A New World Record

For the album by the Poster Children, see New World Record.
A New World Record
Studio album by Electric Light Orchestra
Released 11 September 1976 (UK)
12 September 1976 (US)
Recorded July 1976 at Musicland Studios, Munich
Genre Symphonic rock, rock, progressive pop, art rock
Length 36:20
59:12 (Reissue)
Label Jet, United Artists
Producer Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
Olé ELO
(1976)		 A New World Record
(1976)		 The Light Shines On
(1977)
Electric Light Orchestra studio album chronology
Face the Music
(1975)		 A New World Record
(1976)		 Out of the Blue
(1977)
Singles from A New World Record
  1. "Livin' Thing"
    Released: October 1976
  2. "Rockaria!"
    Released: February 1977
  3. "Do Ya"
    Released: February 1977
  4. "Telephone Line"
    Released: May 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
Rolling Stonepositive[3]

A New World Record is the sixth studio album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1976.

Overview

Their second album to be recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich, the LP proved to be the band's breakthrough in the UK: after their previous three studio recordings failed to chart in their home market, A New World Record became their first top ten album in the UK. It became a global success and reached multi-platinum status in the US and UK, The album sold five million units worldwide within its first year of release. The cover art features the ELO logo, designed by Kosh, for the first time. This logo would be included on most of the group's subsequent releases.

The album included the hit singles "Telephone Line", which became the band's first gold US single, "Livin' Thing", and "Do Ya" (US); and "Rockaria!" (UK). "Do Ya" was an ELO updating of The Move's late 1972 final US single on United Artists Records. The focus is more on shorter pop songs, a trend which would continue throughout the rest of ELO's future albums. In 1977, many of the album's songs were featured on the "Joyride" soundtrack. In 2006, the album was remastered and released with bonus tracks on Sony's Epic/Legacy imprint. "Surrender" was also issued as a promotional single and an iTunes download single, which entered the top 100 download chart.

In July 2012 the all vinyl record company, Music on Vinyl, rereleased A New World Record on 180 gram vinyl with an embossed cover.

The band's frontman Jeff Lynne regards his own songwriting at this point to have reached a new high.

"The songs started to flow and most of them came quickly to me. To have all those hits, it was just ...I mean amazing really. Going from doing okay for probably three or four years to suddenly being in the big time, it was a strange but great thing."
– Jeff Lynne 2006; A New World Record remaster

Patti Quatro Ericson, Brie Brandt (both of the band Fanny) and Addie Lee sang uncredited backing vocals at various points in the album, especially on "Livin' Thing" and the opening track "Tightrope".[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lynne.

Side one
  1. "Tightrope" – 5:00
  2. "Telephone Line" – 4:38
  3. "Rockaria!" – 3:12
  4. "Mission (A World Record)" – 4:24
Side two
  1. "So Fine" – 3:55
  2. "Livin' Thing" – 3:31
  3. "Above the Clouds" – 2:16
  4. "Do Ya" – 3:45
  5. "Shangri-La" – 5:34

The cassette tape version consisted of "Tightrope", "Rockaria!", "Mission" and "Shangri-La" on Side one, with Side two the same as LP Side two except for "Telephone Line" at the end in place of "Shangri-La".

Bonus tracks (2006 remaster)
  1. "Telephone Line" (Different vocal) – 4:41
  2. "Surrender" – 2:37
  3. "Tightrope" (Instrumental early rough mix) – 4:55
  4. "Above the Clouds" (Instrumental rough mix) – 1:14
  5. "So Fine" (Instrumental early rough mix) – 4:16
  6. "Telephone Line" (Instrumental) – 4:51

Personnel

Additional personnel

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[6] Gold 25,000[6]
Netherlands (NVPI)[7] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1976–78) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[10] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[11] 9
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[12] 1
Denmark[13] 1
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[14] 2
Japanese Oricon LP Chart[15] 60
New Zealand Albums Chart[16] 4
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[17] 9
Swedish Albums Chart[18] 1
UK Albums Chart[19] 6
US Billboard 200[20] 5
US CashBox 10
West German Media Control Albums Chart[21] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Position
Canadian Albums Chart[22] 60
Dutch Albums Chart[23] 37
Chart (1977) Position
Australian Albums Chart[10] 2
Austrian Albums Chart[24] 21
Canadian Albums Chart[25] 3
Dutch Albums Chart[26] 48
UK Albums Chart[27] 16
US Billboard Year-End[28] 6
Chart (1978) Position
Australian Albums Chart[10] 22
UK Albums Chart[27] 47

References

  1. ↑ Eder, Bruce. A New World Record at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Electric Light Orchestra: A New World Record". Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Electric Light Orchestra: A New World Record: Music Review". Archived from the original on 16 April 2008.
  4. ↑ Unzipped, an autobiography by Suzi Quatro
  5. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record". Music Canada.
  6. 1 2 "Electric Light Orchestra" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
  8. ↑ "British album certifications – Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record". British Phonographic Industry. Enter A New World Record in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  9. ↑ "American album certifications – Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  10. 1 2 3 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
  11. ↑ "austriancharts.at Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record". Hung Medien (in German). Archived from the original (ASP) on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  12. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 February 2012
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Archived from the original (ASP) on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  15. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.
  16. ↑ "charts.org.nz Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record". Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original (ASP) on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record". Hung Medien. VG-lista. Archived from the original (ASP) on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  18. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original (ASP) on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  19. ↑ "Chart Stats – Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  20. ↑ "allmusic ((( A New World Record > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  21. ↑ "Album Search: Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record" (ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  22. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976". RPM. 8 January 1977. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  23. ↑ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1976" (in Dutch). Archived from the original (ASP) on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  24. ↑ "Austriancharts.st – Jahreshitparade 1978" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original (ASP) on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  25. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1977". RPM. 31 December 1977. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  26. ↑ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1977" (in Dutch). Archived from the original (ASP) on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  27. 1 2 "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  28. ↑ "Top Pop Albums of 1977". billboard.biz. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
Preceded by
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac		 Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
18 April 1977 – 19 June 1977 		Succeeded by
Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs
Preceded by
Take the Heat off Me
by Boney M.		 Swedish Chart number-one album
25 February – 22 April 1977 		Succeeded by
Playboy Record Artists
by Barbi Benton
Preceded by
Frampton Comes Alive!
by Peter Frampton		 Canadian RPM 100 number-one album
5 March 1977 		Succeeded by
Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Rose Royce

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