Eldorado (Electric Light Orchestra album)

All tracks are written by Jeff Lynne.

Eldorado
Studio album by Electric Light Orchestra
Released	September 1974
Recorded	February–August 1974
Studio	De Lane Lea Studios, London
Genre	Progressive pop [1] progressive rock [1]
Length	38:42
Label	Warner Bros., United Artists
Producer	Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach (1974) Eldorado (1974) Showdown (1974)
Electric Light Orchestra studio album chronology
On the Third Day (1973) Eldorado (1974) Face the Music (1975)

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eldorado Overture" (instrumental)	2:12
2.	"Can't Get It Out of My Head"	4:21
3.	"Boy Blue"	5:18
4.	"Laredo Tornado"	5:29
5.	"Poor Boy (The Greenwood)"	2:57

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Mister Kingdom"	5:50
7.	"Nobody's Child"	3:40
8.	"Illusions in G Major"	2:36
9.	"Eldorado"	5:20
10.	"Eldorado Finale"	1:20
Total length:		39:03

CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Eldorado Instrumental Medley"	7:56
12.	"Dark City"	0:46

Personnel

• Jeff Lynne – lead & backing vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, bass, Moog, production, orchestra & choral arrangements
• Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
• Richard Tandy – piano, Moog, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, guitar, backing vocals, orchestra & choral arrangements
• Mike de Albuquerque – bass & backing vocals (credited; departed during the recording of the album)
• Mike Edwards – cello
• Mik Kaminski – violin
• Hugh McDowell – cello

Additional personnel

• Peter Forbes-Robertson – spoken word
• Louis Clark – orchestra and choral arrangements and conducting
• Al Quaglieri – reissue producer (2001)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1974-1975) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [15] 40 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [16] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 4 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [18] 18 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [19] 30 US Billboard 200 [20] 16 US CashBox Top 100 Albums [21] 16

Year-end charts Chart (1975) Peak position US Billboard Year-End [22] [23] 30

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [24]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [25]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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