IDLE RACE (ALBUM)

'Idle Race' is the self-titled follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed debut 'LP,' "The Birthday Party."
Released in November 1969, this record was the first to bear the famous 'Produced By Jeff Lynne' tag. While the album was more straightforward and poppy than its predecessor, like the first Idle Race offering, it failed to crack the charts. Flustered, Jeff Lynne decided to accept Roy Wood's invitation to join fellow Brum band The Move.

Contents

Track listing

Personnel

Track listing

#"Come With Me" - (Lynne) 2.45
#"Sea Of Dreams" - (Lynne) 3.13
#"Going Home" - (Lynne) 3.44
#"Reminds Me Of You" - (Dave Pritchard) 2.54
#"Mr. Crow and Sir Norman" - (Lynne) 3.17
#"Please No More Sad Songs" - (Lynne) 3.20
#"Girl At The Window" - (Lynne) 3.44
#"Big Chief Woolley Bosher" - (Lynne) 5.15
#"Someone Knocking" - (Dave Pritchard) 2.56
#"A Better Life (The Weatherman Knows)" - (Lynne) 2.45
#"Hurry Up John" - (Lynne) 3.33

Personnel

★ Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitar, piano

★ Dave Pritchard - guitar, vocals

★ Greg Masters - bass guitar, vocals

★ Roger Spencer - drums, vocals