Tracklist

SIDE I:
A1	Turn To Stone	3:48
A2	It's Over	4:08
A3	Sweet Talkin' Woman	3:48
A4	Across The Border	3:52
SIDE II:
B1	Night In The City	4:02
B2	Starlight	4:38
B3	Jungle	3:51
B4	Believe Me Now	1:21
B5	Steppin' Out	4:38
SIDE III: Concerto For A Rainy Day
C1	Standin' In The Rain	4:20
C2	Big Wheels	5:10
C3	Summer And Lightning	4:13
C4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05
SIDE IV:
D1	Sweet Is The Night	3:26
D2	The Whale	5:05
D3	Birmingham Blues	4:21
D4	Wild West Hero	4:40

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Jet Music Inc.
• Distributed By – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Manufactured By – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
• Recorded At – Musicland Studios
• Mixed At – Musicland Studios

Credits

• Arranged By [Orchestra And Choral Arrangements] – Jeff Lynne, Louis Clark, Richard Tandy
• Art Direction, Design – Ria Lewerke
• Art Direction, Design [With] – Kosh*
• Cello [William Lewis Cello] – Hugh McDowell, Melvyn Gale
• Conductor [Orchestra] – Louis Clark
• Drums [Slingerland, Remo Roto Toms, Avedis Ziljian Cymbals, Slingerland 'Bev Bevan' Drumsticks, Remo Drum Heads], Gong, Percussion [Various Instruments], Backing Vocals – Bev Bevan
• Effects [Special Effects] – Mack
• Engineer – Mack
• Illustration [Cover] – Shusei Nagaoka
• Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Guitar [Gibson EDS 1275, Les Paul Custom, Marauder, Ovation 1615/4, 1619/4], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer E.P. 200], Synthesizer [Mini-Moog], Percussion – Jeff Lynne
• Lyrics By – Jeff Lynne
• Mastered By – SR/2*
• Music By – Jeff Lynne
• Other [Dance Sequence By] – Spratley´s Dancing Academy
• Other [Spratley´s Dancing Academy Featuring] – Bladys Turvis, Goreen Turvis
• Photography By [Portraits] – Michael Bryan
• Producer – Jeff Lynne
• Synthesizer [Polymoog, Mini-Moog, ARP 2600, Odyssey, Omni, Sequencer, Minus Noise Mixer, SLM Concert Spectrum], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer E.P. 200, Yamaha C 7B Piano], Mellotron [M 400], Clavinet [Hohner], Guitar [Gibson S.G. Custom] – Richard Tandy
• Violin [Barcus Berry Violin] – Mik Kaminski
• Vocals, Backing Vocals, Bass [Gibson G.3], Percussion – Kelly Groucutt

Notes

© ℗ 1977 United Artists Music & Records Group Inc.
© 1977 United Artists Music Ltd. and Jet Music Incorporated.
All rights for U.S.A. & Canada administered by Unart Music Corporation.
Made in U.S.A.

Mastered by Stan Ricker, possibly at ½ speed.

Label variation:
Under song titles, listed as "Written by Jeff Lynne" on record labels.

May have included a fold-out poster of the band members, a cardboard space ship, a tee shirt ordering sheet and/or a poster order sheet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Etched): SIDE-A SR/2 1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Stamped): JTLA-823, [Specialty Records "SRC" logo]
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Etched): JTLA 823- SIDE B SR/2 1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Stamped): [Specialty Records "SRC" logo] Crossed Out
• Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout Etched): SIDEC SR/2 1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout Stamped): JTLA- 823, [Specialty Records "SRC" logo]
• Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout Etched): JTLA 823- D 1-1 SR/2
• Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout Stamped): [Specialty Records "SRC" logo] Crossed Out
• Matrix / Runout (Side A and Side B, variant 2, stamped): JTLA-823
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2, etched): SIDE A SR/2 M3
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2, etched): SIDE-B SR/2 M-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side C, variant 2, etched): JTLA-823-C SR/2 77
• Matrix / Runout (Side D, variant 2, etched): JTLA 823 SID2D SR/2 M-1
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
UAR 100, UAS 1100, UAS 2100	Electric Light Orchestra	Out Of The Blue ‎(2xLP, Album)	Jet Records, Jet Records, Jet Records	UAR 100, UAS 1100, UAS 2100	UK	1977
JT-EA823-L2	Electric Light Orchestra	Out Of The Blue ‎(8-Trk, Album)	Jet Records, United Artists Records	JT-EA823-L2	US	1977
JT-EA823-L2, S 223719	Electric Light Orchestra	Out Of The Blue ‎(8-Trk, Club)	Jet Records	JT-EA823-L2, S 223719	USA & Canada	1977
ELO 77-2	Electric Light Orchestra	Out Of The Blue ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Not On Label (Electric Light Orchestra)	ELO 77-2	Russia	Unknown
KZ2A 35467	Electric Light Orchestra	Out Of The Blue ‎(8-Trk, Album)	Jet Records	KZ2A 35467	Canada	1977

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