Long Wave
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Long Wave is the second solo album recorded by Jeff Lynne released on 8 October (UK) and 9 October 2012 (US). The album contains cover versions of songs that influenced Lynne's songwriting while growing up and residing in Birmingham. It was recorded between 2010 and 2012.
The album debuted at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 1 on the UK Top 40 Independent Albums Chart, then also at number 133 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, at number 33 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart and at number 48 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart.
Background
Lynne said of the album:
"At Last" was scheduled to be the first UK single and "Mercy Mercy" the first US single issued from the album.[citation needed]
Track listing
All songs performed and produced by Jeff Lynne.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She" | Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer | 2:41 |
| 2. | "If I Loved You" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein | 2:21 |
| 3. | "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" | Don Everly | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Mercy, Mercy" | Don Covay, Ronald Alonzo Miller | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Running Scared" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:10 |
| 6. | "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 2:20 |
| 7. | "Smile" | Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons | 2:32 |
| 8. | "At Last" | Mack Gordon, Harry Warren | 2:34 |
| 9. | "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" | Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster | 2:30 |
| 10. | "Let It Rock" | Chuck Berry | 1:52 |
| 11. | "Beyond the Sea" | Jack Lawrence, Charles Trenet | 2:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Jody" | Del Shannon, Max Crook | 2:51 |
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 153 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 168 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 74 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 83 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 24 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 64 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 7 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 133 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 33 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | 48 |