From "Evil Woman", "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Mr Blue Sky" to "Livin' Thing" and “Sweet Talkin’ Woman", this 1CD/ 20 track VERY BEST OF compilation contains a string of hits that most bands would envy, and is an excellent introduction (or re-introduction! Jeff Lynne has written some terrific hooks over the years (see pretty much every track on our list of the Top 10 Electric Light Orchestra Songs), but this is one of his all-time best. UK CD re-issue in cardboard slip case in 1994 box cat numbered EPC 477501 2The actual CD cat number is 471956 2 .

Becoming a signature song for ELO fans, it comes as no surprise that the song has been used in plenty of films. The Top 10 "Evil Woman" includes the band's usual mix of old-school strings and new-school keyboards, but this time they're backing a funky dance-floor beat that drives the song all the way to pop glory. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. The band's 1975 'Evil Woman' is a standout hit for ELO, with one of the most recognisable intros of all time.The Electric Light Orchestra were one of the biggest and most successful bands of the late 1970s and have sold well over 5 MILLION albums in the UK alone - producing a massive string of hit singles and albums along the way. And not full of electric synthesizer music that you would be expecting going by the coverJust to let you know I have Volume 2 and Out of the Blue. If you’ve already done that, your item hasn’t arrived, or it’s not as described, you can report that to Etsy by opening a case. But throughout that period, Electric Light Orchestra were a constant in the charts, scoring a total of 27 top 40 songs in the UK, and 15 top 20 songs in the US.

In 2008, Jeff Lynne was awarded a BMI (Broadcast Music Inc) Million-Air certificate for having one million airplays. During a tour for their first album, Mik Kaminski and Kelly Groucutt joined the band, with Pete Haycock and Neil Lockwood leaving three years later.We've whittled down 10 of their best tracks, and delved into the meanings behind some of their most well-known lyrics. Escapando del Maestro (El Adoctrinador)” is a track that exemplifies the fusion of synth-inspired sounds with . This album brought to us the iconic and the band's biggest song 'Don't Bring Me Down', which peaked at Number 3 in the UK and Number 4 in the US. Perhaps ELO’s most famous song, it was written by Lynne after locking himself away in a Swiss chalet: “It was dark and misty for two weeks, and I didn’t come up with a thing. As ELO's stateside success was on the upward curve, Lynne consciously used an American ring-tone at the beginning for added appeal.