent issues) | |||
Label | United Artists, Columbia/Jet | |||
Producer | Jeff Lynne (all tracks), Roy Wood (track 1) | |||
Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound | 3/5[3] |
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Olé ELO is a compilation album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) covering their early years. Released in 1976, this LP was originally compiled by United Artists Records as a promotional album for American radio stations, but when copies of the LP started selling to fans "underground" United Artists decided to release it in the US to capitalize on the band's growing popularity.
Track listing
Original US United Artists pressings of the album contained the full-length versions of "Kuiama" and "Roll Over Beethoven", as included in the album Electric Light Orchestra II. Original promotional copies were pressed on gold vinyl. An extremely limited run of white, blue & red vinyl promotional pressings was also made. Later US releases and CBS/Jet reissues have included edited versions of these two songs. "Kuiama" was shortened to 9:08, and the single edit of "Roll Over Beethoven" was used, which was 4:31.
- Side one
# | Title | Writer | Album | Length |
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1 | "10538 Overture" | Jeff Lynne | The Electric Light Orchestra (1971), issued in the US in 1972 under the title No Answer | 5:25 |
2 | "Kuiama" | Jeff Lynne | ELO 2 (1973) | 11:10 |
3 | "Roll Over Beethoven" | Chuck Berry / Ludwig van Beethoven | ELO 2 (1973) | 8:02 |
- Side two
# | Title | Writer | Album | Length |
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1 | "Showdown" | Jeff Lynne | 1973 non-album single, later included in the US version of the album On the Third Day (1973) | 4:12 |
2 | "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" | Jeff Lynne | On the Third Day (1973) | 3:35 |
3 | "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | Jeff Lynne | Eldorado (1974) | 4:26 |
4 | "Boy Blue" | Jeff Lynne | Single edit; full version included on Eldorado (1974) | 4:12 |
5 | "Evil Woman" | Jeff Lynne | Face the Music (1975) | 4:15 |
6 | "Strange Magic" | Jeff Lynne | Face the Music (1975) | 4:05 |
Charts
Chart (1976) | Peak position | |
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US Billboard 200[5] | 32 | |
US CashBox Top 100 Albums[6] | 24 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[7] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Olé ELO at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 274. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "CashBox Top 100 Albums" (PDF). CashBox. Vol. XXXVIII #13. United States. 14 August 1976. p. 61. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Electric Light Orchestra – Ole". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Electric Light Orchestra – Ole' ELO". Recording Industry Association of America.
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- Mike de Albuquerque
- Colin Walker
- Mik Kaminski
- Kelly Groucutt
- Melvyn Gale
- The Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer)
- ELO 2 (Electric Light Orchestra II)
- On the Third Day
- Eldorado
- Face the Music
- A New World Record
- Out of the Blue
- Discovery
- Time
- Secret Messages
- Balance of Power
- Zoom
- Alone in the Universe
- From Out of Nowhere
- The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach
- Live at Wembley '78
- Live at Winterland '76
- The BBC Sessions
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- Electric Light Orchestra Live
- Wembley or Bust
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- Showdown
- Olé ELO
- The Light Shines On
- Three Light Years
- The Light Shines On Vol 2
- ELO's Greatest Hits
- A Box of Their Best
- Four Light Years
- Afterglow
- ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
- The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
- Strange Magic
- Light Years
- Definitive Collection
- Friends & Relatives
- Flashback
- The Ultimate Collection
- The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
- All Over the World
- Ticket to the Moon
- The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2 CD Edition)
- Mr. Blue Sky
- "10538 Overture"
- "Mr. Radio" (withdrawn)
- "Roll Over Beethoven"
- "Showdown"
- "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- "Can't Get It Out of My Head" / "Illusions in G Major"
- "Boy Blue" / "Eldorado"
- "Evil Woman"
- "Strange Magic"
- "Nightrider"
- "Strange Magic"
- "Livin' Thing" / "Fire On High"
- "Rockaria!"
- "Do Ya"
- "Telephone Line" / "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)"
- "Turn to Stone" / "Mister Kingdom"
- "Mr. Blue Sky" / "One Summer Dream"
- "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
- "Wild West Hero"
- "It's Over"
- "Shine a Little Love"
- "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
- "Don't Bring Me Down"
- "Confusion"
- "Last Train to London"
- "I'm Alive"
- "Xanadu" (with Olivia Newton-John)
- "All Over the World"
- "Don't Walk Away"
- "Hold On Tight"
- "Twilight"
- "Here Is the News" / "Ticket to the Moon"
- "Rain Is Falling"
- "The Way Life's Meant to Be"
- "Rock 'n' Roll Is King"
- "Secret Messages"
- "Four Little Diamonds"
- "Stranger"
- "Calling America"
- "So Serious"
- "Getting to the Point"
- Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (1980)
- Fusion – Live in London (1990)
- Zoom Tour Live (2001)
- ELO – Total Rock Review (2006)
- Live: The Early Years (2010)
- Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park (2015)
- Wembley or Bust (2017)
- Louis Clark
- Dave Morgan
- Gregg Bissonette
- Matt Bissonette
- Marc Mann
- Rosie Vela
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- Members
- Song list
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- Wizzard
- ELO Part II
- The Orchestra
- Violinski
- Earthrise
- L.E.O.
- Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO
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