"I Honestly Love You" is a song recorded by Olivia Newton-John and released in 1974 on the album Long Live Love in the United Kingdom and If You Love Me,Let Me Know in the United States. The song became a worldwide pop hit,her first number-one single in the United States and Canada. The single was first released in Australia as "I Love You,I Honestly Love You",as per its chorus. The song was written by Jeff Barry and Australian singer and composer Peter Allen. The latter recorded it around the same time for his album Continental American.
Xanadu is the soundtrack to the 1980 musical film of the same name,featuring the Australian singer Olivia Newton-John and the British group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released in June 1980 on MCA Records in the United States and July 1980 by Jet Records in the United Kingdom. The original LP release featured on side one the songs of Newton-John,and on side two the songs of ELO. In 2008 the soundtrack album was digitally remastered as a bonus CD as part of the film's DVD release titled Xanadu:Magical Musical Edition.
Physical is the eleventh studio album by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John,released through MCA Records on 13 October 1981. The album was produced and partly written by her long-time record producer John Farrar. Recorded and mixed at Ocean Way and David J. Holman's studio in Los Angeles,Physical became one of Newton-John's most controversial and sexual records,and her most successful studio album. Musically,the album features considerable use of synthesizers,and it explores lyrical themes such as love and relationships,sex,and environmental protection. Upon its release,the album received positive reviews from music critics,many of them considering it to be Newton-John's best effort. The album charted high in several countries,including the United States,Japan and Newton-John's native Australia,becoming one of the most successful albums of the early 1980s. It also ranks among the best-selling albums by Australian solo artists,selling more than ten million copies worldwide.
"Xanadu" is the title song from the soundtrack of the 1980 musical film of the same name. Written by Jeff Lynne of the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO),the song is performed by English-born Australian singer,songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John,with Lynne adding parenthetic vocals in the style of his other songs on the Xanadu soundtrack,and ELO providing the instrumentation. It was Lynne's least favourite of his own songs. Released as a single in June 1980,it reached number one in several European countries and was the band's only UK number-one single when it peaked there for two weeks in July 1980. It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry. It also peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is the second greatest hits album by Olivia Newton-John released on 3 September 1982. The album compiled most singles released by Newton-John since the release of her 1977 Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits album from her following albums and soundtracks. The album included two new recordings;"Heart Attack" and "Tied Up",both of which were actually recorded during the sessions for the Physical album. It was released in the United Kingdom as Olivia's Greatest Hits.
Magic:The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John is a 2001 greatest hits compilation from Olivia Newton-John. This was the first compilation from Newton-John to include all 15 of her Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first Newton-John album to include "The Grease Megamix".
"Hopelessly Devoted to You" is a song recorded by British-Australian singer,songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John for Grease:The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture (1978). It was written and produced by John Farrar and originally performed by Newton-John in the film version of the musical Grease (1978). The song was released in Australia in August 1978 and peaked at number two. It reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Adult Contemporary chart. On the country chart,"Hopelessly Devoted to You" peaked at number 20 and was her first top 20 country hit in two years. Newton-John performed the song at the 21st Grammy Awards in 1979.
"Have You Never Been Mellow" is a song recorded by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her 1975 fifth studio album of the same name. Written and produced by John Farrar,the song was released as the lead single from the album in January 1975.
"Magic" is a song recorded by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for the soundtrack to the 1980 musical fantasy film Xanadu. Written and produced by John Farrar,the song was released as the lead single from the album in May 1980 and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks beginning on August 2. On August 30,it was displaced from the top by Christopher Cross's "Sailing".
"What About Me?" is a 1984 song written by Kenny Rogers,producer David Foster,and singer-songwriter Richard Marx,and recorded by Rogers,Kim Carnes,and James Ingram as a trio song from Rogers' 1984 album of the same name. It was the lead single from the album and reached at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and at number one on the US Adult Contemporary chart,Marx's first number one hit as a songwriter.
If Not for You is the debut studio album by British-Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John,released in November 1971 by Festival Records. The album was released on the Pye International label in the UK as Olivia Newton-John,with a slightly different cover. As a covers album,If Not for You features mostly songs previously recorded from contemporary artists of the 1960s and early 1970s. She made several performances to promote If Not for You and her follow-up album,Olivia,including an international tour with British singer Cliff Richard. It was her first album released by Festival Records,which would release all her albums in Australia until its dissolution in 2005. It also has Newton-John's first works with her long-time musical partner,John Farrar.
"Make a Move on Me" is a song recorded by singer Olivia Newton-John for her eleventh studio album. Physical (1981). It was written by John Farrar and Tom Snow,and produced by the former. The follow-up single to the number-one hit "Physical",it was released in January 1982 and peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 that April. It also became her twelfth and final single to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"Sam" is a song performed by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was written by Don Black,Hank Marvin and John Farrar.
"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" is a song written by John Rostill that was a 1974 hit single for Olivia Newton-John. It was her second release to hit the top 10 in the United States,reaching number 5 on the pop chart and number 2 on the Easy Listening chart. It also reached number 2 on the Billboard country chart. As with her single "Let Me Be There",Mike Sammes sings a bass harmony. It was nominated for the 1974 Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year.
"What's Forever For" is a song written by Rafe Van Hoy and first recorded by England Dan &John Ford Coley on their 1979 album Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive.
"Something Better to Do" is a song written by John Farrar and recorded by Olivia Newton-John. The song was released in September 1975 as the lead single from Newton-John's sixth studio album,Clearly Love. The narrator of the song muses that she's having a hard time adjusting to life without her departed lover;even the birds are wasting their songs singing to her,and until her beloved returns,"the birds will have to find something better to do."
"Don't Stop Believin'" is the title track from the 1976 album by Olivia Newton-John. Written and composed specifically for Newton-John by John Farrar. It was released in August 1976 as the album's lead single. It peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100. It was her seventh number one on the Easy Listening chart,spending one week at the top of the chart in September 1976. The single also went to number fourteen on the country chart.
"Dreamin'" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard from his 1980 album,I'm No Hero. The track was the first of three singles released and was the biggest hit from the album,becoming a top-ten hit in numerous countries including the UK and the US where it became his third and last top ten hit.
"A Little in Love" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard,released as the second single from his 1980 album,I'm No Hero.
The singles discography of British-Australian recording artist Olivia Newton-John consists of 69 singles,three as a featured artist and 25 promotional recordings. She was a four-time Grammy award winner who amassed five number-one and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles,seven Top Ten Billboard Hot Country singles,and two number-one Billboard 200 solo albums. Ten of her singles topped Billboard's adult contemporary music singles chart. Eleven of her singles have been certified gold by the RIAA. She sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide,making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.
