2 (Olivia Newton-John album)

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(2)
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Released12 November 2002
RecordedApril–August 2002
StudioSing Sing South (Melbourne, Australia); Electric Mountain Studios and Milk Bar Studios (Sydney, Australia); Red Zone Studios (Burbank, California)
Genre Pop, country pop, adult contemporary
Length47:05
Label BMG U.S.
Producer
Olivia Newton-John chronology
The Definitive Collection
(2000)
(2)
(2002)
Indigo: Women of Song
(2004)

(2) is the eighteenth studio album by British-Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 12 November 2002 in Australia. A duets album, the majority of tracks are with Australian artists, along with two American performers (Richard Marx and Michael McDonald). The Peter Allen and Johnny O'Keefe duets are built around archive recordings, with new vocals added by Newton-John.

Contents

The album was planned to include the song "True to Yourself", a Vanessa Amorosi song re-recorded as a duet and intended as track two. However, the track was dropped at the last minute due to contractual disagreements between Amorosi's Transistor Music and Newton-John's Universal Music labels. Both women said they felt sad about the situation and clarified that there is no problem between them, but that it was simply a contractual matter. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sunburned Country" (with Keith Urban)Newton-John, Urban Charles Fisher 5:37
2."Lift Me Up" (with Darren Hayes)Hayes, Rick Nowels Fisher, Nowels3:59
3."I'll Come Runnin'" (with Tina Arena) Diane Warren Fisher4:26
4."Tenterfield Saddler" (with Peter Allen)AllenFisher4:07
5."I Will Be Right Here" (with David Campbell)WarrenFisher4:26
6."I Love You Crazy" (with Human Nature) Brooke McClymont, Robert Parde, Steve WerfelFisher3:49
7."Bad About You" (with Billy Thorpe) Don Cook, James House, Newton-JohnFisher3:00
8."I'm Counting on You" (with Johnny O'Keefe)Alicia EvelynFisher2:29
9."Never Far Away" (with Richard Marx)Marx, Jamey ClewerFisher, Marx4:45
10."Happy Day" (with Jimmy Little) Nathan Cavaleri, Don Walker Fisher3:55
11."Act of Faith" (with Michael McDonald)McDonald, Newton-John, Tommy Sims Fisher4:56
Hidden bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Physical" (samba version) Steve Kipner, Terry ShaddickFisher4:16
Japan edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Let It Be Me" (with Cliff Richard) Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë Fisher3:43

Release and promotion

The album was a great success in Australia, reaching the top 10 in the ARIA Charts, being certified Platinum. A TV special for the album promotion, A Night with Olivia, also aired in the country, featuring John Farnham and Tina Arena as special guests.

Newton-John's 2008 duets album, A Celebration in Song , contains two songs originally released on (2): "Never Far Away" and "Sunburned Country".

Tour

The Australian leg of Newton-John's Heartstrings World Tour also served in the promotion of album. These were the first solo concerts in Australia of Olivia since 1982 and were very well received by the public and critics. New Idea magazine published an article of "the comeback of queen" in 2002, highlighting the success of the album and tour, as well as its induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

Personnel

Production

Charts and certifications

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