Don't Stop Believin' (album)

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Don't Stop Believin'
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Studio album by
Olivia Newton-John
Released30 October 1976 [1]
RecordedApril–May 1976
StudioCreative Workshop, Nashville
Genre
Length34:19
Label EMI
Producer John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Come On Over
(1976)		Don't Stop Believin'
(1976)		 Making a Good Thing Better
(1977)
Singles from Don't Stop Believin'
  1. "Don't Stop Believin'"
    Released: August 1976
  2. "Every Face Tells a Story"
    Released: November 1976
  3. "Sam"
    Released: January 1977

Don't Stop Believin' is the eighth studio album by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 30 October 1976. The album received a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) [2] and reached number 33 on the US Billboard 200 and number seven on the US Top Country Albums chart.

Contents

The first single released from the album was the title track, which peaked at number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the US Adult Contemporary chart. "Every Face Tells a Story" ended Newton-John's streak of seven consecutive number-one Adult Contemporary hits. "Every Face Tells a Story" also ended her streak of nine consecutive Top 40 hits. "Sam" was Newton-John's highest-charting hit on the Billboard Hot 100 since the number 13 peak of "Something Better to Do", and was also her seventh Dutch chart-topping single.

A live album recorded on the promotional tour for Don't Stop Believin', Love Performance , was released in Japan in 1981, the LP vinyl sold 123,590 and the cassette 10,600 copies there. [3]

Reception

Cashbox said "Olivia Newton-John's LPs are always greeted with much consumer and industry excitement upon release, and this should be no exception. The title track is already making waves as a single offering, which shouldn't hurt sales at all. John Farrar's production, like the last album, is ultimately sensitive to Newton-John's needs: the instrumentation is sharp, and gives her emotive voice direction, and, at the same time, room to move. Look for 'Every Face Tells a Story' and 'A Thousand Conversations' to get serious play as album cuts. As always, the record will suit tastes across the board: pop, soft-rock, MOR, and country." [4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Stop Believin'" John Farrar 3:33
2."A Thousand Conversations"
2:58
3."Compassionate Man"
3:21
4."New-Born Babe"Glenn Cardier3:20
5."Hey Mr. Dreammaker"
4:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Every Face Tells a Story"
3:38
7."Sam"
3:43
8."Love You Hold the Key"
  • Olivia Newton-John
  • Farrar
2:31
9."I'll Bet You a Kangaroo"Larry Murray3:35
10."The Last Time You Loved"
  • Brian Neary
3:35
2010 Japanese SHM-CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Don't Stop Believin'" (Live in Osaka, Japan, December 1976)3:39
12."Looking for Space" (previously unreleased)3:48

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [14] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. ↑ "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Don't Stop Believin'". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ↑ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. p. 349. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
  4. ↑ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box . 30 October 1976. p. 35. Retrieved 21 November 2021– via World Radio History.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5136". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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  8. ↑ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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  12. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1974". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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  14. ↑ "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Don't Stop Believin'". Recording Industry Association of America.
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