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Shine A Little Love |
| Produced by Jeff Lynne | |
| Released on May 1979 | |
| UK CHART POSITION #6 . . . US CHART POSITION #8 (charted May 19, 1979 for 15 weeks) | |
| Find it at GEMM | |
| ZS8 5057 wo. picture sleeve [high resolution scan] |
A shining example of why disco was allowed to live. The bass line here from Kelly Groucutt is a heartbeat away from heaven, the high-pitched backing vocals a chorus of angels, and the strings a rainbow of colorful commentary. Lyrically, it’s a love song that celebrates a reunion or an unlikely anniversary or something. Okay, so it’s pretty weak in the word department. Still, this remains one of my favorite ELO tracks of all time, and if their disco dalliances cost them induction into the stale and smoky club room of prog, so be it. Note that the single version removes the half-minute “overture” intro found on the elpee version. The B side digs into the recent past for “Jungle” (or Bungalow Bill rides again), identical to the version found on Out of the Blue.
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| REGION | RELEASE DATE | LABEL | MEDIA | ID NUMBER | FEATURES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | May 1979 | Jet | 7"/12WHT | SJET 144/JET 12 144 | avail. in white vinyl |
| US/CAN | May 1979 | Jet | 7" | ZS8 5057 | picture sleeve |
| US | 1979 | Jet | 7PRO | ZS8 5057 | feat. A mono on flip |
| AUS'L | 1979 | Jet | 7" | JS007 | picture sleeve |
| EUR | 1979 | Jet | 7" | JET 144 | picture sleeve |
| JPN | 1979 | Jet | 7" | 06SP-324 | picture sleeve |
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