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Ticket to the Moon: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Volume 2 | ||||
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Released | 15 October 2007 | |||
Recorded | 1974–2007 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 79:22 | |||
Label | Legacy, Epic | |||
Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
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Ticket to the Moon: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Volume 2 is a 2007 compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra, and is a companion to 2005's All Over the World .
The album features most, although not all post-1973 UK singles that did not make the first album, together with band leader and songwriter Jeff Lynne's input of best album tracks, however again not featuring the albums The Electric Light Orchestra and ELO 2 .
All tracks written by Jeff Lynne.
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Twilight" | Time , 1981 | 3:43 |
2. | "Do Ya" | A New World Record , 1976 | 3:45 |
3. | "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | Eldorado , 1974 | 4:22 |
4. | "Latitude 88 North" | 30th Anniversary Edition of Out of the Blue , 1977 | 3:23 |
5. | "It's Over" | Out of the Blue | 4:09 |
6. | "Ticket to the Moon" | Time | 4:07 |
7. | "Heaven Only Knows" | Balance of Power , 1986 | 2:55 |
8. | "Starlight" | Out of the Blue | 4:31 |
9. | "Four Little Diamonds" | Secret Messages , 1983 | 4:05 |
10. | "Secret Messages" | Secret Messages | 4:43 |
11. | "Eldorado" | Eldorado | 5:18 |
12. | "So Serious" | Balance of Power | 2:42 |
13. | "Last Train to London" | Discovery , 1979 | 4:30 |
14. | "In My Own Time" | Zoom , 2001 | 3:03 |
15. | "Destination Unknown" | "Calling America" B-side, 1986 | 4:10 |
16. | "The Way Life's Meant to Be" | Time | 4:39 |
17. | "One Summer Dream" | Face the Music , 1975 | 5:21 |
18. | "Calling America" | Balance of Power | 3:28 |
19. | "Moment in Paradise" | Zoom | 3:34 |
20. | "Surrender" | 30th Anniversary Edition of A New World Record | 2:33 |
Total length: | 79:22 |
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