Getting to the Point

"Getting to the Point" is a song by the rock group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) from their 1986 album Balance of Power. Released in the UK as the last single from the album in July 1986, it was the last original release from the band for 15 years.

For the album by Savoy Brown, see Getting to the Point (album).
"Getting to the Point"
Single by Electric Light Orchestra
from the album Balance of Power
B-side
  • "Secret Lives"
  • "ELO Megamix" (12-inch only)
Released11 July 1986 (1986-07-11)
Recorded1985
Studio
Genre
Length4:30
Label
Songwriter(s)Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology
"So Serious"
(1986)		 "Getting to the Point"
(1986)		 "Destination Unknown"
(1990)

Overview

Due to a strike on Epic's distribution department at the time of its release, the single did not make much of an impression on the singles chart. It peaked at number 95 in the UK. There was no release in the rest of Europe.

The B-Side of this single is the 1986 Balance of Power album-track "Secret Lives". It was meant to be a separate single outtake as labelled on the Balance of Power album cover (Dutch pressings with JET or EPIC Label Catno. 26467).

There was also a UK 12 inch Epic 3 track version with the "ELO Megamix" on the B-side. The mix featured the songs from A New World Record, Out of the Blue, Discovery, Time and Balance of Power. It was mixed by Paul Dakeyne for DMC.

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lynne.

7-inch single
  1. "Getting to the Point" – 4:28
  2. "Secret Lives" – 3:26
12-inch single
  1. "Getting to the Point" – 4:28
  2. "ELO Megamix" ("Don't Bring Me Down/Sweet Talkin' Woman/Livin' Thing/Calling America/So Serious/Shine a Little Love/Twilight/Turn to Stone/Hold on Tight") – 9:57
  3. "Secret Lives" – 3:26

Chart positions
Chart (1986) Peak
Position
UK Singles Chart[1] 97

References
  1. "The Official Charts Company - Electric Light Orchestra". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-08-05.


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