"One Summer Dream" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by the rock group

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(ELO) which made its first appearance on the band's fifth album, ''Face the Music'', as the last track off the album. It also appeared on the box sets, ''

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'' and '' Flashback''. It was released as the

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of the hit single " Mr. Blue Sky" in 1978. The album version includes an

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but part of it was cut for the single. "One Summer Dream" (on different singles with "Mr. Blue Sky") has a fading difference for unknown reasons. Backing vocals by

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. "''The seven ELO members outdo themselves, however, on One Summer Dream, a beautiful and evocative tune sung touchingly by Lynne. A trifle sentimental perhaps, but lyrically and musically, it displays more emotion (not to mention pure ability) than one ordinarily hears from a rock group.''" Charley Walters (1 January 1976 Rolling Stone issue 203) ''Classic Rock History'' critic Brian Kachejian rated "One Summer Dream" as ELO's greatest song, calling it a "jaw-dropping emotionally filled piece of music" and saying that "This is as beautiful as popular music gets. The song stands as the band’s most underrated song and easily one of the most unheralded gems of the 1970s."

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