Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
(Audio CD) by Olivia Newton-John
This product is currently out of stock. Please check back.
Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date:
September 11, 2001
Studio:
Utv Records
Number Of Discs:
1
Format:
Original recording remastered
Average Customer Rating:
based on 86 reviews
Description:
It's hard to have a more milquetoast image than Olivia Newton-John. Even when she was decked out in stretch pants and stiletto heels at the end of Grease, you never mistook her for a wild girl. Proudly carrying the torch once held high by Karen Carpenter, Newton-John embodied the safer and, yes, blander side of the '70s and early '80s. But just like Carpenter went on to be rehabilitated as a pop singer, Newton-John's career deserves a second look--and this compilation is a good way to start. Even if the singer's precise touch was audible as early as 1973 (on the countryish "Let Me Be There"), she reached her peak five years later with Grease and the torchy "Hopelessly Devoted to You." "Physical" may be the best-known episode of the singer's leg-warmer years, but the one to cherish forever remains "Xanadu." On it, Newton-John basically fronted Electric Light Orchestra and the result is one of the most underrated songs of the past 25 years. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Track Listing:
1.
Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John, Rostill, John
2.
If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - Olivia Newton-John, Rostil, John
3.
I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John, Allen, Paul
4.
Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John, Farrar, John
5.
Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John, Welch, Bruce
6.
Come on Over - Olivia Newton-John, Gibb, Barry
7.
Don't Stop Believin' - Olivia Newton-John, Farrar, John
8.
Sam - Olivia Newton-John, Farrar, John
9.
You're the One That I Want - Olivia Newton-John, Farrar, John
10.
Hopelessly Devoted to You - Olivia Newton-John, Farrar, John
11.
Summer Nights - Olivia Newton-John, Casey, Warren
12.
A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John, Farrar, John
13.
Deeper Than the Night - Olivia Newton-John, Snow, Tom
14.
Magic - Olivia Newton-John, Farrar, John
15.
Xanadu - Olivia Newton-John, Lynne, Jeff
16.
Suddenly - Olivia Newton-John, Farrar, John
17.
Physical - Olivia Newton-John, Kipner, Stephen
18.
Make a Move On Me - Olivia Newton-John, Farrar, John
19.
Heart Attack - Olivia Newton-John, Kipner, Stephen
20.
Twist of Fate - Olivia Newton-John, Kipner, Steve
21.
The Grease Megamix: You're the One That I Want/Greased ... - Olivia Newton-John, Farrar, John
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Review:
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
CDNov 09, 2008 I wish the CD I got had had more of Olivia's top songs on it. I also wish I could have heard some of the songs before I bought it . But that's not the fault of Amazon . I like to shop from you because I always get my order very fast . Thank you.
The marvelous Olivia!Aug 15, 2008 As soon as GREASE was released, it screamed Instant Classic and sealed Olivia's legend status. But she is a whole lot more, as this collection shows.
In today's pop era of female singers battling for a shopworn "diva" crown and muscular, over-dramatic vocal acrobatics plastered over insipid, nu-soul stylings, it's good to remember a whisper can ring louder than a shout.
Olivia's voice was always a beguiling instrument, crafty in its facility to blend shimmering, understated innocence with a subtle allure. Her character Sandy in Grease, seems in fact a metaphor for this transformative gift -- comparing her ingenue 70's persona with the glorious coming-out which would soon follow.
While I was not so inspired by the countrified vanilla of some of her early Nashville leanings, it had its simple charm. And I've frankly never liked "Physical", a throw away as dated as her video's work out duds and sadly one of her biggest hits.
One star downgrade for leaving off her cover of Dylan's "If Not For You" (and which George Harrison also did so wonderfully on All Things Must Pass), and some of her later 80's material maybe didn't age so well. (OK, "Make A Move on Me" is pretty damn catchy - gotta admit.)
BUT....that leaves a small bevy of killer songs, the likes of which any singer worth her salt would have cheerfully given her right vocal cord to have a shot at...and ample reason to buy this cd: the fun, unforgettable numbers from Grease; the lilting "Sam"; "Suddenly", with Cliff Richard (one of the greatest duets ever IMHO); the bewitching "Magic" and "A Little More Love"; and ELO's spectacular "Xanadu", a luscious pop confection with a finale which gives goose bumps (those incredible notes!)
Olivia hit more homeruns in a decade than most recording artists will have in a lifetime. I'm so glad I finally got this!
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Magic of Hits and FavoritesJun 03, 2008 Getting my hands on this cd has been a long search that finally paid off. Olivia Newton John a actress, singer who I have always loved watching her in movies and loved hearing her music . This cd has 21 tracks Let Me Be There, I Honestly Love You, all the way to A Little More Love from Make A Move On Me to Twist Of Fate + a bonus track with John Travolta. If you have her greatest hits then you have most of the favorites but if you like to collect everything the artist puts out like me then this is something to own and to enjoy. So own the Magic of Olivia from a true fan.
goodMay 30, 2008 i love this cd i love the music of olivia newton john it has all the music that she had on all her albums
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
OutstandingMar 30, 2008 What a voice and what a woman, so gracious and grateful for her abilities and her ability to help others, to perform for us all. A major mark in out musical history.
based on 86 reviews
