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Epic/Legacy's 2005 release All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra is the latest installment in the seemingly endless series of ELO comps. Since it follows 2003's handy single-disc The Essential Electric Light Orchestra by merely two years, it's easy to wonder what distinguishes this from the other ELO collections on the market, and whether it was necessary to release another single-disc set so quickly after the last. The biggest differences between All Over the World and Essential is that the 2005 release has some very nice but altogether too brief liner notes from Jeff Lynne along with five more tracks than the 15-track 2003 release. That doesn't necessarily mean that it's a better album, however. While it does contain the terrific "Showdown," which was missing from Essential, All Over the World is inexplicably missing ELO's first American Top Ten single, "Can't Get It out of My Head," along with such other key tracks as "Do Ya," "Calling America," "Roll Over Beethoven," "10538 Overture," and "Boy Blue." Although the presence of "Xanadu" and such album tracks as "The Diary of Horace Wimp" make up for some of these absences, there are too many good songs missing to make this a pick over Essential, which has a higher ratio of hits. That said, All Over the World has most of the big songs -- "Mr. Blue Sky," "Evil Woman," "Don't Bring Me Down," "Sweet Talkin' Woman," "Turn to Stone," "Hold on Tight," "Livin' Thing," "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle," "Strange Magic," and "Rock and Roll Is King" among them -- and it's a good listen, so most casual fans won't be disappointed if this is the only ELO disc they own (although they will sorely miss "Can't Get It out of My Head"). But if you're just about to pick up one ELO disc, get Essential or, better still, 1995's double-disc Strange Magic instead, since they both are tighter, better listens than this and have more of the major hits.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Producer - J. Lynne, Composer, Lyricist - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion - Mik Kaminski, Violin
(P) 1977 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Producer - J. Lynne, Composer, Lyricist - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion - Mik Kaminski, Violin - Hugh McDowell, Cello - Melvyn Gale, Cello
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Bass, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass - Bev Bevan, Drums - Richard Tandy, Piano, Synthesizer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music EntertainmentEntertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion, Piano, Producer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 1977 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion, Piano, Producer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion, Piano, Producer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 1977 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion, Piano, Producer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Al Quaglieri, Producer - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion, Piano, Producer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion - Al Quaglieri, Producer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion, Piano, Producer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - J. Lynne, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff Lynne, Guitar, Producer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano - Mik Kaminsky, Violin - Hugh McDowall, Cello - Melvyn Gale, Cello
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - J. Lynne, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff Lynne, Guitar, Producer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano - Mik Kaminsky, Violin - Hugh McDowall, Cello - Melvyn Gale, Cello
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - J. Lynne, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff Lynne, Guitar, Percussion, Piano - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Producer - J. Lynne, Composer, Lyricist - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 1978 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Guitar, Producer - J. Lynne, Composer, Lyricist - Bev Bevan, Drums - Richard Tandy, Piano - Mik Kaminski, Violin - Michael De Albuquerque, Bass - Mike Edwards, Cello
(P) 1973 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - J. Lynne, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff Lynne, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Producer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 1973 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion, Piano, Producer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Al Quaglieri, Producer - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano - Mik Kaminsky, Violin - Hugh McDowall, Cello - Melvyn Gale, Cello
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - J. Lynne, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff Lynne, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Producer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - J. Lynne, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff Lynne, Guitar, Percussion, Piano - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 2001 Daft As A Brush
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - J. Lynne, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff Lynne, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Producer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 1983 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Epic/Legacy's 2005 release All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra is the latest installment in the seemingly endless series of ELO comps. Since it follows 2003's handy single-disc The Essential Electric Light Orchestra by merely two years, it's easy to wonder what distinguishes this from the other ELO collections on the market, and whether it was necessary to release another single-disc set so quickly after the last. The biggest differences between All Over the World and Essential is that the 2005 release has some very nice but altogether too brief liner notes from Jeff Lynne along with five more tracks than the 15-track 2003 release. That doesn't necessarily mean that it's a better album, however. While it does contain the terrific "Showdown," which was missing from Essential, All Over the World is inexplicably missing ELO's first American Top Ten single, "Can't Get It out of My Head," along with such other key tracks as "Do Ya," "Calling America," "Roll Over Beethoven," "10538 Overture," and "Boy Blue." Although the presence of "Xanadu" and such album tracks as "The Diary of Horace Wimp" make up for some of these absences, there are too many good songs missing to make this a pick over Essential, which has a higher ratio of hits. That said, All Over the World has most of the big songs -- "Mr. Blue Sky," "Evil Woman," "Don't Bring Me Down," "Sweet Talkin' Woman," "Turn to Stone," "Hold on Tight," "Livin' Thing," "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle," "Strange Magic," and "Rock and Roll Is King" among them -- and it's a good listen, so most casual fans won't be disappointed if this is the only ELO disc they own (although they will sorely miss "Can't Get It out of My Head"). But if you're just about to pick up one ELO disc, get Essential or, better still, 1995's double-disc Strange Magic instead, since they both are tighter, better listens than this and have more of the major hits.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:41
- Main artists: Electric Light Orchestra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1973, 1975, 1981, 1983, 2000, 2001, 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
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