07 'For the Love of a Woman' - ELO Part II

Track 7, "For the Love of a Woman", from ELO Part II's self-named album.

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A nice mellow track with a catchy chorus.

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In 1988 Bev Bevan, the lifelong drummer of the band ELO, asked Jeff Lynn asking to make another ELO album. Jeff Lynn said no, so in 1989 Bev Bevan recreated ELO without Jeff Lynn under the name ELO Part II. In 1991 the group released a self-named album, Electric Light Orchestra Part II, that attempted to get back to the early/mid 70s ELO sound with mixed success.

[taaudoloran]

Truelly underrated group and song. Some of their best stuff was their non-ELO songs like this. Eric Troyer was awesome.

[tuneman]

One of the best love songs of all time. Right?

[subby]

this one and "the night has a thousand eyes" are the really top songs of elo 2...

[Dziadek_Lesny]

Sometimes listening to music gives you more than a good feeling. It brings you happiness and fulfilment. And that’s what I get listening to some of ELO / ELO II songs. Incredible.

[annkristineng]

The best, my hearth❤️ELO saved my life🌹🙏❤️

[AstralStereoProject]

I think this song is as good as most of the original ELO stuff. Its the first time I've heard the ELO II material and I'm now going to buy their albums. thanks for posting.

[oobrocks]

One of my fav ELO's songs!! Terrific!

[booh]

interesting, there's a two step type rhythm here - great production and vocals, love the sweeping, swirling strings of old! Thanks for posting ;-)

[elusivealbums]

@LUVMEN21 You're welcome! I was looking everywhere for ELO Part II material everywhere too, until I realized there really wasn't any around on YouTube other than the occasional single. So I decided to take it upon myself to fill in the niche :)

[kaledmasterme]

I wish Jeff hadn't been so hostile, if they had worked together they both would have done a lot better. Mind you it saddens me to think that Zoom didn't do very well when it's miles ahead of the so-so Balance of Power. At least it makes for a much better final album (even though Lynn is the only thing ELO about it!)

It reminds me of my other favourite band Pink Floyd, when Roger Waters claimed that the band had no more to do and left, then fought them over the name which he had no rights to.

[eleuteriofranco]

Is like a song from the album "a new world record". Eric Troyer, with the spirit of Lynne from the 70´s

[FinnMove]

They really had a good try sound ELO in a bit different way. This album really contains some good songs like this.

[brucewarninger]

Now that ELO is in the Rock and Roll hall of fame it is time to recognize the rest of this group. Jeff Lynne is great!! But the rest of ELO is great on its own (sorry Jeff). ELO part II or Orchestra or whatever you want to call it is very worthy of the RRHOF. This is great stuff!!

[kingMackson]

kinda sounds like a mainstream Roy Orbison track

[valeriaalbarran]

I miss Jeff's voice. Sorry for you guys (part two fans) but Elo without Jeff is not the same...