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After mining the Beatles gold mine for all those catchy hooks, by the time that Balance of Power was released, Jeff Lynne and company had pretty much found that once-rich vein going dry.
This album did contain yet another Top 40 hit with "Calling America," but by the mid-'80s, ELO were finding their audience and their inspiration on the wane.
Not truly memorable, but passable.
[In 2007 Epic/Legacy reissued Balance of Power with seven bonus cuts, including alternate takes of "Heaven Only Knows," "Secret Lives" and "Sorrow About to Fall," U.K.
b-sides "Caught in a Trap" and "Destination Unknown" and the previously unreleased "In for the Kill" and "Opening."].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heaven Only KnowsJeff Lynne | Electric Light Orchestra | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | So SeriousJeff Lynne | Electric Light Orchestra | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 3 | Getting to the PointJeff Lynne | Electric Light Orchestra | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Secret LivesJeff Lynne | Electric Light Orchestra | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Is It AlrightJeff Lynne | Electric Light Orchestra | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Sorrow About to FallJeff Lynne | Electric Light Orchestra | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Without SomeoneJeff Lynne | Electric Light Orchestra | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Calling AmericaJeff Lynne | Electric Light Orchestra | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Endless LiesJeff Lynne | Electric Light Orchestra | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | Send ItJeff Lynne | Electric Light Orchestra | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 34 mins | 79 MB | |||||
| 34 mins | 221 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bev Bevan | Drums, Percussion, Vocals |
| 2 | Bill Bottrell | Engineer |
| 3 | Bob Breault | Engineer |
| 4 | Electric Light Orchestra | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Jeff Lynne | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Jackie Mills | Producer |
| 7 | Richard Tandy | Keyboards, Piano, Programming |
| 8 | Tom Thiel | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |