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From album
Out of the Blue
Electric Light Orchestra · 1977 · Track 3
Details
Duración3:49
ÁlbumOut of the Blue
Año1977
ISRCUSSM17200398
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The story behind
Electric Light Orchestra's Sweet Talkin’ Woman, with its 3:50 duration, is a piece that encapsulates the energy and sonic sophistication that characterized the group. The song was conceived during a period of intense creativity for Jeff Lynne, the band's leader. He himself locked himself away in a rented chalet in the Swiss Alps, where he composed all the material for the album Out of the Blue in just three and a half weeks. This creative torrent resulted in a double album that would become one of the band's most successful works, achieving worldwide sales of approximately 10 million copies by 2007. The recording of this material extended for two additional months in Munich, with the collaboration of Louis Clark and Richard Tandy on arrangements, and Mack as recording engineer, under the production of Jeff Lynne.
The album Out of the Blue, released in October 1977, was a pioneer in the widespread use of the vocoder in pop music, helping to popularize this effect. Electric Light Orchestra, originally from Birmingham, England, was formed with the idea of fusing rock with classical elements. After the departure of Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne took the reins, handling the composition, arrangements, and production of the entire work. While the band had early successes in the UK, it was in the United States where they achieved greater impact, becoming one of the best-selling groups. Between 1972 and 1986, they accumulated numerous singles in the top positions of the charts, holding the record for top 40 hits on Billboard without ever reaching number one on any occasion.