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Electric Light Orchestra Part Two (album)

Electric Light Orchestra Part Two is the debut album by ELO Part II, released in 1991. In March 1991, lead single "Honest Men" charted at number 60 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] and 36 on the Dutch Top 40 chart.[3] The track "Kiss Me Red" is a cover of the theme to the short-lived TV series Dreams.

Electric Light Orchestra Part Two
US cover
Studio album by
ELO Part II
Released1990 (US)
20 May 1991 (UK)
Studio
  • Mill Studios, Cookham, UK
  • Angel Studios, Islington, London, UK
  • Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham, UK
  • Fanfare Studios, Golden, Colorado, US
  • Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, US
[1]
GenreRock
Length42:03
Label
ProducerJeff Glixman
ELO Part II chronology
Electric Light Orchestra Part Two
(1990) 		Performing ELO's Greatest Hits Live
(1992)
Singles from Electric Light Orchestra Part Two
  1. "Honest Men"
    Released: 15 April 1991
  2. "For the Love of a Woman"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Thousand Eyes"
    Released: 1991
Alternative cover
UK cover

The album was reissued in 1991 as Part Two: Once Upon a Time,[4] and again in 2021 by Renaissance Records on CD and LP, with the CD release including bonus tracks.[5]

Background

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After Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) was disbanded in 1986, Bev Bevan approached Jeff Lynne to record another album; Lynne declined.[6] So in 1989 Bev Bevan formed a new band with a new lineup named ELO; however; Lynne objected to the use of ELO's name. After a lawsuit, a compromise was reached: the new name of the band would be ELO Part II.[7] In addition to the new name Lynne would also receive a share of royalties from ELO Part II's sales.[6]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic      [8]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [9]
MusicHoundwoof![10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [11]

In 1991, Music & Media magazine declared in their review that ELO Part II "have succeeded in reviving the old trademark sound of E.L.O."[12] In his retrospective review, AllMusic's Doug Stone noted the album as "a decent fabrication of a begone [sic] fab era".[8]

Track listing

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Original LP

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Hello"Eric Troyer, Bev Bevan, Pete Haycock, Neil LockwoodTroyer1:17
2."Honest Men"TroyerTroyer6:13
3."Every Night"Troyer, Ken CummingsLockwood3:15
4."Once upon a Time"Bevan, HaycockHaycock4:18
5."Heartbreaker"Bevan, HaycockLockwood4:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Thousand Eyes"TroyerTroyer4:49
7."For the Love of a Woman"TroyerTroyer4:01
8."Kiss Me Red"Billy Steinberg, Tom KellyLockwood4:01
9."Heart of Hearts"TroyerTroyer4:18
10."Easy Street"Bevan, HaycockHaycock4:56
Total length:42:03

Tracks included on 2021 reissue:[13]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Love for Sale" (B-side to "Honest Men")Bevan, Haycock[14]4:14
12."Kiss Me Red" (live)Steinberg, Kelly4:03
13."Thousand Eyes" (live)Troyer4:30
14."Honest Men" (live)Troyer6:22
15."Every Night" (live)Troyer, Cummings4:04
16."Blackberry Way" (live)Roy Wood3:50
17."Honest Men" (single video edit)Troyer3:27

Personnel

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Personnel according to the booklet.[1]

ELO Part II
  • Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Pete Haycock – guitars, bass, lead and backing vocals
  • Eric Troyer – keyboards, lead and backing vocals
  • Neil Lockwood – lead and backing vocals
Additional personnel
  • Louis Clark – string arrangements
  • Mik Kaminski – violin (on "Heartbreaker")
  • Wilf Gibson – violin (uncredited)
  • Jeff Glixman – producer
  • Don Arden – executive producer
  • Mark Derryberry – engineer
  • Jonathan Miller – engineer
  • Alison Leaberry-Smith – engineer
  • John Etchels – engineer
  • Bob Norberg – editing
  • Kevin Reeves – editing
  • Wally Traugott – mastering
  • Ron McPherson – art, graphics, design

Charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 34

References

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  1. ^ a b Electric Light Orchestra Part Two (booklet). ELO Part II. Netherlands: Disky. 1991. DCD 5225.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Electric Light Orchestra". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  3. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Electric Light Orchestra". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ^ Part Two: Once Upon A Time at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ Sinclair, Keith (28 June 2021). "ELO Part II: Renaissance Reissues Update". elobeatlesforever.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b Boehm, Mike (22 July 1995). "ELO Part II: It Can Rise, but Can It Shine?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  7. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Electric Light Orchestra Part II Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b Stone, Doug. Electric Light Orchestra Part Two at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  9. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  10. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. pp. 382–83. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  11. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 275. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. ^ "New Releases – Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8. Issue 24. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 15 June 1991. p. 8. Retrieved 15 March 2021 – via WorldRadioHistory.Com.
  13. ^ Electric Light Orchestra Part Two (CD back cover). ELO Part II. United States: Renaissance Records. 2021. RMED-0990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "Honest Men" (inner sleeve, back). ELO Part II. Telstar. 1991. ELOCD100.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Electric Light Orchestra Part II – Part Two" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Electric Light Orchestra Part II – Part Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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