ELO's Greatest Hits
ELO's Greatest Hits is a compilation by the Electric Light Orchestra, released 23 November 1979. Despite being released after the album Discovery, this album omitted the band's most recent hits, "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Shine a Little Love".
The album sleeve art features a letter written by the band's co-founder and leader, Jeff Lynne, describing the '73–'78 period and the recording of each of the songs.
Track listing
All tracks written by Jeff Lynne.;Side one
| # | Title | Album | Length |
| 1 | "Evil Woman" | Face the Music | 4:11 |
| 2 | "Livin' Thing" | A New World Record | 3:31 |
| 3 | "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | Eldorado | 4:23 |
| 4 | "Showdown" | On the Third Day Showdown | 3:53 |
| 5 | "Turn to Stone" | Out of the Blue | 3:47 |
| 6 | "Rockaria!" | A New World Record | 3:14 |
;Side two
| # | Title | Album | Length |
| 1 | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | Out of the Blue | 3:47 |
| 2 | "Telephone Line" | A New World Record | 4:38 |
| 3 | "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" | On the Third Day | 3:35 |
| 4 | "Strange Magic" | Face the Music | 4:07 |
| 5 | "Mr. Blue Sky" | Out of the Blue | 5:05 |
Personnel
- Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars
- Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
- Richard Tandy – keyboards
- Mike de Albuquerque – bass
- Kelly Groucutt – bass, vocals
- Mik Kaminski – violin
- Mike Edwards – cello
- Melvyn Gale – cello
- Hugh McDowell – cello
- Wilfred Gibson – violin on "Showdown" and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- Colin Walker – cello on "Showdown" and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- Marc Bolan – guitar on "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"