Face the Music (Electric Light Orchestra album)

Face the Music
Studio album by
Electric Light Orchestra
Released1 September 1975
RecordedMay–June 1975
StudioMusicland Studios, Munich, Germany; strings overdubbed at De Lane Lea Studios, London; mixed at The Record Plant, New York City[1]
Genre
Length36:22
LabelJet, United Artists
ProducerJeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
Showdown
(1974) 		Face the Music
(1975) 		Olé ELO
(1976)
Electric Light Orchestra studio album chronology
Eldorado
(1974) 		Face the Music
(1975) 		A New World Record
(1976)
Singles from Face the Music
  1. "Evil Woman"
    Released: October 1975
  2. "Strange Magic"
    Released: February 1976
  3. "Nightrider"
    Released: 19 March 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Music Box[4]
MusicHound3.5/5[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Face the Music is the fifth studio album by British band Electric Light Orchestra. It was released in September, 1975 through United Artists Records. It went to number 8 in the United States, number 11 in the Netherlands, number 24 in Italy, number 30 in Australia and number 31 in Canada. It did not chart in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lynne.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Fire on High"   5:30
2. "Waterfall"   4:11
3. "Evil Woman"   4:35
4. "Nightrider"   4:26
Side two
No. Title Length
5. "Poker"   3:31
6. "Strange Magic"   4:29
7. "Down Home Town"   3:53
8. "One Summer Dream"   5:47
Total length:
 36:22



2006 remaster bonus tracks
No. Title Length
9. "Fire on High Intro" (early alternate mix) 3:23
10. "Evil Woman" (stripped down mix) 5:00
11. "Strange Magic" (US single edit) 3:27
12. "Waterfall" (instrumental mix) 4:15

References

  1. ↑ "ELO Remaster Series - FACE THE MUSIC - INTRO". www.ftmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  2. ↑ "Face the Music - Electric Light Orchestra - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 915. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. ↑ Metzger, John (October 2006). "Electric Light Orchestra Face the Music". The Music Box. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 382. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  6. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 274. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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