Don't Walk Away (Electric Light Orchestra song)
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| "Don't Walk Away" | ||||
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| Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
| from the album Xanadu | ||||
| B-side | "Across the Border" | |||
| Released | November 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Musicland Studios (Munich, Germany) | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:47 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Walk Away" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).
It was used in the 1980 feature film Xanadu in an animated sequence by Don Bluth and appears on the Xanadu soundtrack album. It was the last single released from the album.
The song was also used in the 2007 Broadway musical Xanadu.
The song is written in a standard key signature of C Major and was a number 21 hit in the UK.[1]
B side
Across the Border
"Across the Border" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra.
It is track 4 on their highly successful 1977 album
The song opens with a steam train and horn sound effect, then switching into a small bridge with the violin and the moog, then switching to an upbeat rock song, with the opening verse being reminiscent of The Beach Boys track "Heroes and Villains". Mik Kaminski plays violin and the song also has a Latin mariachi style brass section.
"Listen out for the train noises first, also some Spanish style trumpets. Big finish with much phasing on the drums". - Bev Bevan (1977 - Japanese Out of the Blue LP liner notes)
EP
In 1980, after the release of the UK box set
Personnel
- acoustic guitars, keyboards, synthesizers
- tympani
- Richard Tandy – pianos, synthesizers, keyboards
- Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Strings by Louis Clark
- engineer
Chart positions
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Media Control Singles Chart[2]
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52 |
| Irish Singles Chart[3] | 7 |
UK Singles Chart[1]
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21 |
Cover versions
A successful foreign version was the
References
- ^ a b "Electric Light Orchestra". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra". charts.de. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ^ "All there is to know". The Irish Charts. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2013. Enter "Electric Light Orchestra" in the Search by Artist field, then click Search.
