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About This Track
“Turn to Stone” is a 1977 song by Electric Light Orchestra. The song is the opening track to the double album Out of the Blue. It was the first song released as a single from the LP.
According to the Turn To Stone Songfacts, this song has so much complex layering that ELO had to rely on tapes to reproduce the same sound in concert.
The single reached #18 in the U.K. charts and stayed there for 12 weeks. Out of four singles from the album, “Turn to Stone” was the only song not to reach the top ten in the U.K. singles charts. The song was more successful across the Atlantic, reaching #13 in the U.S and hitting the top spot in Canada in early-1978.
The song was composed in Switzerland during Jeff Lynne’s two week writing marathon for his double album. Lynne played the moog bassline of the song.
On November 4, 2008, Jeff Lynne was awarded a BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) Million-Air certificates for “Turn To Stone” for having one million airplays.
According to the Turn To Stone Songfacts, this song has so much complex layering that ELO had to rely on tapes to reproduce the same sound in concert.
The single reached #18 in the U.K. charts and stayed there for 12 weeks. Out of four singles from the album, “Turn to Stone” was the only song not to reach the top ten in the U.K. singles charts. The song was more successful across the Atlantic, reaching #13 in the U.S and hitting the top spot in Canada in early-1978.
The song was composed in Switzerland during Jeff Lynne’s two week writing marathon for his double album. Lynne played the moog bassline of the song.
On November 4, 2008, Jeff Lynne was awarded a BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) Million-Air certificates for “Turn To Stone” for having one million airplays.
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berthasamsonite wrote:
xo
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escarabat94 wrote:
(:-)
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
i think one of their best
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Obmuj wrote:
:-)
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sirthorty wrote:
turning, turning.....epic track! ....can't go wrong....
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andymadden wrote:
brilliant
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rock2468 wrote:
the city streets are empty now...fantastic :-)
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bazinko wrote:
Great song! I love how his voice sounds when singing "alive" around the 35 second mark...
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dgfhr wrote:
дабротный рок
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
OLE ELO
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cinnamomma wrote:
I had forgotten how awesome ELO was!
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rockabillyfan wrote:
------KLASSE------
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venicechance wrote:
Love the bass synth which drives the song.
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blueskyfrank wrote:
ELO forever (2)
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toffea wrote:
The string section arrangements are somptuous.....
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I2Fat2FlyI wrote:
Simply, one of the greatest songs ever recorded
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mlilly14 wrote:
I always love the intro to this song..
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ScottPierson wrote:
One of their best EVER!
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crazykaz02 wrote:
brill song my volume is up full
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AngelGirl143730 wrote:
It is impossible to listen to this song without turning the volume up, smiling, rockin' out where you are, and just having fun! It's just brilliant orchestration and harmonies!
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