for the Daft Punk album of the same name see Discovery (Daft Punk).
Discovery is the title of the eighth studio album by British group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).
Facts and figures[]
| Chart entry placing: | 1 |
| Chart entry date: | 16 June 1979 |
| Peak position: | as above |
| Date peak: | as above |
| Weeks in Top 40: | 41 consecutive |
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| Awards: | - |
Band personnel[]
- Jeff Lynne - lead vocals, guitars, synthesisers
- Bev Bevan - drums, percussion
- Richard Tandy - keyboards, synthesisers
- Kelly Groucutt - bass, vocals, backing vocals
Tracklisting[]
original LP/MC release JET LX 500, 1979[]
Side One
- Shine a Little Love (4:45)
- Confusion (3:44)
- Need Her Love (5:14)
- The Diary of Horace Wimp (4:22)
Side Two
- Last Train to London (4:34)
- Midnight Blue (4:21)
- On the Run (3:58)
- Wishing (4:15)
- Don't Bring Me Down (4:06)
2001 CD remaster[]
as above plus bonus tracks:
- 10. On the Run
- 11. Second Time Around
- 12. Little Town Flirt
Singles[]
UK releases only
UK rel. date April 1979, UK chart peak 06 7" Jet 144 / 12" S JET 12 144
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UK rel. date July 1979, UK chart peak 08 7" Jet 150
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UK rel. date August 1979, UK chart peak 03 7" JET 503 / 12" JET 12 153 (same tracks)
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UK rel. date November 1979, UK chart peak 08 7" JET 166
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Notes[]
- LP in gatefold sleeve - initial copies with free poster
- all songs written and produced by Jeff Lynne
- the track Midnight Blue features as the B-side to the 1980 ELO single All Over the World
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