Indigo: Women of Song

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Indigo: Women of Song
Indigo album.jpg
Studio album by
Released17 October 2004
RecordedNovember 2003 – March 2004
StudioIndigo Ranch Studios (Malibu, California); Shire Studios (Bedford, New York); Right Track Recording (New York City, New York); Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre Vocal
Length43:01
Label Festival Mushroom
Producer Phil Ramone
Olivia Newton-John chronology
2
(2002)
Indigo: Women of Song
(2004)
Gold
(2005)

Indigo: Women of Song is the nineteenth studio album by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was first released by Festival Mushroom Records on 17 October 2004 in Australia. An album of cover versions of songs previously recorded by female singers, it was entirely produced by Phil Ramone. Indigo: Women of Song peaked at number 15 on the Australian Albums Chart and was eventually certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). [1] In the United States, the album was issued under the title Portraits – A Tribute to Great Women of Song, featuring different artwork. [2] The album was eventually released in Japan, 2006 under the Universal Music label.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

AllMusic editor Jon O'Brien rated the album two and a half stars out of five, writing that "Newton-John's light and airy vocals are the perfect foil for the swooning lounge-pop" of the Burt Bacharach/David, Stephen Sondheim and Astrud Gilberto renditions on Indigo, but "her clean-cut sweetly sung tones lack the emotion to pull off" the rest of the material". [2]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Phil Ramone.

Indigo: Women of Song track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Insensitive"4:19
2."Love Me or Leave Me"3:26
3."Cry Me a River" Arthur Hamilton 4:35
4."Anyone Who Had a Heart"3:17
5."Where Have All the Flowers Gone" Pete Seeger 4:25
6."How Glad I Am"
  • Jimmy Williams
  • Larry Harrison
2:54
7."Lovin' You"
3:59
8."Rainy Days and Mondays"3:50
9."Send in the Clowns" Stephen Sondheim 3:41
10."Summertime"4:31
11."Alfie"
  • Bacharach
  • David
4:04

Personnel

Performers and musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Indigo: Women of Song
Chart (2004–2005)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 15
UK Albums (OCC) [4] 27
Scottish Albums (OCC) [5] 31

Certifications

Certifications for Indigo: Women of Song
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [1] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Indigo: Women of Song
RegionDateFormatLabelRef(s)
United States9 November 2004Green Gill [2]

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