Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)

Discovery is the eighth studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released on 1 June 1979 in the United Kingdom by Jet Records, where it topped record charts, and on 8 June in the United States on Jet through Columbia Records distribution. A music video album featuring all the songs being played by the band was then released on VHS in 1979, then re-released as part of the Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley DVD and VHS in 1998.

Discovery
Studio album by
Electric Light Orchestra
Released1 June 1979
RecordedMarch–April 1979
StudioMusicland (Munich, Germany)
Genre
  • Pop rock
  • progressive pop
  • disco
Length38:53
Label
ProducerJeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
The Light Shines On Vol 2
(1979)		 Discovery
(1979)		 ELO's Greatest Hits
(1979)
Electric Light Orchestra studio album chronology
Out of the Blue
(1977)		 Discovery
(1979)		 Xanadu
(1980)
Singles from Discovery
  1. "Shine a Little Love"
    Released: 11 May 1979
  2. "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
    Released: 13 July 1979
  3. "Don't Bring Me Down"
    Released: 24 August 1979 (UK)
  4. "Confusion"
    Released: 8 October 1979 (US)
  5. "Last Train to London"
    Released: 9 November 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
MusicHound Rock
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Smash Hits8/10
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