Olivia Newton-John - (2): Duets
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Artist: Olivia Newton-JohnEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2002-11-04
Music Label: Festival Records
Soundtracks:
- Sunburned Country - Olivia Newton-John
- Lift Me Up - Olivia Newton-John
- I'll Come Runnin' - Olivia Newton-John
- Tenterfield Saddler - Peter Allen
- I Will Be Right Here - David Campbell
- Love You Crazy - Olivia Newton-John
- Bad About You - Olivia Newton-John
- I'm Counting on You
- Never Far Away - Olivia Newton-John
- Happy Day
- Act Of Faith
- Physical (acoustic 2002 version of the 1981 hit)
Music reviews of (2): Duets
Music Review: Duets for none.
Rating: 1 Stars
I've never liked this album! I feel it's one of Olivia's worst ever releases, in fact. However, I recently gave the album another spin after a years rest to see if time had helped any.
It hasn't.
Olivia, what were you thinking? How long we've waited for a duets album from you and you give us this?! At the time, Olivia was quoted as saying that by recording an album with (mainly) Australian based artists was her way of helping bring them to a wider audience. Well, the poor deluded thing clearly hasn't been checking her own record sales lately as she's in no position to help anyone!
(2) has many problems. The unfamiliarity of these participants to most of the world is no surprise given their performances on this set. Jimmy Little? Johnny O' Keefe? Human Nature? David Campbell? Former Savage Garden front man Darren Hayes turns up on one of the album's better tracks, 'Lift Me Up' and country superstar Keith Urban goes through the motions on the totally dreadful 'Sunburned Country' Don't you just love homages to Australia from singers who've dumped their homeland as soon as America beckons?!
Tina Arena, actually a really good singer, kind of a stronger voiced ONJ, unwisely shows up on Diane Warren's horribly irritating 'I'll Come Runnin'' Arena gives a good performance and Olivia squeaks along doing her best not to be completely drowned out. Billy Thorpe growls his way through 'Bad About You' an obvious reject from the sessions for Olivia's 1998 'Back With A Heart' album. It's a nasty, unimaginitive rocker with appalling lyrics that should have been given the boot from this album, too.
Diane Warren contibutes once more with 'I Will Be Right Here', a startlingly dull by-the-numbers ballad that Olivia simpers her way through with David Campbell. It seems Olivia is obsessed with male singers with higher-pitched voices than her own. Mr Campbell, Hayes and the 'guys' from Human Nature make Olivia sound like Barry White by comparison. Actually, the Human Nature collab, 'I Love You Crazy' is a decent pop song. Sadly, Olivia is at least 30 years too old to be singing it. Tiffany would have done a great job, though.
Deary me, I almost forgot the American acts. Bouffant-haired, 80's whiner Richard Marx hits rock bottom with 'Never Far (enough) Away', a 'tune' he actually admits to writing. It's nearly five minutes of melody-free whimpering from O and Marx. The latter should really get his sinuses checked out. Was he always this nasal?
Speaking of 'unusual' voices, woeful Michael McDonald slurs his way through the shockingly bad 'Act Of Faith', a co-write with ONJ and surely one of the worst songs in her entire back catalogue. Words simply can't descibe the awfulness of the song with it's tedious, looping so-called melody and nonsensical lyrics. Olivia wisely keeps herself deep in the mix leaving McDonald to shoulder the blame.
Just when you can't take anymore comes a 'bonus' track. Olivia's bossa nova (solo) take on her 1981 smash 'Physical' If you ever liked the song, try and bypass this version which has poor Olivia squealing and breathing 'seductively' happily ruining one of her biggest hits. It's vile.
Oddly, Olivia's dreams for (2) never materialized, as the album was never released outside of Australia though it was a hit there selling almost 60 copies and going triple platinum.
A year or so later, Olivia claimed to be planning another Aussie themed collaboration after the 'success' of (2) proving ,perhaps, that she's not always the Goody Two Shoes she's perceived as this points to a spiteful, malicious streak I've rarely seen in the Goddess Of Aus.
So, we're still waiting for (2) Two. Long may it continue.
Description of (2): Duets
2002 album from one of the world's most successful female artist features duets with some of the world's biggest names, including Darren Hayes of Savage Garden, pop star Tina Arena, aboriginal artist Jimmy Little, country star Keith Urban & many more. 12 tracks including the hidden 'Physical' (samba version). Festival Records.Broadway & Vocalists CDs
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