Moment of Truth (ELO Part II album)
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Moment of Truth is an album by ELO Part II
ELO Part II
ELO Part II were an offshoot band formed by Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan. The band also included former ELO bassist Kelly Groucutt, conductor Louis Clark and violinist Mik Kaminski for most of its career...

. It was released on October 1, 1994.

The cover illustration by Graham Reynolds depicts an incandescent light bulb shattering. The light bulb image continues a visual theme that began with the light bulb depicted on the cover of Electric Light Orchestra's debut album.

Track listing

  1. Moment of Truth (Overture) (Louis Clark
    Louis Clark
    Louis Clark is a British musical arranger and keyboard player.He trained at Leeds College of Music. He was the conductor of the orchestra and choir hired to back Electric Light Orchestra's sound, introduced on their album Eldorado in 1974...

    ) - 4:07
  2. Breakin' Down the Walls (Phil Bates
    Phil Bates
    Phil Bates has been a member of many notable bands including Trickster and Quill, and was the lead guitarist, songwriter and joint lead vocalist for ELO Part II from 1993 through to 1999....

    ) - 4:27
  3. Power of a Million Lights (Eric Troyer
    Eric Troyer
    Eric Lee Troyer is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and occasional guitarist, best known as a member of ELO Part II and its successor, popular live band, The Orchestra. Troyer was a founding member of ELO Part II, having been recruited by band leader Bev Bevan in 1989.-Life and...

    ) - 4:54
  4. Interlude 3 (Louis Clark
    Louis Clark
    Louis Clark is a British musical arranger and keyboard player.He trained at Leeds College of Music. He was the conductor of the orchestra and choir hired to back Electric Light Orchestra's sound, introduced on their album Eldorado in 1974...

    ) - 0:32
  5. One More Tomorrow (Bev Bevan
    Bev Bevan
    Bev Bevan is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra...

     / Mik Kaminski
    Mik Kaminski
    Mik Kaminski is best known for playing violin in the Electric Light Orchestra between 1973 and 1979.-Biography:...

     / Phil Bates
    Phil Bates
    Phil Bates has been a member of many notable bands including Trickster and Quill, and was the lead guitarist, songwriter and joint lead vocalist for ELO Part II from 1993 through to 1999....

    ) - 5:00
  6. Don't Wanna (Eric Troyer
    Eric Troyer
    Eric Lee Troyer is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and occasional guitarist, best known as a member of ELO Part II and its successor, popular live band, The Orchestra. Troyer was a founding member of ELO Part II, having been recruited by band leader Bev Bevan in 1989.-Life and...

    ) - 3:41
  7. Voices (Mik Kaminski
    Mik Kaminski
    Mik Kaminski is best known for playing violin in the Electric Light Orchestra between 1973 and 1979.-Biography:...

     / Phil Bates
    Phil Bates
    Phil Bates has been a member of many notable bands including Trickster and Quill, and was the lead guitarist, songwriter and joint lead vocalist for ELO Part II from 1993 through to 1999....

    ) - 4:27
  8. Interlude 2 (Louis Clark
    Louis Clark
    Louis Clark is a British musical arranger and keyboard player.He trained at Leeds College of Music. He was the conductor of the orchestra and choir hired to back Electric Light Orchestra's sound, introduced on their album Eldorado in 1974...

    ) - 0:20
  9. Vixen - 0:04
  10. The Fox (Kelly Groucutt
    Kelly Groucutt
    Kelly Groucutt , born Michael William Groucutt, was an English musician who was best known for being the bass player for the band Electric Light Orchestra , between 1974 and 1983. He was born in Coseley, West Midlands.-Early career:Groucutt began his musical career at 15 as Rikki Storm of Rikki...

    ) - 4:35
  11. Love or Money (Eric Troyer
    Eric Troyer
    Eric Lee Troyer is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and occasional guitarist, best known as a member of ELO Part II and its successor, popular live band, The Orchestra. Troyer was a founding member of ELO Part II, having been recruited by band leader Bev Bevan in 1989.-Life and...

     / Phil Bates
    Phil Bates
    Phil Bates has been a member of many notable bands including Trickster and Quill, and was the lead guitarist, songwriter and joint lead vocalist for ELO Part II from 1993 through to 1999....

    ) - 4:08
  12. Blue Violin (Kelly Groucutt
    Kelly Groucutt
    Kelly Groucutt , born Michael William Groucutt, was an English musician who was best known for being the bass player for the band Electric Light Orchestra , between 1974 and 1983. He was born in Coseley, West Midlands.-Early career:Groucutt began his musical career at 15 as Rikki Storm of Rikki...

     / Mik Kaminski
    Mik Kaminski
    Mik Kaminski is best known for playing violin in the Electric Light Orchestra between 1973 and 1979.-Biography:...

    ) - 1:10
  13. Whiskey Girls (Bev Bevan
    Bev Bevan
    Bev Bevan is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra...

     / Phil Bates
    Phil Bates
    Phil Bates has been a member of many notable bands including Trickster and Quill, and was the lead guitarist, songwriter and joint lead vocalist for ELO Part II from 1993 through to 1999....

    ) - 3:37
  14. Interlude 1 (Louis Clark
    Louis Clark
    Louis Clark is a British musical arranger and keyboard player.He trained at Leeds College of Music. He was the conductor of the orchestra and choir hired to back Electric Light Orchestra's sound, introduced on their album Eldorado in 1974...

    ) - 0:58
  15. Twist of the Knife (Bev Bevan
    Bev Bevan
    Bev Bevan is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra...

     / Kelly Groucutt
    Kelly Groucutt
    Kelly Groucutt , born Michael William Groucutt, was an English musician who was best known for being the bass player for the band Electric Light Orchestra , between 1974 and 1983. He was born in Coseley, West Midlands.-Early career:Groucutt began his musical career at 15 as Rikki Storm of Rikki...

     / Phil Bates
    Phil Bates
    Phil Bates has been a member of many notable bands including Trickster and Quill, and was the lead guitarist, songwriter and joint lead vocalist for ELO Part II from 1993 through to 1999....

    ) - 4:30
  16. So Glad You Said Goodbye (Bev Bevan
    Bev Bevan
    Bev Bevan is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra...

     / Eric Troyer
    Eric Troyer
    Eric Lee Troyer is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and occasional guitarist, best known as a member of ELO Part II and its successor, popular live band, The Orchestra. Troyer was a founding member of ELO Part II, having been recruited by band leader Bev Bevan in 1989.-Life and...

     / Phil Bates
    Phil Bates
    Phil Bates has been a member of many notable bands including Trickster and Quill, and was the lead guitarist, songwriter and joint lead vocalist for ELO Part II from 1993 through to 1999....

    ) - 4:12
  17. Underture (Louis Clark
    Louis Clark
    Louis Clark is a British musical arranger and keyboard player.He trained at Leeds College of Music. He was the conductor of the orchestra and choir hired to back Electric Light Orchestra's sound, introduced on their album Eldorado in 1974...

    ) - 2:52
  18. The Leaving - 0:25

Personnel

  • Bev Bevan
    Bev Bevan
    Bev Bevan is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra...

     - Drums
  • Eric Troyer
    Eric Troyer
    Eric Lee Troyer is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and occasional guitarist, best known as a member of ELO Part II and its successor, popular live band, The Orchestra. Troyer was a founding member of ELO Part II, having been recruited by band leader Bev Bevan in 1989.-Life and...

     - Keyboards, Vocals, Lead Vocals (3, 6, 11, 16)
  • Phil Bates
    Phil Bates
    Phil Bates has been a member of many notable bands including Trickster and Quill, and was the lead guitarist, songwriter and joint lead vocalist for ELO Part II from 1993 through to 1999....

     - Guitar, Vocals, Lead Vocals (2, 5, 7, 13)
  • Kelly Groucutt
    Kelly Groucutt
    Kelly Groucutt , born Michael William Groucutt, was an English musician who was best known for being the bass player for the band Electric Light Orchestra , between 1974 and 1983. He was born in Coseley, West Midlands.-Early career:Groucutt began his musical career at 15 as Rikki Storm of Rikki...

     - Bass, Vocals, Lead Vocals (10, 12, 15)
  • Mik Kaminski
    Mik Kaminski
    Mik Kaminski is best known for playing violin in the Electric Light Orchestra between 1973 and 1979.-Biography:...

     - Violin
  • Louis Clark
    Louis Clark
    Louis Clark is a British musical arranger and keyboard player.He trained at Leeds College of Music. He was the conductor of the orchestra and choir hired to back Electric Light Orchestra's sound, introduced on their album Eldorado in 1974...

    - Orchestral Keyboards and Orchestral Arrangements

Additional musicians

  • Percussion : Hossam Ramzy
  • Strings : The London Session Orchestra. Leader: Gavyn Wright
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