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Balance of Power

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Balance of Power
CD on Amazon.com
Released: 1986, March
Average rating: Based on DM and site visitor ratings
Previous / Next by ELO (Electric Light Orchestra)
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Tracks

  1  Heaven Only Knows (Lynne) - 2:53 Lyrics
  2  So Serious (Lynne) - 2:41 Lyrics
  3  Getting to the Point (Lynne) - 4:28 Lyrics
  4  Secret Lives (Lynne) - 3:29 Lyrics
  5  Is It Alright (Lynne) - 3:24 Lyrics
  6  Sorrow About to Fall (Lynne) - 4:03 Lyrics
  7  Without Someone (Lynne) - 3:49 Lyrics
  8  Calling America (Lynne) - 3:28 Lyrics
  9  Endless Lies (Lynne) - 2:57 Lyrics
  10  Send It (Lynne) - 3:06 Lyrics
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Credits

Jeff Lynne - Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer
Bev Bevan - Percussion, Drums, Vocals
Bill Bottrell - Engineer
Bob Breault - Engineer
Richard Tandy - Piano, Keyboards, Programming
Jackie Mills - Producer
Tom Thiel - Engineer

Reviews

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4/10 B.Wind (August 10, 2004)
At this point, ELO is running on fumes. Jeff Lynne is tired of performing (yet he is involved with the Traveling Wilburys) and fellow co-founder is touring with Black Sabbath. It seems "Secret Messages" is ELO's swan song, and a weak one at that. Jet Records (owned by Sharon Osbourne) is no longer.

Then, "out of the blue" came "Balance of Power." Aside from the two singles ("Calling America" and "So Serious"), "Balance" comes across as a set from the aborted second LP/CD from the "Secret Messages" sessions. Not good at all.

At least, single-wise, they left with a bang with "Calling America."

And then there was no more from Jeff Lynne and Company for 15 years ("Zoom"). Bev Bevan moved forward with ELO Part II in 1991 and kept it going for 10 years, when he retired and Lynne reclaimed the ELO name (the former ELO II became Orchestra).

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