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| Length = 4:39 (album/UK single version) 3:56 (US single edit) | Label = Jet (UK) United Artists (US) | Writer = Jeff Lynne | Producer = Jeff Lynne | Certification = Gold (RIAA) | Last single = "Do Ya" (1977) | This single = "Telephone Line" (1977) | Next single = "Turn to Stone" (1977) | Misc = }} "Telephone Line" is a song by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).〔Dave Thompson ''1000 Songs That Rock Your World: From Rock Classics to One-Hit Wonders'' 2011- Page 212 "Telephone Line BY THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Having already serenaded us with the tones of “Ma Ma Belle,” E.L.O. followed up with a reminder of just how lonely the sound of an unanswered telephone could be."〕 ==Release== The song is track two on their 1976 album, ''A New World Record'', and was the final single to be released from the album until September 2006, when "Surrender" was released from the expanded reissue of the album. It became their biggest single success in the US and was their first UK gold award for a single. With ELO's continuing success in America it seemed obvious to Jeff Lynne to use an American ring tone during the song."〔''A New World Record,'' Electric Light Orchestra, 1976 & 2006. CD liner notes.〕 Writer/guitarist, Lynne explained: The song charted in the Top Ten in both the UK and the US, peaking at number 8 in the UK〔 and number 7 in the US.〔 The tune was on the Hot 100 for 23 weeks, nearly a full month longer on that chart than any other ELO tune. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 15 song of 1977.〔Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1977〕 In 1977, the song would reach number 1 in New Zealand and Canada. As was the norm, many ELO singles were issued in different colours, but the US version of this single was the only green single ELO issued. It became the band's first single to achieve Gold sales figures. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Telephone Line (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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