Back to Basics - The Essential Collection 1971-1992
Olivia Newton-John
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deeper Than a River | Olivia Newton-John | 4:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Not Gonna Be the One | Olivia Newton-John | 3:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | I Want to Be Wanted | Olivia Newton-John | 3:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | I Need Love | Olivia Newton-John | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Twist of Fate | Olivia Newton-John | 3:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Physical | Olivia Newton-John | 3:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Magic (Soundtrack Version) | Olivia Newton-John | 4:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Deeper Than the Night | Olivia Newton-John | 3:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | A Little More Love | Olivia Newton-John | 3:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | You're the One That I Want (Soundtrack Version) | Olivia Newton-John | 2:48 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Summer Nights (Soundtrack Version) | Olivia Newton-John | 3:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Hopelessly Devoted to You (Soundtrack Version) | Olivia Newton-John | 3:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Sam | Olivia Newton-John | 3:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
Album Review
An artist well-defined by her hit singles, Olivia Newton-John has had a stylistically varied career, as is illustrated on Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971-1992, a set that ranges from her teary ballad "I Honestly Love You" to that bouncy paean to getting horizontal, "Physical." Fans may quibble that such hits as "Let Me Be There" and "Make a Move on Me" are not included, but Newton-John's two greatest-hits albums are out of print, and this is the only collection to combine both her good-girl and bad-girl personae.
Recent Customer Reviews
Some "Essentials" are missing!
by InXanadu2First of all, let me say that the CD single "I Need Love" is worth seeking out because it has a dance club remix more upbeat than the album version included here AND it has a remix of "The Rumour" which also was unjustly ignored by Top 40 radio but squeaked onto the dance charts.
As for this compilation, where is "Heart Attack", and how come no compilation of hers EVER includes her hit duet with Andy Gibb (which came out just before Xanadu)? And if they were going to include "Twist of Fate" they should have also included "Take a Chance" which made the Adult Contemporary chart and is a far-less-dated sounding duet with John Travolta than "Summer Nights" (not to mention "Livin' in Desperate Times" which was as rockin' as Olivia ever got and had an awesome video).
Finally, this album failed to include "Soul Kiss"--her final Top 40 hit (peaked at #20). After "Heart Attack" it's the most conspicuous omission. It's as if they didn't want to remind people how Amnerican pop radio started ignoring her music at the end of the 1980's--just as they were about to ignore the single "I Need Love" (and its follow up, "Deeper Than A River" - Diane Warren-penned tune that should have been a HUGE adult contemporary hit).
All this, yet they managed to include "Deeper Than the Night"--righting the wrong of not including it on 1982's "Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2" Now THAT album was an essential!
Great New Songs
by reno30The song "Not Gonna Be The One" should have been a single. It is one of the best songs she has recorded. Check it out!
Great hits package plus four.
by scottonjWhat a time it was for Olivia and her fans. Breast Cancer is was so differant then. I thought she was going to die.
Biography
Born: September 26, 1948 in Cambridge, England
Genre: Pop
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Olivia Newton-John
![Grease (Deluxe Edition) [Soundtrack from the Motion Picture]](http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/010/Features/b3/69/6f/dj.iausqjnc.100x100-75.jpg)
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You're the One That I Want | Grease (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) | 2:49 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Summer Nights | Grease (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) | 3:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | We Go Together | Grease (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) | 2:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Hopelessly Devoted to You | Grease (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) | 3:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Physical | Physical | 3:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- Partial Album
- Genres: Pop, Music, Vocal, Country, Honky Tonk, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Pop/Rock
- Released: Jun 09, 1992
- ℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
