Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Olivia Newton-John


 




















Artist:  Olivia Newton-John

Born:  September 26, 1948.  Cambridge, England

Died:  August 8, 2022 (Aged 73).  Santa Ynez Valley, California, USA

Genre:  Pop, Country Pop, Australian Country, Country, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, AM Pop

Occupation:  Singer, Actress, Activist

Instruments:  Vocals


Olivia Newton-John was a British-Australian Singer, Actress and Activist.  She was a four-time Grammy Award Winner whose music career included five No. 1 Hits and many other Top Ten Hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and two No. 1 Albums on the Billboard 200:  If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974) and Have You Never been Mellow (1975).  Eleven of her singles including two Platinum, and 14 of her albums including two Platinum and four Platinum have been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA).  With Global sales of more than 100 million records.  She is one of the best-selling music artists from the second half of the 20th Century to the present.   In 1978, she starred in the musical film Grease, which soundtrack remains one of the World's best-selling albums, which is one of the best-selling singles of all time and 'Summer Nights", include the Record of The Year Grammy Winner "I Honestly Love You" (1974) and "Physical" (1981) - Billboard highest ranking Hot 100 single of the 1980s.  Other defining hit singles include "If Not For You" and "Banks Of The Ohio" (1971)m, "Let Me Be There" (1973),"If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (1974), "Have You Never Been Mellow (1975), also from Grease, "A Little More Love" (1978), "Twist Of Fate (1983) and from the film Xanadu "Magic" and "Xanadu" (with Electric Light. Orchestra).




















Title:  If Not For You (50th Anniversary Limited Edition) (2022)

Genre:  Pop, Country Pop, Australian Country, Country, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, AM Pop

Label:  Primary Wave Music

Rating:  *****


Format:  LP


Tracks:


Side One:


 1.  Me And Bobby McGee (3:46)

 2.  If (2:40)

 3.  Banks Of The Ohio (3:15)

 4.  In A Station (3:07)

 5.  Love Song (3:44)

 6.  Help Me Make It Through The Night (2:19)


Side Two:


 1.  If Not For You (2:50)

 2.  Where Are You Going To My Love? (3:27)

 3.  Lullaby (3:01)

 4.  If You Could Read My Mind (3:41)

 5.  If I Gotta Leave (2:40)

 6.  No Regrets (3:24)

















Format:  CD


Tracks:


Disc 1:


 1.  Me And Bobby McGee (3:46)

 2.  If (2:40)

 3.  Banks Of The Ohio (3:15)

 4.  In A Station (3:07)

 5.  Love Song (3:44)

 6.  Help Me Make It Through The Night (2:19)

 7.  If Not For You (2:50)

 8.  Where Are You Going To My Love? (3:27)

 9.  Lullaby (3:01)

10. If You Could Read My Mind (3:41)

11. If I Gotta Leave (2:40)

12. No Regrets (3:24)


Disc 2:


Singles & B-Sides:


 1.  Till You Say You'll Be Mine (2:33)

 2.  For Ever (2:43)

 3.  The Biggest Clown (2:35)

 4.  It's So Hard To Sa7 goodbye (4:03)

 5.  Would You Follow Me (2:58)


Additional Recordings:


 6.  Walkin' On Air (Tomorrow) (2:50)

 7.  Goin' Back (Tomorrow) (2:52)

 8.  I Could Never Live Without Your Love (Tomorrow) (2:30)

 9.  Roll Like The River (Tomorrow) (2:50)

10. Don't Move Away (Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton John)  (3:04)


Alternate Versions:


11. Would You Follow Me (Edit Version) (2:37)

12. The Biggest Clown (Alternate Version) (2:30)

13. Would You Follow Me (Alternate Version) (3:11)


Previously Unreleased Recordings:


14. Round And Round (3:02)

15. Game Of Love (3:07)


Personnel:


Olivia Newton-John:  Vocals

John Farrar:  Guitar

Dave Richmond:  Bass

Brian Bennett:  Drums, Percussion

Alan Hawkshaw:  Keyboards


If Not For You is the debut studio album by Olivia Newton-John, originally released on November 1, 1971 by Festival Records, remastered and reissued on September 9, 2022 by Primary Wave Music.  50th Anniversary Limited Edition 180 Gram Vinyl.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.












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