Dame Olivia Newton-John is an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, entrepreneur and activist. She is a four-time Grammy Award winner who has amassed five number-one and ten other top-ten Billboard Hot 100 singles, and two number-one Billboard 200 albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She starred in the 1978 musical film Grease and its soundtrack is one of the most successful in history, with the single "You're the One That I Want", with co-star John Travolta, one of the best-selling singles of all time.
John Clifford Farrar is an Australian music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer, and guitarist. As a musician, Farrar is a former member of several rock and roll groups including The Mustangs (1963–64), The Strangers (1964–70), Marvin, Welch & Farrar (1970–73), and The Shadows (1973–76); in 1980 he released a solo eponymous album. As a songwriter and producer, he worked with Olivia Newton-John from 1971 through 1989. He wrote her number-one hit singles: "Have You Never Been Mellow" (1975), "You're the One That I Want", "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (1978), and "Magic" (1980). He also produced the majority of her recorded material during that time including her number-one albums, If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974), Have You Never Been Mellow (1975), and Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1982). He was a co-producer of Grease (1978) – the soundtrack for the film Grease.
Physical is the twelfth studio album by English-born Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 13 October 1981, by MCA Records. 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, California, Physical became one of Newton-John's most controversial and sexual records, and her most successful studio album to date. Musically, the album features considerable use of synthesizers and it explores lyrical themes such as love and relationships, sex, kinesthetics 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.
Totally Hot is Olivia Newton-John's ninth US and tenth international studio album. Released in November 1978, it became her first solo Top 10 album since 1975's Have You Never Been Mellow. Dressed on the album cover all in leather, Newton-John's transformation was seen to mirror her character Sandy's transformation in Grease. The album's singles "A Little More Love", "Deeper Than the Night", and the title track all demonstrated a more aggressive and uptempo sound for Newton-John. Newton-John filmed promotional videos for all three singles and wrote two of the album's tracks, "Borrowed Time" and "Talk to Me".
Gold is a double album of greatest hits by Olivia Newton-John released on 14 June 2005. It contains all but one of her solo Billboard Hot 100 hits and is the first CD to contain the track "Fool Country". The album is considered the most thorough of all of Newton-John's many compilation albums.
Video Gold is a compilation of music videos and clips featuring the singer Olivia Newton-John. They were released on two DVDs separately as Video Gold I and Video Gold II, but there is one issue that unites the two into one.
The Heartstrings World Tour is the twelfth concert tour by English-born Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John. It began in 2002 and went through until 2005, with shows in North America, Australia and Japan during that time, she supported the three Newton-John albums (2), Indigo: Women of Song, and Stronger Than Before.
The Grace and Gratitude Tour is the fourteenth concert tour by English-born Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-Johnn. The tour, which became the United States and Canada, gave support to her twenty-second studio album, Grace and Gratitude.
The 30 Musical Years Tour was the tenth tour by English-born Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John. The tour, in the United States and Canada, gave support to her greatest hits album, Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John.
The Body Heart & Spirit Tour was the fourteenth concert tour by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. The tour, which went through four Asian countries, is a continuation of North American tour Grace and Gratitude Tour, also giving support to her twenty-second album, Grace and Gratitude. It's the first time that Newton-John visits this countries for a tour.
The 2006 World Tour was the twelfth concert tour by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. The tour had two legs, first in Japan, and second in Australia. A tour recording in Australia was released on DVD and CD, by EMI.
40/40 The Best Selection is a double compilation album by English-born Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John. The album is set to be released 13 October 2010, simultaneously with the box set 40th Anniversary Collection.
The 2010 World Tour was the sixteenth concert tour by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, to support the re-release of her album, Grace and Gratitude Renewed. The tour went by Chile and Japan. Two dates were announced in South Korea, but canceled due the bombardment of Yeonpyeong.
An Evening with Olivia Newton-John was fifteenth concert tour by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. The tour first leg began in October 2007 and was until November of that year. The second leg began only in February 2009 and lasted until March of that year, with the opening concert having Barry Gibb as special guest on some songs. The tour went through the North American countries the United States and Canada.
A Summer Night with Olivia Newton-John was the eighteenth concert tour by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, in support of her sixth soundtrack A Few Best Men. The tour name drifts from her 1978 hit, "Summer Nights", from the musical film Grease. It is Newton-John largest tour since the Heartstrings World Tour, which runs from 2002 to 2005. It was her first tour in the United Kingdom in over 30 years.
The videography of Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John consists of sixty-two music videos, three concert tour videos, four music video collections, two music video compilations, one TV special video and three promotional videos for television programs.
The Physical Tour was the fifth concert tour by Australian recording artist Olivia Newton-John, in support of her 12th studio album, Physical (1981). The tour primarily visited North America the second largest by Newton-John, visiting arenas and stadiums.
The Greatest Hits Tour was the seventh concert tour by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, in support of her seventeenth studio album Back with a Heart (1998). It's her first solo tour in 16 years, since the Physical Tour, in 1982.
One Woman's Journey Tour was the eighth concert tour by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It promoted her seventeenth studio album, Back with a Heart. The tour was announced after the success of the Greatest Hits Tour, and had 30 dates across the United States.
