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Out of the Blue
Electric Light Orchestra · 1977 · Track 15
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Duración5:06
ÁlbumOut of the Blue
Año1977
ISRCUSSM17800586
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The story behind
The song "The Whale" by Electric Light Orchestra, with its 5 minutes and 5 seconds duration, dives into a sound that greatly benefited from the use of the vocoder, a technology that the album Out of the Blue helped to popularize in pop music. This record, released in 1977, was conceived in a creative torrent by Jeff Lynne, who composed all the material in just three and a half weeks, taking refuge in a rented chalet in the Swiss Alps. The subsequent recording, which took two months, took place in Munich under the production of Lynne himself and the sound engineering of Mack.
Out of the Blue became one of Electric Light Orchestra's most successful works, reaching approximate sales of 10 million copies worldwide by 2007. The band, originally from Birmingham, England, and led by Jeff Lynne, was formed with the idea of fusing modern rock with classical elements. Although Roy Wood was an initial part, after his departure, Lynne assumed total creative control, composing, arranging, and producing each piece. Between 1971 and 1986, a period of great activity, ELO released eleven albums, achieving a strong presence in the United States, where they consolidated themselves as one of the best-selling bands. Despite not reaching the top spot on the charts, they accumulated a considerable number of singles in the Top 10 in the United Kingdom and the United States, and hold the record for Billboard Top 40 hits without a number one.