Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)

Discovery
Studio album by
Electric Light Orchestra
Released1 June 1979 [1]
RecordedMarch–April 1979
StudioMusicland Studios, Munich, Germany
Genre
Length38:53
Label
ProducerJeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
The Light Shines On Vol 2
(1979)		 Discovery
(1979)		 ELO's Greatest Hits
(1979)
Electric Light Orchestra studio album chronology
Out of the Blue
(1977)		 Discovery
(1979)		 Xanadu
(1980)
Singles from Discovery
  1. "Shine a Little Love"
    Released: 11 May 1979 [1]
  2. "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
    Released: 13 July 1979 [1]
  3. "Don't Bring Me Down"
    Released: 24 August 1979 (UK)[1]
  4. "Confusion"
    Released: 8 October 1979 (US)
  5. "Last Train to London"
    Released: 9 November 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]
MusicHound2.5/5[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 stars[5]
Smash Hits8/10[6]

Discovery is the eighth studio album by Electric Light Orchestra and released on 1 June, 1979 through Jet Records. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom, Norway and Australia and number 2 in France, New Zealand and Sweden, number 3 in Austria, Canada and the Netherlands and number 5 in the United States.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jeff Lynne, except "Little Town Flirt" written by Maron McKenzie and Del Shannon.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Shine a Little Love"4:43
2."Confusion"3:42
3."Need Her Love"5:11
4."The Diary of Horace Wimp"4:17
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Last Train to London"4:32
6."Midnight Blue"4:19
7."On the Run"3:55
8."Wishing"4:13
9."Don't Bring Me Down"4:02
Total length:38:53
2001 edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."On the Run" (home demo)1:01
11."Second Time Around" (home demo)0:43
12."Little Town Flirt"2:53

Notes

  • Bonus tracks were previously unreleased. Track 12 was started 1979, finished 2001. Engineered by Mack and Ryan Ulyate.
  • Vinyl mastered by Stan "The Man" Ricker.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "BPI certifications for ELO". Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  2. ↑ Chrispell, James. "Electric Light Orchestra Discovery". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 915. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Starr, Red (14–27 June 1979). "Albums". Smash Hits. p. 25.
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