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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]
Genre Rock
Length42:03
Label
Producer Jeff 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

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.

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

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

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

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

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")
  • 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

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

References

  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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