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1990 studio album by ELO Part II From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | ||||
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| Released | 1990 (US) 20 May 1991 (UK) | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 42:03 | |||
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| Producer | Jeff Glixman | |||
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| Singles from Electric Light Orchestra Part Two | ||||
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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]
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]
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [8] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
| MusicHound | woof![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]
Original LP
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello" | Eric Troyer, Bev Bevan, Pete Haycock, Neil Lockwood | Troyer | 1:17 |
| 2. | "Honest Men" | Troyer | Troyer | 6:13 |
| 3. | "Every Night" | Troyer, Ken Cummings | Lockwood | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Once upon a Time" | Bevan, Haycock | Haycock | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Heartbreaker" | Bevan, Haycock | Lockwood | 4:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Thousand Eyes" | Troyer | Troyer | 4:49 |
| 7. | "For the Love of a Woman" | Troyer | Troyer | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Kiss Me Red" | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly | Lockwood | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Heart of Hearts" | Troyer | Troyer | 4:18 |
| 10. | "Easy Street" | Bevan, Haycock | Haycock | 4:56 |
| Total length: | 42:03 | |||
Tracks included on 2021 reissue:[13]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Love for Sale" (B-side to "Honest Men") | Bevan, Haycock[14] | 4:14 |
| 12. | "Kiss Me Red" (live) | Steinberg, Kelly | 4:03 |
| 13. | "Thousand Eyes" (live) | Troyer | 4:30 |
| 14. | "Honest Men" (live) | Troyer | 6:22 |
| 15. | "Every Night" (live) | Troyer, Cummings | 4:04 |
| 16. | "Blackberry Way" (live) | Roy Wood | 3:50 |
| 17. | "Honest Men" (single video edit) | Troyer | 3:27 |
Personnel according to the booklet.[1]
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] | 39 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 22 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 34 |
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