Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)

Discovery
Studio album by
Electric Light Orchestra
Released1 June 1979[1]
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]
  2. "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
    Released: 13 July 1979 [3]
  3. "Don't Bring Me Down"
    Released: 24 August 1979 (UK)[4]
  4. "Confusion"
    Released: 8 October 1979 (US)
  5. "Last Train to London"
    Released: 9 November 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
MusicHound Rock[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Smash Hits8/10[9]

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.

  1. ^ "BPI certifications for ELO".
  2. ^ "BPI certifications for ELO".
  3. ^ "BPI certifications for ELO".
  4. ^ "BPI certifications for ELO".
  5. ^ Chrispell, James. "Electric Light Orchestra Discovery". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 915. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  7. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 383. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Starr, Red (14–27 June 1979). "Albums". Smash Hits. p. 25.