The Definitive Collection

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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0731458427926 Label: Universal Manufacturer: Universal Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Universal Release Date: 2004-10-18 Studio: Universal
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: 22 Tracks Represents the Very Best of ONJ on one CD! Comment: I guess 'Grease' really sums up Olivia's contribution to the pop scene - cool, calm and collected as the country girl with the silky voice, with tracks like 'Sam', 'I Honestly Love You', 'A Little More Love', 'Deeper than the Night', 'Take Me Home'......et al. Middle road with the early tracks in Grease....., progressing to the 'chick' at the end, with 'You're the One that I Want'! A dynamic image change from 'Sandra Dee' to Pink Lady, 'Sandie'! This CD is a mix of the lively and the lovely, with the lyrics to 'Banks of the Ohio', surprising the odd new listener! Our personal favourites are:- 'Magic', 'Xanadu', 'Physical', 'Heart Attack' and 'Long Live Love'. Personally we would have omitted the 'Grease Megamix' at the end - it sounds like it has been slotted in as a last minute filler! Overall, a great listen and representing excellent value for money from Amazon, today. Customer Rating: Summary: Olivia's Greatest Hits, in no particular order Comment: Call me soft if you like, but as someone who had all of Olivia's albums on vinyl up to and including "Physical" I have to say that I always preferred her early work, and wasn't that keen on what she did after "Grease", mainly because it all sounded the same to me. Nevertheless it is nice to have a complete Greatest Hits CD package such as this, as it complements the collections previously available, which have tended to concentrate on her earlier work. The running order is quite random, rather than chronological or thematic. I suppose it makes sense to start with a big bang, and they don't come much bigger than "You're The One That I Want". However, sprinkling some of her earlier songs, for example "Have You Never Been Mellow" and her cover of George Harrison's "What Is Life?", in amongst the later ones, serves to emphasise and triple-underline the total change in style that she took after "Grease", and it jars a bit, not least because the earlier productions are much simpler, cleaner (and louder). The most recent track is "I Need Love" (reached No 75 for one week in 1995) and is actually rather good, a smouldering, sultry number on which she sounds not unlike Kylie Minogue of that time, with (I hope) a tongue-in-cheek, slightly suggestive lyric. So overall this is a definitive collection of Olivia's greatest hits, but I think that it is one that would have definitely benefitted from a chronological running order of tracks. Customer Rating: Summary: Simply the best of Ms Newton-John. Comment: What a superb CD! This is an excellent compilation of Olivia Newton-John's greatest hits. The problem with some of Olivia Newton-John's previous greatest hits CD's is that they cover far too many songs from her pre-Grease days or either her later career. This CD compilation is wonderful because it really does feature a wide range of songs across her long and illustrious singing career. 'Country Roads,' 'The Banks of the Ohio,' 'I Honestly Love You,' 'Landslide,''Xanadu,' and 'Physical,' are among some of the many songs on this great CD. For any Oliva Newton-John fan this is definitely one CD that must be added to your collection. Customer Rating: Summary: You don't have to be a monster fan Comment: In truth other than a really old scratched LP, this is the only Olivia album I have brought and I am so glad I did. It manages to avoid the songs that I cannot stand from the old LP I have and includes all the ones I love, especially 'Suddenly' with Cliff Richard. At this point if you are thinking that perhaps I am a little sad then you can either get stuffed or take up my challenge ... to buy this and to not sing along! Customer Rating: Summary: A very good album for Olivia Newton John fans! Comment: Olivia Newton-John's album combines the hit singles of her singing career coupled with her successes from the film Grease such as Summer Nights. Her enormous diversity of appeal from Country and Western hits like "Take Me Home Country Roads", to the unmemorable "Long Live Love", the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest UK Entry - airbrushed from history by Abba;s runaway success of Waterloo, and soft rock songs like "Magic", "Xanadu", and "A Little More Love" are also present along with her pop music/headband + workout look era with "Physical". ONJ has demonstrated a unique ability to maintain her popular fan base, while at the same time successfully reinventing herself to broaden her appeal. She was the first wave of the Australian music invasion and a forerunner of an international phenomenon, breaking new territory where female artists like Madonna and Kylie Minogue were eventually to follow. Ive given this album 4 stars instead of 5 because sadly her magnificent duets with the late Andy Gibb (Bee Gees brother) are missing. Nevertheless a great release for those fans who wish to consolidate their collections with a definitive best of album and a very good introduction to a new generation of fans not familiar with her work. More Reviews