The Definitive Collection (Olivia Newton-John album)

The Definitive Collection
Greatest hits album by Olivia Newton-John
Released	2001 (Europe 2002)
Genre	Pop
Length	78:49
Label	Universal Music
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John (2001) The Definitive Collection (2001) 2 (2002)

The Definitive Collection is a greatest hits album by British-Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John. It was released in 2001 by BMG Records and features 22 tracks, all of which had been released as singles.

Track listing

Standard version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"You're the One That I Want" (with John Travolta)	John Farrar	Grease (soundtrack), 1978	2:51
2.	"Xanadu" (with Electric Light Orchestra)	Jeff Lynne	Xanadu (soundtrack), 1980	3:29
3.	"Magic"	Farrar	Xanadu (soundtrack)	4:33
4.	"Sam"	Farrar Don Black Hank Marvin	Don't Stop Believin' , 1976	3:45
5.	"I Honestly Love You"	Peter Allen Jeff Barry	Long Live Love , 1974	3:40
6.	"Hopelessly Devoted to You"	Farrar	Grease (soundtrack)	3:09
7.	"Suddenly" (with Cliff Richard)	Farrar	Xanadu (soundtrack)	4:02
8.	"I Need Love"	Steve Kipner John Lewis Parker	Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 , 1992	4:14
9.	"A Little More Love"	Farrar	Totally Hot , 1978	3:30
10.	"Summer Nights" (with John Travolta)	Jim Jacobs Warren Casey	Grease (soundtrack)	3:38
11.	"Physical"	Kipner Terry Shaddick	Physical , 1981	3:45
12.	"What Is Life"	Farrar Bruce Welch	Olivia , 1972	3:23
13.	"Heart Attack"	Kipner Paul Bliss	Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 , 1982	3:07
14.	"Landslide"	Farrar	Physical	4:24
15.	"Make a Move on Me"	Farrar Tom Snow	Physical	3:19
16.	"Have You Never Been Mellow"	Farrar	Have You Never Been Mellow , 1975	3:33
17.	"Deeper Than the Night"	Snow Johnny Vastano	Totally Hot	3:41
18.	"Banks of the Ohio"	Farrar Welch	If Not for You , 1971	3:19
19.	"Take Me Home, Country Roads"	Bill Danoff Taffy Nivert John Denver	Let Me Be There , 1973	3:22
20.	"Long Live Love"	Valerie Avon Harold Spiro	Long Live Love	2:50
21.	"If Not For You"	Bob Dylan	If Not for You	2:56
22.	"The Grease Megamix" (with John Travolta)	Farrar Jacobs Casey	non-album single, 1990	4:51

Japanese version

("Make a Move on Me" replaced by "Jolene")

1. "Have You Never Been Mellow"
2. "Xanadu"
3. "Physical"
4. "I Honestly Love You"
5. "Jolene" (writer: Dolly Parton) from Come On Over , 1976
6. "Magic"
7. "You're the One That I Want" (with John Travolta)
8. "Sam"
9. "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
10. "If Not for You"
11. "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
12. "Suddenly" (with Cliff Richard)
13. "I Need Love"
14. "Summer Nights" (with John Travolta)
15. "Heart Attack"
16. "Landslide"
17. "A Little More Love"
18. "What Is Life"
19. "Deeper Than the Night"
20. "Banks of the Ohio"
21. "Long Live Love"
22. "Grease Megamix" (with John Travolta)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002–2007) Peak position Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [1] 18 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [2] 191 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [3] 18 UK Albums (OCC) [4] 11 Scottish Albums (OCC) [5] 8 French Albums (SNEP) [6] 37 Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position UK Albums (OCC) [7] 106

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [8]	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Danishcharts.dk – Olivia Newton-John – The Definitive Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
2. "オリビア・ニュートン・ジョン" . Retrieved 18 August 2022.
3. "Norwegiancharts.com – Olivia Newton-John – The Definitive Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
5. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
6. "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
7. "The Official UK Albums Chart 2004" (PDF). Official Charts Company . Retrieved 6 April 2021.
8. "British album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – The Definitive Collection". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 1 September 2013.