The Diary of Horace Wimp

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“The Diary Of Horace Wimp”
Single by Electric Light Orchestra from the album Discovery
B-side	"Down Home Town"
Released	July 1979
Format	7"
Recorded	1979 Musicland Studios , Munich
Genre	Rock, Art rock
Length	4:17
Label	Jet Records
Producer	Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology
"Shine A Little Love" (1979) "The Diary of Horace Wimp" (1979) "Don't Bring Me Down" (1979)
Discovery track listing
"Need Her Love" (3) "The Diary of Horace Wimp" (4) "Last Train To London" (5)
Flashback track listing
"Don't Bring Me Down" (1) (CD III) "The Diary of Horace Wimp" (2) "Twilight" (3)

"The Diary of Horace Wimp" is the title of track four on the Electric Light Orchestra album Discovery.

Released in 1979 as a single. The song was Beatlesque in nature and became a Top Ten hit in the UK.

A song about a lucky lad who somehow defies the odds and gets the girl. Really wild use of the vocoder - (Jeff Lynne Sleeve notes Discovery remaster 2001)

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