Mr. Blue Sky / One Summer Dream

by Electric Light Orchestra

Type: Single
Released: June 1978
Label: Jet
Country: United Kingdom
Length: 9:35
Community rating: 4.29/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Jeff Lynne

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as the exuberant, Beatlesque finale to the ambitious 'Concerto for a Rainy Day' suite, this track perfectly encapsulated Jeff Lynne's mastery of dense, symphonic pop orchestration. The heavily layered choral arrangements, tempo shifts, and pioneering vocoder effects crafted an enduring, hyper-melodic classic rock staple.

Genres

Pop Rock
Symphonic Rock
Progressive Pop

Descriptors: melodic, progressive, orchestral, classic, technicolor

Tracklist

Mr. Blue Sky (5:05)
One Summer Dream (4:30)

Credits

Electric Light Orchestra - primary artist
Jeff Lynne - written-by, producer