Afterglow

Afterglow
Box set by Electric Light Orchestra
Released	June 15, 1990
Recorded	July 1970 – January 1986
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	208:57
Label	Epic E3K 46090
Producer	Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
Balance of Power (1986) Afterglow (1990) ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1992)

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Afterglow was a box set compilation by Electric Light Orchestra released in 1990 with liner notes by music critic and editor Ira Robbins of Trouser Press fame. See also: Flashback.

The selection mixes the usual hit singles with lesser known album tracks and non-album b-sides, including most of the Secret Messages tracks that were not released when the intended album was reduced from a double to a single LP.

Related single

"Destination Unknown", promo only CD.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jeff Lynne, except where noted.

Disc E

1. "10538 Overture"  – 5:32
2. "Mr. Radio"  – 5:04
3. "Kuiama"  – 11:19
4. "In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2)" – 6:54
5. "Mama"  – 7:03
6. "Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry)  – 8:08
7. "Bluebird Is Dead"  – 4:24
8. "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"  – 3:52
9. "Showdown"  – 4:07
10. "Can't Get It Out of My Head"  – 4:25
11. "Boy Blue"  – 5:20
12. "One Summer Dream"  – 5:47

Disc L

1. "Evil Woman"  – 4:18
2. "Tightrope"  – 5:03
3. "Strange Magic"  – 4:29
4. "Do Ya"  – 3:44
5. "Nightrider"  – 4:22
6. "Waterfall"  – 4:10
7. "Rockaria!" – 3:14
8. "Telephone Line"  – 4:39
9. "So Fine"  – 3:54
10. "Livin' Thing"  – 3:31
11. "Mr. Blue Sky"  – 3:47
12. "Sweet Is the Night"  – 3:27
13. "Turn to Stone"  – 3:48
14. "Sweet Talkin' Woman"  – 3:48
15. "Steppin' Out"  – 4:38
16. "Midnight Blue"  – 4:17
17. "Don't Bring Me Down"  – 4:03

Disc O

1. "Prologue"  – 1:16
2. "Twilight"  – 3:33
3. "Julie Don't Live Here"  – 3:40
4. "Shine a Little Love"  – 4:39
5. "When Time Stood Still"  – 3:33
6. "Rain Is Falling"  – 2:57
7. "Bouncer"  – 3:13 (previously unreleased in the US)
8. "Hello My Old Friend"  – 7:51 (previously unreleased)
9. "Hold On Tight"  – 3:06
10. "Four Little Diamonds"  – 4:08 (features a slightly longer intro than the album version)
11. "Mandalay"  – 5:19 (previously unreleased)
12. "Buildings Have Eyes"  – 3:55 (previously unreleased in the US)
13. "So Serious"  – 2:39
14. "A Matter of Fact"  – 3:58 (previously unreleased in the US)
15. "No Way Out"  – 3:23 (previously unreleased)
16. "Getting to the Point"  – 4:28
17. "Destination Unknown"  – 4:05 (previously unreleased in the US)
18. "Rock 'n' Roll Is King"  – 3:07

Personnel

• Jeff Lynne – Vocals, Guitars
• Bev Bevan – Drums, percussion
• Richard Tandy – Keyboards, Guitar
• Kelly Groucutt – Bass, Vocals (1974 onwards)
• Michael d'Albuquerque – Bass (to 1974)
• Mik Kaminski – Violin
• Wilfred Gibson – Violin (tracks 3,4,5 & 6 Disk E)
• Mike Edwards – Cello (to 1974)
• Melvyn Gale – Cello (1974 onwards)
• Hugh McDowell – Cello
• Colin Walker – Cello (tracks 3,4,5 & 6 Disk E)
• Marc Bolan – Guitar on ("Ma-Ma-Ma Belle")
• Roy Wood – Vocals, Guitars, Cello, Bass, Wind Instruments (tracks 1,2 & 4 Disk E)

Notes

v · d · eElectric Light Orchestra Jeff Lynne Personnel 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 Soundtracks Xanadu Live albums The Night the Light Went On (In Long Beach) · Live at Winterland '76 · Live at Wembley '78 · Live at the BBC 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 · Flashback · The Ultimate Collection · The Essential Electric Light Orchestra · All Over the World · Ticket to the Moon Videography Discovery (1979) · Live at Wembley (1980) · Fusion – Live In London (1990) · The Very Best of ELO (1991) · Zoom Tour Live (2001) · Total Rock Review (2006) · In Performance (2010) · Live – The Early Years (2010) Related articles Discography · Don Arden · Reinhold Mack · Jet Records · The Move · Wizzard · ELO Part II · List of songs produced by Jeff Lynne · Jeff Lynne and The Beatles Book:Electric Light Orchestra · Category:Electric Light Orchestra

v · d · eElectric Light Orchestra singles discography 1970s 1972: "10538 Overture" • "Mr. Radio" • 1973: "Roll Over Beethoven" • "Showdown" • 1974: "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle/Daybreaker" • "Can't Get It Out of My Head" • 1975: "Boy Blue" • "Evil Woman" • 1976: "Nightrider" • "Strange Magic" • "Livin' Thing" • 1977: "Rockaria!" • "Do Ya • "Telephone Line" • "Turn to Stone" • 1978: "Mr. Blue Sky" • "Wild West Hero • "Sweet Talkin' Woman" • "It's Over" • "The ELO EP" • 1979: "Shine a Little Love" • "The Diary of Horace Wimp" • "Don't Bring Me Down" • "Confusion"/"Last Train to London" 1980s 1980: "I'm Alive" • "Xanadu" • "All Over the World" • "Don't Walk Away" • 1981: "Hold On Tight" • "Twilight" • 1982: "Here Is the News"/"Ticket to the Moon" • "Rain Is Falling" • "The Way Life's Meant to Be" • 1983: "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" • "Secret Messages" • "Four Little Diamonds" • "Stranger" • 1986: "Calling America" • "So Serious" • "Getting to the Point" 1990s 1990: "Destination Unknown" 2000s 2001: "Alright" • "Moment in Paradise" • 2006: "Surrender" • 2007: "Latitude 88 North" Book:Electric Light Orchestra