Mr. Blue Sky (album version)

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
2.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	GB1977-10	Jet Records, United Artists	JTLA 823, UAR 100
2.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	GB1977-10	Jet Records	JETDP 400
2.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue (Club Edition)	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	US1977-11	Jet Records	R 223719
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Mr. Blue Sky	Electric Light Orchestra	Single	DE1977	United Artists Records GmbH	36 342 AT
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Mr. Blue Sky / One Summer Dream	Electric Light Orchestra	Single	NL1977	United Artists	5C 006-60450
2.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	DE1977	Jet Records, United Artists	UAS 30 309 FT
2.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	US1977	Jet Records	JT-LA823-L2
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO's Greatest Hits	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	GB1979	Jet Records	FZ 36310
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO’s Greatest Hits	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	XE1979	Jet Records	JET LX 525
1.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	A Perfect World of Music	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	DE1985	Jet Records	JETCD 24043
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO's Greatest Hits	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	US1986	CBS Associated Records, Jet Records	ZK 36310
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO's Greatest Hits	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	CA1986	Jet Records	ZK-36310
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO’s Greatest Hits (club edition)	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	CA1986	Columbia House (direct-mailing distributor of club editions of releases), Jet Records	517854T, CVCK 36310
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO’s Greatest Hits	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	US1986	CBS Associated Records, Jet Records	ZK 36310
1.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	ELO	All Over the World	ELO	Album + Compilation	NL1987	Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)	01 0246 61
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	GB1987	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	450885 2, 4508852000, EPC 450885 2
1.13	Concerto for a Rainy Day: Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue (price code CB 801)	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	XE1987	Jet Records	JETCD 400
1.13	Concerto for a Rainy Day: Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue (price code CB 782)	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	XE1987	Jet Records	JETCD 400
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	US1987	Jet Records	ZGK 35530
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO’s Greatest Hits	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	GB1989-10-23	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	450357 2
1.7	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	DE1990-06-11	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	466558 2
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	JP1990-09-01	CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)	CSCS 6032
1.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	US1990
1.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best of ELO	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	NL1990	Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)	01 4290 62
1.7	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	ZA1990	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	CDCBS2464
1.7	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	XE1990	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	4665581
1.11	Mr Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO’s Greatest Hits	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	ZA1991	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	CDKNIC 079
1.15	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1978, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1992	Connoisseur Collection	RRT CD 78
1.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	A Perfect World of Music	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	XE1992	Jet Records	JETCD 24043
1.10	Mr Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Collection Gold	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	-1992	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	Definitive Collection	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	NL1992	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	472421 2
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	Greatest Hits	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	NZ1992	Sony (logo contains only the SONY® wordmark! do not use if there is a more specific label)	472722-2
1.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	Het Beste uit de Top 100 Allertijden	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1992	Magnum (Dutch Joint Venture from 1990-1997)	17-471 613-10, 471 613 2
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	DE1992	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	EPC 471940 2
1.13	Mr Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Rock Nights	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1992	BMG UK & Ireland	STACD 022
1.3	Mr Blue Sky	4:59	Electric Light Orchestra	The Rock Collection: Soft Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1992	Time–Life Music	TL 527/10
1.10	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best of	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	FR1993-10-11	Versailles (French label)	VER 474487 2
1.11	Mr Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	The Best of Symphonic Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1993
2.5	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	ELO	The Lion Rocks Again	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1993	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	74321 13794 2
2.2	Mr Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Sounds of the Seventies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1994-12-05	Global Television	RADCD01
2.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:08	Electric Light Orchestra	Back to the Seventies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1994	Magnum (Dutch Joint Venture from 1990-1997)	516 988-2
2.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	The 70's Collection: 1978 - Back in the Groove	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1994	Time–Life Music
2.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	The 70’s: 1978: Back in the Groove	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1994	Time–Life Music	TL 597/12
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:08	Electric Light Orchestra	The Best Of	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	NL1994	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	478066 2
2.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra (club edition)	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	CA1995-04-11	Epic Associated, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	CZ2K 64157
1.16	Mr Blue Sky	5:01	Electric Light Orchestra	Drive Time 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1995-07	Dino Entertainment	DINCD 99
1.16	Mr Blue Sky	5:01	Electric Light Orchestra	Drive Time 2	Various Artists	Album	GB1995
1.8	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	IT1995	Enda Editoriale	EE9795 23
2.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Classic Rock: 1978-1979	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1996 DE1996	Time–Life Music	TL 559/03
2.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Classic Rock: 1978–1979	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1996	Time–Life Music	TL559/03
1.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	Hits of the Seventies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-07-04	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	RCA CD 202
1.8	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Het Beste uit de Top 100 Allertijden: Editie ’97: Long Versions	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1997	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	487367-2
1.19	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Light Years: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	GB1997	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	489039 2
1.9	Mr. Blue Sky	5:01	Electric Light Orchestra	The Best Seventies Album in the World… Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	VTDCD 157
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	Electric Light Orchestra	Album	JP1998-02-21	Sony Records (Japanese imprint)	SRCS-9433
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Fantastic 70's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998-09-21	Sony Music TV
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	De J@ren ’70, Deel 9: 1978	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1998	BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)	74321 604192
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	Definitive Collection: Best of the Best (gold CD)	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	AT1998	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	472421 6
1.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:01	Electric Light Orchestra	Sounds of the 70’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998	Global Television	RADCD104
1.5	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	The Power of Love Soft Rock Classics - 1971-1979	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1998	Time-Life Records (Time-Life Music subsidiary)	TL 629/12
3.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Superhits of Rock 1965-79	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1999-10-26
2.15	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Sounds of the 70s: More Hits From 1978 (Some tracks are different of US version)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2000	Time–Life Music	TL 469/11
2.15	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Sounds of the 70s: More Hits From 1978	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000	Time-Life Records (Time-Life Music subsidiary)	TL 469/11
1.19	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	The Swedish Collection - The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	SE2000	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	489039 5, 4890395000
1.14	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Capital Gold: Legends II	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001-11-05	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Virgin TV	7243 8 10970 2 1, VTDCD 418
1.10	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	The All Time Greatest Rock Songs of the Last 4 Decades	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2001	Sony Music Media	500543 2
1.16	Mister Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Was het nu 70, 80 of 90? File 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2001	Virgin Music Belgium	8104792
2.8	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	School Disco.com: Summer Holiday	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-07-01	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	508463 2
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	Definitive Collection	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	US2002	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	17-472421-11, 472421 9
2.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:01	Electric Light Orchestra	Summer Feeling	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2002	Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09)	SMC 507720 2
2.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	WDR 2: Die größten Hits aller Zeiten	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2002	Sony Music Special Products	987896 2, 9878962000, SSP 987896 2
1.7	Mr Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Capital Gold Seventies Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	VTDCD 555
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	Definitive Collection	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	DE2003	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	472421 2
2.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Hitladen: Die größten Rock & Pop Hits der 70er	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2003
1.19	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Light Years: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	GB2003
1.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:08	Electric Light Orchestra	The Essential Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	CA2003	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	TVK 89072
3.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best of 1970s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony Music Special Markets	592 7262
1.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Jon Brion	Album + Soundtrack	US2004-03-16	Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group)	2061-62449-2
1.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Jon Brion	Album + Soundtrack	GB2004-04-19	Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group)	5050467-2751-2-6
3.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	Chick Flick Diaries	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-11-22	Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	WSMCD190
1.16	Mr Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Seventies	Various Artists	Compilation	-2004	Dynamic (UK Budget label)
2.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Super 70’s Summer	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 4 73699 26
2.10	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Soft Rock Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005-01-24	Sony Music TV	MOODCD91
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	IE2005-06-06
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	GB2005-06-06	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	88697046492
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	CH2005-06-06
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	GB2005-06-06	Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)	520129 2, 5201292000
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	FI2005-06-08
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	SE2005-06-08
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	NL2005-06-13
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	PL2005-06-16
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	NO2005-06-20
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	Album + Compilation	AU2005-07-03
1.3	Mr Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Capital Gold Summer Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005-07-04
Promotion
2.7	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	The Best of 70’ Rock Edition, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2002
1.7	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Twenty Number Ones (Daily Mail)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002	Daily Mail, Sony Music Special Markets	DM 006
1.9	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003-09-06 -2003	Daily Mail, Sony Music Special Markets, Sunday Independent (Irish Newspaper)	29-7-03/01
1.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	70’s Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003	Daily Star (UK Newspaper & publisher of promotional CDs), peoplesound, Sony Music Special Markets	PSCD 0078
1.12	Mr Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Classic Cuts Presents: 70s Night: The Definitive DJ Collection: D to G	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985)	BX007
1.8	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Fantastic Sunday	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004	Sunday Mirror (British newspaper)	SMFSCD1

Relationships

engineer:	Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:	Jeff Lynne
bass:	Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
drums (drum set), other instruments [fire extinguisher] and percussion:	Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (in 1977)
guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:	Jeff Lynne (in 1977)
keyboard:	Richard Tandy (in 1977)
background vocals:	Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (in 1977) Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
conductor:	Louis Clark (in 1977)
arranger:	Louis Clark Jeff Lynne Richard Tandy

phonographic copyright (℗) by:

Jet Records (in 1977)
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1977, in 2005)
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977)
United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1977)

recorded at:	Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1977)
mixed at:	Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany

sampled by:	Let It Out by Girl Talk Mr. December 12th by Jon Connor Talkin’ Bout Hey Love by De La Soul
mash-ups:	Mr. Lose Yourself by William Maranci

part of:	TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 17) (order: 17)

recording of:	Mr. Blue Sky (in 1977)

Mr. Blue Sky

lyricist and composer:	Jeff Lynne

publisher:	EMI April Music Inc. EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) EMI Songs Ltd. Polygon Publishing Ltd. イーエムアイ音楽出版ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)

part of:	Concerto for a Rainy Day (order: 4)

Mr. Blue Sky (album version)

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