Olivia Newton-John - Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
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Artist: Olivia Newton-JohnEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2001-09-11
Music Label: Utv Records
Soundtracks:
- Let Me Be There
- If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
- I Honestly Love You
- Have You Never Been Mellow
- Please Mr. Please
- Come on Over
- Don't Stop Believin'
- Sam
- You're the One That I Want
- Hopelessly Devoted to You
- Summer Nights
- A Little More Love
- Deeper Than the Night
- Magic
- Xanadu
- Suddenly
- Physical
- Make a Move On Me
- Heart Attack
- Twist of Fate
- The Grease Megamix: You're the One That I Want/Greased ... [*]
Free Music Notes for Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
Free Music Review: MUCH more than just "Grease" and "Physical"
Hit: 5 Stars
Livvy's real fans know that she is so much more than Sandy from "Grease" or the singer of the ultimate '80s double-entendre workout anthem, and this excellent hits collection helps to illustrate that point. Livvy has a beautiful, pristine and clear singing voice to match her stunning physical beauty, and she's also musically diverse - her roster of hits includes country, rock and roll, easy listening ballads, show tunes, and unadulterated, pure pop. Few vocalists have achieved as much success in so many different genres of music as she has.
This CD is more complete than the previous best of, 1992's "Back To Basics," as we get some essential hits that were omitted the first time around, including "Let Me Be There," "Heart Attack," "Don't Stop Believing" and the movie title song "Xanadu." There are still some missing songs to irk completists, most namely "Something Better To Do" and her first U.S. chart single, "If Not For You" (which was released on Uni and not MCA, which might explain its exclusion), but overall this CD is a good introduction to the essence of ONJ and her music. There's a lot of variety here, which underscores what a versatile singer she truly is.
Here's a quick track-by-track description:
LET ME BE THERE - Her first million-seller, and a #2 country hit Grammy winner to boot. Pure country gold.
IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW) - 1974 album title song; a "Let Me Be There" soundalike which solidified her country success.
I HONESTLY LOVE YOU - Pure, aching beauty. Her first #1 pop hit, and the 1974 Record of the Year Grammy winner.
HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW - Her second straight #1 single. A sweet soft-rock ballad, easy but not sleepy.
PLEASE MR. PLEASE - Perhaps the most "country"-ish song she ever did, at least lyrics-wise. #3 pop, #1 AC and top 10 country.
COME ON OVER - A Bee Gees cover. Not a huge hit (#23) but a song on which she tries a stronger, less breathy singing style.
DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' - Pure '70s MOR/easy listening pop perfection. Appropriately, a #1 AC but only #33 pop hit.
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - Not one of my favorite songs despite its #1 hit status, probably because of John Travolta.
SUMMER NIGHTS - Ditto comment for "You're The One..." but this one at least has that "ensemble show tune" charm.
HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU - Her best ballad since "I Honestly Love You" - pure and achingly beautiful torch-singing.
A LITTLE MORE LOVE - Livvy rocks out on this #3 hit from her 1979 album "Totally Hot." Sultry, sexy, strong vocal performance.
DEEPER THAN THE NIGHT - In a similar vein to "A Little More Love" but a bit softer. I don't like it as much.
MAGIC - "Xanadu" the movie bombed but "Xanadu" the soundtrack album was a hit, spawning this, her first hit of the '80s. Ethereal-sounding soft-rock - one of my favorites.
XANADU - Movie title song with Electric Light Orchestra. The song itself is corny, but Livvy's performance makes it special.
SUDDENLY - ONJ's third hit from Xanadu, a sweet, AC-friendly duet with Cliff Richard which hit the top 20.
PHYSICAL - Come on, you know you like it. The groove will get your feet tapping and the double entendres will make you smile.
MAKE A MOVE ON ME - A top five-charting follow-up to "Physical" with a soft-new-wave sound that is quintessentially 1982.
HEART ATTACK - A #3 hit from her '82 greatest-hits LP. I was two years old when this song was a hit, and I loved it back then.
TWIST OF FATE - The perfect synthesized '80s dance-rocker. My favorite ONJ song from the '80s. It didn't make the AC chart, but its B-side (another duet with John Travolta, "Take A Chance") did, at #3.
Way to go Livvy! No matter what critics have said, your fans always have and always will love you for what you were and who you are.
- Chris
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