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A Box of Their Best

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A Box of Their Best
Box set by
Released7 August 1980 (1980-08-07)
RecordedMay 1975–April 1979
Length2:35:52
LabelEpic
ProducerJeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
ELO's Greatest Hits
(1979)
A Box of Their Best
(1980)
Xanadu
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

A Box of Their Best is the first US box set by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1980. It consisted of the albums A New World Record (with the sides reversed), Out of the Blue and Discovery. Also included was Jeff Lynne's first ever solo single, "Doin' That Crazy Thing". This single, a one-sided single that was marked as a promo, was not in all releases of the box. The box set is almost identical to the UK release Four Light Years, released the same year.

Track listing

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All songs written by Jeff Lynne.

7" single
  1. "Doin' That Crazy Thing" – 3:21

A New World Record

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Side one
No.TitleLength
1."So Fine"3:54
2."Livin' Thing"3:31
3."Above the Clouds"2:16
4."Do Ya"3:43
5."Shangri-La"5:32
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Tightrope"5:03
7."Telephone Line"4:38
8."Rockaria!"3:12
9."Mission (A World Record)"4:25

Out of the Blue

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Side three
No.TitleLength
1."Turn to Stone"3:47
2."It's Over"4:08
3."Sweet Talkin' Woman"3:47
4."Across the Border"3:52
Side four
No.TitleLength
5."Night in the City"4:02
6."Starlight"4:30
7."Jungle"3:51
8."Believe Me Now"1:21
9."Steppin' Out"4:38
Side five — Concerto for a Rainy Day
No.TitleLength
10."Standin' in the Rain"4:20
11."Big Wheels"5:10
12."Summer and Lightning"4:13
13."Mr. Blue Sky"5:05
Side six
No.TitleLength
14."Sweet is the Night"3:26
15."The Whale"5:05
16."Birmingham Blues"4:21
17."Wild West Hero"4:40

Discovery

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Side seven
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 eight
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:155:52

Personnel

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Additional personnel on sides 1–6

References

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  1. ^ A Box of Their Best at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.