Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)

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.

Discovery
Studio album by
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)


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Singles from Discovery
  1. "Shine a Little Love"
    Released: 11 May 1979 [2]
  2. "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
    Released: 13 July 1979 [3]
  3. "Don't Bring Me Down"
    Released: 24 August 1979 (UK)[4]
  4. "Confusion"
    Released: 8 October 1979 (US)
  5. "Last Train to London"
    Released: 9 November 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[6]
MusicHound2.5/5[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 stars[8]
Smash Hits8/10[9]

Track listing

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

Side one
No. Title Length
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. Title Length
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. Title Length
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. "BPI certifications for ELO".
  2. "BPI certifications for ELO".
  3. "BPI certifications for ELO".
  4. "BPI certifications for ELO".
  5. Chrispell, James. "Electric Light Orchestra Discovery". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 915. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Starr, Red (14–27 June 1979). "Albums". Smash Hits: 25.