Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album) (Redirected from Discovery (music video))

Discovery
Studio album by
Released1 June 1979
RecordedMarch–April 1979
StudioMusicland (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)
Electric Light Orchestra studio album chronology
Out of the Blue
(1977)
Discovery
(1979)
Xanadu
(1980)
Singles from Discovery
  1. "Shine a Little Love"
    Released: 11 May 1979
  2. "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
    Released: 13 July 1979
  3. "Don't Bring Me Down"
    Released: 24 August 1979 (UK)
  4. "Confusion"
    Released: 8 October 1979 (US)
  5. "Last Train to London"
    Released: 9 November 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
MusicHound Rock
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Smash Hits8/10

Discovery is the eighth studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released on 1 June 1979 in the United Kingdom by Jet Records, where it topped record charts, and on 8 June in the United States on Jet through Columbia Records distribution. A music video album featuring all the songs being played by the band was then released on VHS in 1979, then re-released as part of the Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley DVD and VHS in 1998.

Background

Discovery was the band's first number 1 album in the UK, entering the chart at that position and staying there for five weeks. The album contained five hit songs in "Shine a Little Love", "Don't Bring Me Down", "Last Train to London", "Confusion" and "The Diary of Horace Wimp", many of which were heavily influenced by disco (in fact, Richard Tandy nicknamed the album, Disco Very). "Don't Bring Me Down" would become one of their only two top three hits in the UK throughout their career ("Xanadu" would be number one in 1980), and also their highest-charting US single at number 4. "The Diary of Horace Wimp" was also a hit single in the UK, not patterned after the disco sound; instead it was closer in its Beatlesque style to the band's earlier hit "Mr. Blue Sky". The album itself was the first ever to generate four top-ten singles (one of which was a Double A-side) from a single LP in the UK and was eventually certified 2× platinum by the RIAA in 1997.

Discovery is notable in that it was the first ELO album not to feature their resident string trio of Mik Kaminski, Hugh McDowell and Melvyn Gale, although they did make an appearance on the Discovery music videos.[citation needed]

In one of his earliest jobs, comedian/actor Brad Garrett, dressed in Middle Eastern clothes and turban, appears on the back cover as the menacing palace guard who is drawing his scimitar.

Discovery was remastered as part of the Epic/Legacy remaster series in 2001; among the included bonus tracks was a cover of a Del Shannon classic, "Little Town Flirt", which was started during sessions for the album but never finished until the year the album was reissued.

Track listing

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

Side one
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.

Personnel

  • Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, guitars (electric, acoustic 12-string), vocoder, backing vocals, orchestral & choral arrangements, producer
  • Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Richard Tandy – piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, lead guitar (track 6), backing vocals, orchestral & choral arrangements
  • Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals

Additional personnel

  • Louis Clark - orchestral & choral arrangements, orchestra conductor
  • Mack - engineer

Additional personnel on the music videos

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) 2× Platinum 120,000^
Australia (ARIA) 4× Platinum 200,000^
Canada (Music Canada) 3× Platinum 300,000^
France (SNEP) Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI) Gold 250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) Gold 10,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 15,000^
Sweden 100,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA) 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Bibliography


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