From Out of Nowhere (Jeff Lynne's ELO album)

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From Out of Nowhere
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Studio album by
Jeff Lynne's ELO
Released1 November 2019 (2019-11-01)
StudioBungalow Palace, Los Angeles [1]
Genre Orchestral pop, rock and roll
Length32:39
Label Columbia
Producer Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
Wembley or Bust
(2017)		From Out of Nowhere
(2019)
Electric Light Orchestra studio album chronology
Alone in the Universe
(2015)		From Out of Nowhere
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10 [9]
Metacritic 70/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Goldmine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]

The album received generally favourable reviews. [9] [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."From Out of Nowhere"3:14
2."Help Yourself"3:14
3."All My Love"3:06
4."Down Came the Rain"3:29
5."Losing You"3:36
6."One More Time"3:28
7."Sci-Fi Woman"3:07
8."Goin' Out on Me"3:09
9."Time of Our Life"3:10
10."Songbird"3:06
Total length:32:39

Personnel

Adapted from Stereogum , [16] the official press release, [17] and the album liner notes. [1]

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [43] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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