Above the Clouds (Electric Light Orchestra song)
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Above the Clouds is a song recorded by Electric Light Orchestra
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The song is the 7th track from their multi-platinum album A New World Record
. Running for only 2 minutes and 16 seconds, it is the shortest track of the album, and is also one of the calmer tracks featuring pizzicato bass strings. It starts with Jeff Lynne
singing in front of a violin. At the 20 second mark the song progresses into a soft and slightly psychedelic beat, with the music reminiscent of Brian Wilson's work on Pet Sounds
. Eventually it leads into the next track, "Do Ya". On the early CD releases of A New World Record, the song was not credited in the running order, but was merged to play continuously on from "Livin' Thing"
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...
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The song is the 7th track from their multi-platinum album A New World Record
A New World Record
A New World Record is the sixth studio album by Electric Light Orchestra, released in 1976.-Overview:The second album to be recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich, the LP proved to be the band's long awaited breakthrough in the UK: after seeing their previous three studio recordings fail to chart...
. Running for only 2 minutes and 16 seconds, it is the shortest track of the album, and is also one of the calmer tracks featuring pizzicato bass strings. It starts with Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob...
singing in front of a violin. At the 20 second mark the song progresses into a soft and slightly psychedelic beat, with the music reminiscent of Brian Wilson's work on Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, released May 16, 1966, on Capitol Records. It has since been recognized as one of the most influential records in the history of popular music and one of the best albums of the 1960s, including songs such as "Wouldn't...
. Eventually it leads into the next track, "Do Ya". On the early CD releases of A New World Record, the song was not credited in the running order, but was merged to play continuously on from "Livin' Thing"