Warm and Tender is a major achievement for Olivia Newton-John, a majestic combination of lullabies and standards. Where Eva Cassidy found fame with her posthumous folk-jazz...
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Totally Hot is one of the most fun albums from Olivia Newton John. Total abandon is its trademark, the atmosphere lightened up a bit, and from top to bottom it is one of her...
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Newton-John has actually made a good thing blander on her 1977 release, in which she milks her tender innocence and soft vocals until all that is left is a drought-driven...
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Olivia Newton-John has had many greatest-hits compilations over the years. Since she is due for a renaissance, it will be valuable to distinguish between the ones available....
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In May and August of 1974, Olivia Newton-John broke through in a big way with this album, the number five title track written by John Rostil, and the number one smash "I...
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Olivia churning out "Me & Bobby McGee" may not be the apotheosis of lite-FM revelation, but the two hits (the title track and Bob Dylan's "If Not for...
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Two years after the single "If Not for You" hit the Top 25 on the Uni label, the MCA imprint re-released most of the If Not for You album, along with Newton-John's second...
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"Physical" became such a monster hit -- not just a hit, but a pop-culture phenomenon that was impossible to escape -- that it became difficult to view its accompanying album...
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"Physical" and "Make a Move on Me" were brilliant singles from 1981's Physical album, and they achieved their status as timeless pop classics without the help of a Xanadu...
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An artist well-defined by her hit singles, Olivia Newton-John has had a stylistically varied career, as is illustrated on Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971-1992,...
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Nine beautiful photos accompany the lyrics -- Olivia with horses, Olivia in the hay, Olivia with a doggy; following up the phenomenal success of Have You Never Been Mellow...
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In 1986, MCA released Come on Over/Clearly Love, which contained two complete
albums -- Come on Over (1975), and Clearly Love (1976) -- by Olivia Newton-John on one compact...
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Olivia Newton John's Come on Over is country tunes, folk ballads, and more. Her own arrangement and adaptation of the traditional "Greensleeves" is exquisite, haunting, and...
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The 1976 edition of Olivia Newton-John continues the positive vibe that Have You Never Been Mellow initiated, and though the title track hit number one on the adult...
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MCA released Don't Stop Believin'/Totally Hot, which contained two complete albums -- Don't Stop Believin' (1976) and Totally Hot (1978) -- by {Olivia Newton-John} on one...
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The hit single "Have You Never Been Mellow" carried Olivia Newton-John right back to number one, six months after "I Honestly Love You" brought the singer to that coveted...
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How times have changed. Back in 1974, after she scored her first hitwith "Let Me Be There," Nashville hardliners were so appalledwhen this Australian received the CMA's Best...
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After spending years pursuing a mainstream pop career, Olivia Newton-John returned to Nashville in the late '90s to record Back With a Heart. By that time, of course, the...
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Dabbling in clear-cut pop, country, sensuous ballads, and island rhythms, Olivia Newton John's "Gaia" (meaning 'Mother Earth') is a bright stepping stone for the singer's...
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This album, One Woman's Live Journey, was released with timing planned to allow it to correspond with Olivia Newton-John's performance during the Sydney 2000 Olympic games'...
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Olivia Newton-John has had many greatest-hits compilations over the years. Since she is due for a renaissance, it will be valuable to distinguish between the ones available....
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UTV Records' Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John is the best compilation ever assembled on Newton-John's career, largely because it does cover her entire career,...
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Olivia Newton-John scored 15 Top Ten pop hits between 1973 and 1983; ten of them are included on this 12-track midline-priced best-of, along with a couple of Top 20 hits...
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At two discs and 40 songs in length, Gold easily bests 2001's Magic or 2002's Definitive Collection. The compilation covers all phases of Olivia Newton-John's career, from...
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