Face the Music (Electric Light Orchestra album)

Face the Music
Face the Music
Studio album by Electric Light Orchestra
Released	1 September 1975
Recorded	May–June 1975
Studio	Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany; strings overdubbed at De Lane Lea Studios, London; mixed at The Record Plant, New York City
Genre	Art rock; progressive pop;
Length	36:22
Label	Jet, United Artists
Producer	Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
Electric Light Orchestra studio album chronology
Singles from Face the Music
	"Evil Woman"; Released: October 1975; "Strange Magic"; Released: February 1976; "Nightrider"; Released: 19 March 1976;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Music Box	^[4]
MusicHound	3.5/5^[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[6]

Face the Music is the fifth studio album by British band Electric Light Orchestra. It was released in September, 1975 through United Artists Records. It went to number 8 in the United States, number 11 in the Netherlands, number 24 in Italy, number 30 in Australia and number 31 in Canada. It did not chart in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lynne.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fire on High"	5:30
2.	"Waterfall"	4:11
3.	"Evil Woman"	4:35
4.	"Nightrider"	4:26

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Poker"	3:31
6.	"Strange Magic"	4:29
7.	"Down Home Town"	3:53
8.	"One Summer Dream"	5:47
Total length:		36:22

8-Track Track Listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fire On High"	5:29
2.	"Poker"	3:30
3.	"Evil Woman"	4:34
4.	"Nightrider"	4:22
5.	"Waterfall"	4:11
6.	"One Summer Dream (Begin)"	5:45
7.	"One Summer Dream (Cont'd)"
8.	"Strange Magic"	4:29
9.	"Down Home Town"	3:53
Total length:		36:22

Cassette Track Listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fire on High"	5:29
2.	"Waterfall"	4:11
3.	"Evil Woman"	4:34
4.	"Down Home Town"	3:53
5.	"Poker"	3:30
6.	"Strange Magic"	4:29
7.	"One Summer Dream"	5:45
8.	"Nightrider"	4:22
Total length:		36:22

2006 remaster bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Fire on High Intro" (early alternate mix)	3:23
10.	"Evil Woman" (stripped down mix)	5:00
11.	"Strange Magic" (US single edit)	3:27
12.	"Waterfall" (instrumental mix)	4:15

References

↑ "ELO Remaster Series - FACE THE MUSIC - INTRO". www.ftmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
↑ "Face the Music - Electric Light Orchestra - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 915. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
↑ Metzger, John (October 2006). "Electric Light Orchestra Face the Music". The Music Box. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 382. 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.

[1] "ELO Remaster Series - FACE THE MUSIC - INTRO". www.ftmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2022-10-22.

[2] "Face the Music - Electric Light Orchestra - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.

[3] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 915. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

[4] Metzger, John (October 2006). "Electric Light Orchestra Face the Music". The Music Box. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[5] Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 382. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.

[6] 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.

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Electric Light Orchestra
Jeff Lynne Richard Tandy Bev Bevan Roy Wood Bill Hunt Steve Woolam Mike Edwards Wilfred Gibson Hugh McDowell Andy Craig Mike de Albuquerque Colin Walker Mik Kaminski Kelly Groucutt Melvyn Gale Louis Clark Dave Morgan Martin Smith Peggy Baldwin Gregg Bissonette Matt Bissonette Marc Mann Sarah O'Brien Rosie Vela
Studio albums	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
Live albums	The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach Live at Wembley '78 Live at Winterland '76 The BBC Sessions Live at the BBC Electric Light Orchestra Live Wembley or Bust
Soundtrack	Xanadu
Compilations	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
Videography	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)
Tours	Jeff Lynne's ELO Tour 2019
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