Balance of Power

~ Release by Electric Light Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Annotation

Discs from this release were made in Japan.

Price Code: CB 801
Additional Catalogue number (in brackets): DIDP 407
Manufacturer Code: 01-26467-10

Matrix

Matrix String (stamped): 32DP-407 31A1 +++++
Disc ID: Dr.6HqZ1XcomD9U.ImUU22AkqAc-
(no SID codes)

Annotation last modified on 2023-01-30 23:36 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Heaven Only Knows
programming:
Richard Tandy
engineer:
Bill Bottrell and Tom Thiel (German electronic producer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
mixer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1985 until 1986)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1985 until 1986)
keyboard and piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1985 until 1986)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985 until 1986) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985 until 1986)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Heaven Only Knows (from 1985 until 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
2:56
2So Serious
programming:
Richard Tandy
engineer:
Bill Bottrell and Tom Thiel (German electronic producer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
mixer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1985 until 1986)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1985 until 1986)
keyboard and piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1985 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1986)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985 until 1986) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985 until 1986)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
So Serious (from 1985 until 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and 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)
12:44
3Getting to the Point
programming:
Richard Tandy
engineer:
Bill Bottrell and Tom Thiel (German electronic producer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
mixer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1985 until 1986)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1985 until 1986)
keyboard and piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1985 until 1986)
saxophone:
Christian Schneider (saxophone, guitar, keyboard) (from 1985 until 1986)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985 until 1986) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985 until 1986)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Getting to the Point (from 1985 until 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
14:30
4Secret Lives
programming:
Richard Tandy
engineer:
Bill Bottrell and Tom Thiel (German electronic producer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
mixer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1985 until 1986)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1985 until 1986)
keyboard and piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1985 until 1986)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985 until 1986) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985 until 1986)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Secret Lives (from 1985 until 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
3:29
5Is It Alright
programming:
Richard Tandy
engineer:
Bill Bottrell and Tom Thiel (German electronic producer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
mixer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1985 until 1986)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1985 until 1986)
keyboard and piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1985 until 1986)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985 until 1986) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985 until 1986)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Is It Alright (from 1985 until 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
3:25
6Sorrow About to Fall
programming:
Richard Tandy
engineer:
Bill Bottrell and Tom Thiel (German electronic producer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
mixer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1985 until 1986)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1985 until 1986)
keyboard and piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1985 until 1986)
saxophone:
Christian Schneider (saxophone, guitar, keyboard) (from 1985 until 1986)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985 until 1986) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985 until 1986)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Sorrow About to Fall (from 1985 until 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
4:04
7Without Someone
programming:
Richard Tandy
engineer:
Bill Bottrell and Tom Thiel (German electronic producer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
mixer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1985 until 1986)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1985 until 1986)
keyboard and piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1985 until 1986)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985 until 1986) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985 until 1986)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Without Someone (from 1985 until 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
3:51
8Calling America
programming:
Richard Tandy
engineer:
Bill Bottrell and Tom Thiel (German electronic producer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
mixer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
keyboard and piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986), 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 1986) and 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 1986)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985-02 until 1986-01) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Calling America (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and 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)
3:29
9Endless Lies
programming:
Richard Tandy
engineer:
Bill Bottrell and Tom Thiel (German electronic producer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
mixer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1985 until 1986)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1985 until 1986)
keyboard and piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1985 until 1986)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985 until 1986) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985 until 1986)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Endless Lies (from 1985 until 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
3:00
10Send It
programming:
Richard Tandy
engineer:
Bill Bottrell and Tom Thiel (German electronic producer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
mixer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1985 until 1986)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1985 until 1986)
keyboard and piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1985 until 1986)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985 until 1986) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985 until 1986)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Send It (from 1985 until 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
3:08

Credits

Release

printed in:Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
art direction:Michael Hodgson (art director/designer)
Clive Piercy
engineer:Bill Bottrell
Tom Thiel (German electronic producer)
guest saxophone:Christian Schneider (saxophone, guitar, keyboard)
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
STEMRA (Netherlands rights society for composers and music publishers)
distributed by:CBS Disques S.A. (not a label; FR subsidiary of the older CBS Records)
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2298543 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000026H8C [info]
US: B00000264E [info]