XANADU full E.L.O album 1980
Since this is my first anniversary blog I figured I would make the first "what if" album I thought about. Those of you that have followed my blog know I am an E.L.O. fan. I bought the L.P.s and CDs and when I found out about other albums from the band members I wondered what it would have been like if Jeff Lynne let other members contribute pieces to E.L.O. I figured since the Xanadu soundtrack was only half E.L.O. I could fill in the rest with other contributors. I then did nothing with it.... until now. To follow how the Beatles did the Hard Day's Night album the first side is songs from the movie and the B-side is other songs. Aside from the songs from the soundtrack I included "Drum Dreams" which was in the movie but only released as a B-side of the single "I'm Alive". I put in "Am I a Dreamer?" by Kelly Groucutt because it sounds like he was writing it during Xanadu considering how well the lyrics suit the movie. Also from Kell