- rock, pop rock, progressive pop
- 43 min
- 10 tracks
- Epic
Secret Messages is the tenth studio album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1983 on Jet Records. It was the last ELO album with bass guitarist Kelly Groucutt, conductor Louis Clark and a full orchestra, and the last ELO album to be released on the Jet label. It was also the final ELO studio album to become a worldwide top 40 hit upon release.
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Spare, grave, classical in form and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer4/5 ★
- PopMatters(favourable)
- Q2/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
- Record Mirror4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Secret Messages4:43
- 2Loser Gone Wild5:27
- 3Bluebird4:13
- 4Take Me On and On4:57
- 5Four Little Diamonds4:05
- 6Stranger4:27
- 7Danger Ahead3:52
- 8Letter From Spain2:51
- 9Train of Gold4:20
- 10Rock ’n’ Roll Is King3:45
10 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Label
- Epic
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- US
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