Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
Utv Records - Utv Records
Olivia Newton-John
Release date: 2001-09-11
Audio CD
Adult Contemporary, Australia, Country-Pop, Film Music, Musicals, Pop, Pop Vocals, Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock Music, Popular Music, Rock/Pop, Soft Rock, Soundtracks
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
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Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
Date undefinedI 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.
Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
Date undefinedAs 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!
Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
Date undefinedGetting 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.
