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From album
Out of the Blue
Electric Light Orchestra · 1977 · Track 7
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Duración3:53
ÁlbumOut of the Blue
Año1977
ISRCUSSM17800593
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The story behind
The song *Jungle* by Electric Light Orchestra transports us to a particular soundscape, full of effects and contagious energy. The recording of this track was described by the band members themselves as a moment of great fun. Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, and Kelly Groucutt contributed animal noises, Tarzan imitations, and even created a sequence that evoked the sound of tap dancers from old Hollywood films, such as *42nd Street*. To recreate this latter effect, they used a corridor in the Musicland studio in Munich. The result is a piece that combines the vitality of an animated rhythm with sonic experimentation that included a section of forty string musicians, creating a very cheerful and dynamic atmosphere.
This track originally appeared on the 1977 album, Out of the Blue, a double album that became one of the band's most successful, selling around ten million copies worldwide by 2007. Jeff Lynne, who composed and produced the entire album, wrote the material in a span of three and a half weeks in a rented chalet in the Swiss Alps, before its recording in Munich took another two months. *Jungle* is characterized by its *fade in* opening and then develops a distinct melody, showcasing Lynne's particular way of working, who, in addition to being the main composer, acted as producer and recording engineer on many of his works.