Olivia's Live Hits

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Olivia's Live Hits
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Released15 January 2008 (2008-01-15)
RecordedMarch 2006
Genre country, pop
Label Capitol/EMI [1]

Olivia's Live Hits is a live album released on 15 January 2008, based on the tour of Olivia Newton-John in Sydney Opera House in 2006. [1] A DVD called Live at the Sydney Opera House was also recorded. [1]

Contents

Production

The album was recorded with the Sydney Symphony, the tour held four concerts and 27 tracks, but only 10 appear on the album.

Track listing

  1. "Have You Never Been Mellow" (03:46)
  2. "Magic" (04:35)
  3. "Hopelessly Devoted To You" (03:01)
  4. "You're The One That I Want" (03:52)
  5. "Xanadu" (03:31)
  6. "Suddenly" (04:12)
  7. "Physical" (04:44)
  8. "Don't Stop Believin'" (03:49)
  9. "If Not For You" (01:56)
  10. "I Honestly Love You" (04:23)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Olivia Newton-John's Sydney DVD, Live CD Get January 15 Release". TheaterMania.com -. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2024.