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 - Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta
- Hopelessly Devoted to You
- Summer Nights - Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta
- Little More Love - John Farrar
- Deeper Than the Night
- Magic
- Xanadu - Electric Light Orchestra, Olivia Newton-John
- Suddenly - Olivia Newton-John,
- Physical
- Make a Move On Me
- Heart Attack
- Twist of Fate
- Grease Megamix: You're the One That I Want/Greased ...
Music reviews of Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
Music Review: very good album
Rating: 5 Stars
(4.5 stars)
Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John is a great single CD compilation of Olivia Newton-John's greatest hits. Sure, not everything is here; but this is a strong single CD retrospective anyway. Olivia Newton-John always made sure to sing her songs with passion and genuine feeling; you can tell it's true by listening to her sing. She gives these songs her all while you hear her sing! The quality of the sound is excellent and the artwork is very well done.
"Let Me Be There" starts the CD with a wonderful, positive tune that Olivia Newton-John sings with so much energy and enthusiasm. Olivia never sounded better; and the music that plays along with her vocals rounds out this number very nicely. "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" certainly got lots of airplay when it was originally released; this track features Olivia squarely in the spotlight although the backup vocals are good, too. Make no mistake about it, however: Olivia Newton-John didn't really need backup but it all sounds so good anyway. "I Honestly Love You" charms me with all of its natural beauty; Olivia delivers this with the grace of a swan and I doubt too many other songbirds could do a better job of this. Great! "Have You Never Been Mellow" is extremely easy on the ear; I always liked this tune and Olivia's voice is as clear as a bell, too. "Please Mr. Please" uses the keyboard wonderfully and this is one of my very favorite songs from the 1970s--Olivia Newton-John was truly all THAT good.
"Don't Stop Believin'" is very nicely done; Olivia opens her voice up somewhat and we can really hear her full vocal range. "Don't Stop Believin'" is another highlight of this album. "Sam" is also very pretty; and "You're The One That I Want" comes from Grease which Olivia Newton-John made with John Travolta. Olivia and John complement each other very well on this rather upbeat tune and that's grand.
"Hopelessly Devoted To You" stuns me with its beauty and there's a certain innocence to the lyrics that many people can identify with when they are young and in love; this too comes from Grease. Another number from Grease is the duet between Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta entitled "Summer Nights." This is a very lush and energetic ballad; the backup vocals are very well done and the music is excellent. I love it!
"Magic" was a huge hit for Olivia Newton-John; and just one listen will show you why. "Magic" uses both major and minor keys for a hauntingly beautiful effect; it's quite a strong number. "Xanadu" is equally strong and Olivia really shows a fine capacity to sing a different type of song than the first ones she recorded. "Physical" also got a lot of airplay when it was first released; this got people up and dancing on the dance floors in clubs all over! "Make A Move On Me" has a great beat for dancing, too; and there's yet another gem in the fast tempo "Heart Attack." "Twist Of Fate" is another very energetic number and the CD ends nicely with Olivia Newton-John performing "The Grease Megamix" with John Travolta and backup vocalists.
This is a strong collection of Olivia's best work; but I agree that they could have excluded "The Grease Megamix" and replaced it with another tune or two. Don't let that scare you away, however--this is good stuff! I recommend this for Olivia's fans; and people just discovering the fine artistry of Olivia Newton-John would do well to get this album.
Description of Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
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 VincentelliGeneral CDs
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