Electric Light Orchestra

Secret Messages

Electric Light Orchestra - Secret Messages

06/01/1983 | Sony Japan 

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All Music Guide Review

Originally conceived of as a double album, and wisely whittled down to one on release, Secret Messages was routine, formulaic Electric Light Orchestra. Lynne's hooks and dense production were still in force, but it sounded more mechanized and heartless than usual, due in part to the surfeit of synthesizers on some tracks. It did include the Top 20 hit "Rock & Roll Is King." [The 2001 CD reissue on Epic/Legacy included three bonus tracks: "After All," the B-side of "Rock & Roll Is King"; "No Way Out," planned for the double-album version of Secret Messages and eventually released on the 1990 Afterglow album; and a previously unreleased version of the Roy Orbison-style "Endless Lies," which was re-recorded for the Balance of Power album.] ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Secret Messages Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Secret Messages
  • 4:42
  • Sound Clip for Secret Messages from Secret Messages


  • 2
  • Loser Gone Wild
  • 5:25
  • Sound Clip for Loser Gone Wild from Secret Messages


  • 3
  • Bluebird
  • 4:06
  • Sound Clip for Bluebird from Secret Messages


  • 4
  • Take Me On and On
  • 5:01
  • Sound Clip for Take Me On and On from Secret Messages


  • 5
  • Time After Time
  • 3:59
  • Sound Clip for Time After Time from Secret Messages


  • 6
  • Four Little Diamonds
  • 4:05
  • Sound Clip for Four Little Diamonds from Secret Messages


  • 7
  • Stranger
  • 4:27
  • Sound Clip for Stranger from Secret Messages


  • 8
  • Danger Ahead
  • 3:52
  • Sound Clip for Danger Ahead from Secret Messages


  • 9
  • Letter from Spain
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Letter from Spain from Secret Messages


  • 10
  • Train of Gold
  • 4:20
  • Sound Clip for Train of Gold from Secret Messages


  • 11
  • Rock & Roll Is King
  • 3:45
  • Sound Clip for Rock & Roll Is King from Secret Messages


    • Credits of Secret Messages

    • Richard Tandy
    • Synthesizer, Harmonica, Piano, Piano (Electric), Oberheim
    • Hag
    • Photography
    • Jeff Lynne
    • Synthesizer, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Oberheim

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