Message from the Country
# Message from the Country

Message from the Country è il quarto (e ultimo) album discografico del gruppo musicale rock inglese The Move, pubblicato dalla casa discografica Harvest Records nel luglio del 1971.

## Tracce

### Lato A

* Message from the Country (Voce solista: Jeff Lynne; cori: Jeff Lynne e Roy Wood) – 4:45 (Jeff Lynne)
* Ella James (Voce solista: Roy Wood) – 3:13 (Roy Wood)
* No Time (Voci soliste: Jeff Lynne e Roy Wood) – 3:39 (Jeff Lynne)
* Don't Mess Me Up (Voce solista: Roy Wood; Cori: Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood e Bullfrog Bevan) – 3:11 (Bev Bevan)
* Until Your Moma's Gone (Voce solista: Roy Wood) – 5:06 (Roy Wood)

### Lato B

* It Wasn't My Idea to Dance (Voce solista: Roy Wood) – 5:31 (Roy Wood)
* The Minister (Voci soliste: Jeff Lynne e Roy Wood) – 4:29 (Jeff Lynne)
* Ben Crawley Steel Company (Voce solista: Bev Bevan; cori: Roy Wood e Jeff Lynne) – 3:07 (Roy Wood)
* The Words of Aaron (Voci soliste: Jeff Lynne e Roy Wood) – 5:26 (Jeff Lynne)
* My Marge (Voci soliste: Jeff Lynne e Roy Wood) – 2:01 (Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood)

### Edizione CD del 2005, pubblicato dalla Harvest Records (0946 330260 2 5)

* Message from the Country – 4:45 (Jeff Lynne)
* Ella James – 3:13 (Roy Wood)
* No Time – 3:39 (Jeff Lynne)
* Don't Mess Me Up – 3:10 (Bev Bevan)
* Until Your Moma's Gone – 5:03 (Roy Wood)
* It Wasn't My Idea to Dance – 5:28 (Roy Wood)
* The Minister – 4:27 (Jeff Lynne)
* Ben Crawley Steel Company – 3:02 (Roy Wood)
* The Words of Aaron – 5:25 (Jeff Lynne)
* My Marge – 1:59 (Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood)
* Tonight (Voci soliste: Roy Wood e Jeff Lynne) – 3:17 (Roy Wood) – Bonus Track - Single Side A Harvest Records SHAR.5038A
* Chinatown (Voci soliste: Roy Wood e Jeff Lynne) – 3:06 (Roy Wood) – Bonus Track - Single Side A Harvest Records SHAR.5043A
* Down on the Bay (Voce solista: Jeff Lynne) – 4:14 (Jeff Lynne) – Bonus Track - Single Side B Harvest Records SHAR.5043B
* Do Ya (Voci soliste: Jeff Lynne e Roy Wood) – 4:03 (Jeff Lynne) – Bonus Track - Single Side A Harvest Records SHAR.5086A
* California Man (Voci soliste: Roy Wood e Jeff Lynne) – 3:35 (Roy Wood) – Bonus Track - Single Side A Harvest Records SHAR.5050A
* Don't Mess Me Up – 3:20 (Bev Bevan) – Bonus Track - Previously Unreleased Session Track
* The Words of Aaron – 6:03 (Jeff Lynne) – Bonus Track - Previously Unreleased Session Track
* Do Ya – 4:20 (Jeff Lynne) – Bonus Track - Previously Unreleased Session Track

## Formazione

* Roy Wood - oboe, chitarre, flauti dolci, chitarra steel, basso, clarinetto, fagotto, sassofoni
* Jeff Lynne - piano, chitarre, pianoforte elettrico, percussioni
* Bev (Basher) Bevan - batteria, percussioni

### Note aggiuntive

* Roy Wood e Jeff Lynne - produttori
* Dipinto copertina frontale album di Roy Wood, basata su un'idea di Jeff Lynne
* Phil Copestake - telephone
