Olivia is the second studio album by the British-Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John, released in 1972. Two of its songs were released as singles ("What Is Life" and "Just a Little Too Much"). In its initial release, it was not issued in the United States, where its songs would instead be released on Let Me Be There and If You Love Me, Let Me Know, though it was sold there as an import. A digitally remastered version was released in 1995.
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| Released | 11 August 1972 | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road, Studio 2, London | |||
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| Length | 40:38 | |||
| Label | Festival | |||
| Producer | Bruce Welch, John Farrar | |||
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She covers two songs from George Harrison on this album, "Behind That Locked Door" and "What Is Life", both originated from Harrison's first solo album All Things Must Pass published in 1970.
Reception edit
The first single "What Is Life" reached number 18 in Ireland[1] and number 16 in the UK,[2] but the album itself was a commercial failure when released in the UK on Pye International in 1972.
The cover art, done in blue tint, was later used (in a blueish-green tint) as the cover of the US release of Let Me Be There on MCA Records in 1973, following the success of the hit single penned by John Rostill.
Track listing edit
- "Angel of the Morning" (Chip Taylor) – 3:54
- "Just a Little Too Much" (Johnny Burnette) – 2:07
- "If We Only Have Love" (Eric Blau, Jacques Brel, Mort Shuman) – 3:22
- "Winterwood" (Don McLean) – 2:48
- "My Old Man's Got a Gun" (John Farrar) – 2:48
- "Changes" (Olivia Newton-John) – 2:30
- "I'm a Small and Lonely Light" (John Farrar, Peter Best) – 2:43
- "Why Don't You Write Me" (Paul Simon) – 2:38
- "Mary Skeffington" (Gerry Rafferty) – 2:29
- "Behind That Locked Door" (George Harrison) – 3:06
- "What Is Life" (George Harrison) – 3:21
- "Everything I Own" (David Gates) – 3:00
- "Living in Harmony" (Alan Tarney, Trevor Spencer) – 2:47
- "I Will Touch You" (Steve Cagan) – 3:05
References edit
- ^ "Search by Artist > Olivia Newton-John", irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Artist: Olivia Newton-John", Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2013.