In the US the song was included on the album On the Third Day (1973), while in the UK the song was omitted from that album but featured a year later on the band's first compilation album, also entitled Showdown. It's unreal, the suffering "Showdown" is a 1973 song written by Jeff Lynne and recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). About a love that was sure to end [1], Marc Bolan of T. Rex was at the session where the song was recorded and played on several of the band's tracks at that time, but did not play on Showdown itself. The B-side, "In Old England Town", is an edited instrumental version of "In Old England Town (Boogie No. This early live version was filmed for Granada Television's Set of Six in 1972; that is the only live footage of the original ELO known to exist. Now my heart is turned to stone again Raining all over the world Tonight, the longest night Complete your Archie Bell & The Drells collection. Two new Jeff Lynne songs, "From the Sun to the World" and "In Old England Town" were the first to be recorded and included Roy Wood on bass guitar and cello, but in little more than a month, the co-founder of the ELO concept left the group. Discover releases, reviews, track listings, recommendations, and more about Archie Bell & The Drells - "There's Gonna Be A" Showdown at Discogs. —Rob Caiger, 28 March 2006, ELO II Remaster. Compte et listes Identifiez-vous Compte et listes Retours et Commandes. 2)" by Lynne. "Showdown" is a 1973 song written by Jeff Lynne and recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). There's gonna be a showdown, It said, "Save me" oh save me There's gonna be a showdown, And it's raining all over the world Découvrez des références, des avis, des tracklist, des recommandations, et bien plus encore à propos de Archie Bell & The Drells - There's Gonna Be A Showdown … Raining all over the world Recorded in 1972, this was the opening track of the band's second LP ELO 2, and was one of two songs on the album that featured Roy Wood on cello and bass guitar, the other being "From the Sun to the World". In 2006 the remastered issue of On the Third Day would feature the song on the album on both sides of the Atlantic for the first time. Tonight, the longest night, She came to me like a friend Tonight, the longest night Looks like we're riding on the same train It was released as a single and reached No 12 in the UK Singles Chart and No 9 on the Norwegian chart VG-lista. The Moog intro of the edited version was later sampled and included on Paul Weller's hit single "The Changingman", as was the main riff from "10538 Overture". Bonjour, Identifiez-vous. The song showed a change of style for ELO, with a funkier backbeat beneath the band's trademark sweeping strings, and the inclusion of a clavinet. There's Gonna Be a Showdown : Archie Bell, The Drells: Amazon.fr: Musique. Instead, Jeff Lynne borrowed Bolan's Gibson Firebird guitar to play over the instrumental break.[2]. And it's raining all over the world Raining all over the world Tonight, the longest night. A planned concept album entitled "The Lost Planet" was quietly abandoned and sessions for the second LP proper began May 1972. 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The record was a favourite of John Lennon at the time, who dubbed the band "Son of Beatles" in a US radio interview. Every dream in her heart was gone Normally Wood and Lynne co-produced all their collaborations, but it is unknown whether Wood was involved in the production of either track. There's gonna be a showdown, And it's raining all over the world Passer au contenu principal.fr. Prime Panier. Heading for a showdown, Bad dreamer, what's your name Lynne re-recorded the song in his own home studio.[when?] It was released on the compilation album Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra along with other re-recorded ELO songs, under the ELO name. Musique : CD & Vinyles . The song was included in ELO's first 1972 tour playlist, simply titled Jeff's Boogie #2, and had a different set of lyrics. These songs were released on a 2006 DVD called ELO – Total Rock Review. Looks as though there'll be more pain Copyright: Writer(s): Jeff Lynne Lyrics Terms of Use, She cried to the southern wind It was the band's last contemporary recording to be released on the Harvest label. She blew in on a southern wind There's gonna be a showdown. It's raining, raining, 18 Non-Traditional Yet Perfect Wedding Songs, NEW SONG: AC/DC - "Shot In The Dark" - LYRICS, HOT SONG: 21 Savage x Metro Boomin - "My Dawg​" - LYRICS, NEW SONG: Rod Wave - POP SMOKE - "MOOD SWINGS" ft. Lil Tjay - LYRICS, 23 Boy Band Slow Jams That Made You Believe In Love, NEW SONG: Shawn Mendes - "Wonder" - LYRICS, Match These Taylor Swift Songs to Her Ex-Boyfriends. It was the band's last contemporary recording to be released on the Harvest label. Testez. Shortly after recording these tracks, Wood abandoned ELO to form Wizzard, and he was not originally credited on the LP sleeve. Release. Related. Raining all over the world It was released as a single and reached No 12 in the UK Singles Chart and No 9 on the Norwegian chart VG-lista. And it's raining all over the world