On the Third Day
| On the Third Day | ||||
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| Released | November 1973 | |||
| Recorded | April–May, August 1973 | |||
| Studio | De Lane Lea Studios, London; AIR Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 39:34 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. (U.K.) United Artists (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Music Box | |
| MusicHound | 3/5 |
| Rolling Stone | (unfavourable) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
On the Third Day is the third studio album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), and the first to be recorded without input from Roy Wood. It was released in the United States in November 1973 by United Artists Records, and in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1973 by Warner Bros. Records. From this album on, the word The was dropped from the band's name (other than The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach which was one of their live albums). The album was reissued on 12 September 2006.