Olivia Newton-John "Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (Japan, EMI, CP35-3046)"

Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (titled Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 3 in Australasia) is a greatest hits album by Olivia Newton-John released on 3 September 1982 in North America, Australasia, Scandinavia, South Africa and certain Asian and Latin American territories. It was her second greatest hits album released in North America and her third in other territories (following First Impressions and Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits).

The album compiled most singles released by Newton-John since the release of her 1977 Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits album from her following albums and soundtracks. The album included two new recordings; "Heart Attack" and "Tied Up", both of which were actually recorded during the sessions for the Physical album.

An album with similar cover art titled Olivia's Greatest Hits was released simultaneously in Europe (excluding Scandinavia) and certain Asian and Latin American territories. This compilation fully spanned Newton-John's career up to that point, starting with singles from If Not for You.

The album was certified multi-platinum in both the United States and Canada.

Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 / Vol. 3 includes songs released by the singer between 1978 and 1982. The North American edition contains ten tracks while other editions contain fourteen tracks. The two new songs ("Heart Attack" and "Tied Up") were released as singles to promote the album and reached numbers 3 and 38 on the US pop charts, respectively. "Heart Attack" was a Number One Single in France, while "Tied Up" became a surprise chart-topper in Cyprus.

Olivia's Greatest Hits (also released as 20 Grootste Hits in the Netherlands and 20 Grandes Exitos in Argentina) includes songs released by Newton-John between 1971 and 1982. "Heart Attack" and "Tied Up" were also included on this collection.

The album only climbed to No. 16 on the Billboard 200, but spent over 80 weeks on the chart and ultimately ranked as the No. 10 album of 1983. This was the longest-charting album of Newton-John's career and her first non-soundtrack album to rank in the year-end Top 10. The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA in the US.

Olivia's Greatest Hits also peaked at number 8 with a 38-week chart run in the UK and became her only platinum certified non-soundtrack album there. 150,000 copies were shipped in Canada initially. The album hit #1 in her native Australia, her third album to do so after the soundtracks to Grease and Xanadu.

The album was well received by music critics. JT Griffith from AllMusic website gave the album four out of five stars and wrote that the album "remains the best choice for casual fans who only want the roller-rink hits".

In their review, Billboard noted that "Newton-John's second hits collection reaffirms that she and John Farrar consistently make some of the best singles in the business, from silky ballads like "Magic" to frenetic workouts like "You're The One That I Want." Half of the songs here are from Newton-John's two feature films, "Grease" and "Xanadu." Also included are two new songs, the current single "Heart Attack" and a sinuous midtempo piece called "Tied Up" which Farrar cowrote with Lee Ritenour. Our only gripe is that this should have been a 12-cut LP and included the major hits "Summer Nights" and "Deeper Than The Night."

Tracklist:

1. "Heart Attack" 3:07
2. "Magic" (from the Xanadu soundtrack, 1980) 4:28
3. "Physical" (from Physical, 1981) 3:43
4. "Deeper Than the Night" (from Totally Hot, 1978)   4:16
5. "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (from the Grease soundtrack, 1978) 3:05
6. "Make a Move on Me" (from Physical, 1981)  3:17
7. "Landslide" (from Physical, 1981)    4:01
8. "A Little More Love" (from Totally Hot, 1978) 3:27
9. "You're the One That I Want" (with John Travolta, from the Grease soundtrack 1978)  2:47
10. "Tied Up" 4:27
11. "Suddenly" (with Cliff Richard, from the Xanadu soundtrack, 1980) 4:03
12. "Totally Hot" (from Totally Hot, 1978) 3:11
13. "The Promise (The Dolphin Song)" (from Physical, 1981) 4:28
14. "Xanadu" (with Electric Light Orchestra, from the Xanadu soundtrack, 1980) 3:30

Total length: 51:50

Various Artists "The 80's Collection - 1981"

The 80's Collection 1981 (Time Life Music) is a double CD compilation album, edited by Time-Life Music in 1993.

Track list:

CD1

1. REO Speedwagon– Keep On Loving You 3:21
2. Foreigner– Waiting For A Girl Like You  4:35
3. Robert Palmer– Looking For Clues 4:19
4. Steve Winwood– While You See A Chance  5:11
5. Jon & Vangelis– I'll Find My Way Home  4:32
6. Earth Wind And Fire – Let's Groove 5:39
7. Cliff Richard– Wired For Sound    3:40
8. Hall & Oates – Private Eyes  3:34
9. Keith Marshall– Only Crying  4:19
10. Eddie Rabbitt– I Love A Rainy Night  3:11
11. Styx   The Best Of Times   4:19
12. Champaign– How 'Bout Us  4:33  

CD2

1. Soft Cell– Tainted Love   2:41
2. Ultravox– Vienna  4:39
3. Visage– Fade To Grey  4:01
4. Kim Carnes– Bette Davis Eyes  3:44
5. Kim Wilde– Kids In America  3:29
6. Bucks Fizz– Making Your Mind Up 2:40
7. Shakin' Stevens– You Drive Me Crazy  2:49
8. Adam And The Ants– Stand And Deliver  3:10
9. Altered Images– Happy Birthday   3:02
10. Blondie– Rapture 5:34
11. The Electric Light Orchestra  –   Hold On Tight  3:09
12. The Pointer Sisters – Slowhand 3:48

The 80's Collection - '1981' was produced by Time-Life with the cooperation of BMG, Chrysalis, EMI, PolyGram, Sony, Warner and other independents.

The copyright in this sound recording is owned by the participating labels and has been licensed to Time-Life Books B.V.

℗ 1993 Time-Life Books B.V.

© 1993 Time-Life Books B.V.

Time-Life Music is a division of Time-Life Books B.V.

Time -Life is a trademark of Time Warner Inc.

Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe.

Various Artists "The Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002 - Party At The Palace - The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace"

The Party at the Palace was a British music concert and celebration held in London in 2002. The event was in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II held over the Golden Jubilee Weekend 1–4 June 2002. The event itself was hosted at Buckingham Palace Garden on 3 June 2002. It was the pop/rock equivalent of the Prom at the Palace, that showcased classical music.

The concert was held at the gardens of Buckingham Palace Garden as part of the Golden Jubilee. The event was touted as the greatest concert in Britain since Live Aid or possibly ever. Tickets to the event were determined by a lottery. 12,000 people attended the concert. An estimated 1 million people watched outside the Palace in The Mall and around the Queen Victoria Memorial, and 200 million on television. The concert included performances of many hit songs from the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The event was the culmination of a national day of partying. The BBC Music Live Festival also occurred on the day. At 13:00 towns across the United Kingdom had bands play The Beatles hit "All You Need Is Love" before church bells were rung around the country.

A condensed version of the concert was released on DVD. Some portions have been cut, e.g. Ruby Wax's monologue, Dame Edna's introduction of Paul McCartney performing "Blackbird" and Paul McCartney's spontaneous performance of "Her Majesty".

A live CD recording of the performance was also released in 2002.

Track list:

1. Brian May + The Royal Academy Of Music Symphony Orchestra* With Roger Taylor & Ray Cooper God Save The Queen     1:58
2. Phil Collins You Can't Hurry Love   3:04
3. Atomic Kitten Dancing In The Street    2:41
4. Shirley Bassey Goldfinger  2:57
5. Bryan Adams Everything I Do (I Do It For You)   4:18
6. Tom Jones Feat. Blue & Keith Airey You Can Leave Your Hat On   3:51
7. Queen + Phil Collins Radio Ga Ga   2:18
8. Queen + London Cast Of The Musical We Will Rock You, The* + Phil Collins We Will Rock You     1:45
9. Queen + Will Young + London Cast Of The Musical We Will Rock You, The* + Phil Collins We Are The Champions     2:38
10. Annie Lennox Why    5:36
11. Cliff Richard Feat. S Club 7 & Brian May Move It   2:43
12. Ozzy Osbourne With Tony Iommi Paranoid    3:12
13. Elton John I Want Love   4:31
14. Brian Wilson Feat. The Corrs God Only Knows   2:48
15. Brian Wilson Feat. Cliff Richard, Emma Bunton & Atomic Kitten Good Vibrations  4:22
16. Eric Clapton Layla   6:20
17. Steve Winwood Gimme Some Lovin'   2:49
18. Joe Cocker Feat. Steve Winwood & Brian May With A Little Help From My Friends  5:40
19. Rod Stewart Feat. J'Anna Jacoby Handbags & Gladrags  3:56
20. Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Paul McCartney, Ladysmith Black Mambazo And Various All You Need Is Love   3:37
21. Various Hey Jude   6:50

Backing Vocals – Claudia Fontaine, Margo Buchanan, Sam Brown
Bass [The House Band] – Pino Palladino
Conductor [Royal Academy Of Music Symphony Orchestra Md Assistant] – James Brett
Conductor [Royal Academy Of Music Symphony Orchestra Musical Director] – Michael Kamen
Directed By [Concert] – Geoff Posner
Drums [The House Band] – Phil Collins
Executive-Producer – Sir George Martin, Michael Kamen, Phil Ramone
Executive-Producer [Concert] – Lorna Dickinson
Guitar [The House Band] – Phil Palmer
Keyboards [The House Band] – Wix Wickens
Management [Concert Production Manager] – Elizabeth Flowers
Management [Marketing Manager] – Teresa Harte
Management [Project, For Ca Management] – Adam Sharp
Mastered By [@ Abbey Road] – Adam Nunn
Mixed By, Engineer [@ Abbey Road] – Paul Hicks
Mixed By, Engineer [@ Mayfair] – Greg Jackman*, John Hudson
Other [Pr] – Katherine Howard
Other [Rights Clearance] – Claire Jarvis, Wendy Neilson
Percussion [The House Band] – Ray Cooper
Performer [Paul Mccartney's Band] – Abe Laboriel Jr, Brian Ray, Wix Wickens, Rusty Anderson
Performer [The Royal Academy Of Music Jazz Horns] – Christopher Webster, Mike Lovett, Pablo Mendelssohn, Simon Allen, Thomas Richards
Producer – Giles Martin
Producer [Concert] – Cerrie Frost
Saxophone [The House Band] – Eric Robinson 
Supervised By [Sound] – Andy Rose

All tracks ℗ 2002 Golden Jubilee Events Ltd.

Recorded using Quantegy Tape

Recorded live at Buckingham Palace by the BBC, 3rd June 2002.

℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Golden Jubilee Events Limited under exclusive license to EMI Records Limited © 2002 Golden Jubilee Events Limited under licence to EMI Records Limited.

Made in the EU

Electric Light Orchestra + Olivia Newton-John "Xanadu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)"

Xanadu is the soundtrack of the 1980 musical film of the same name, featuring the Australian singer Olivia Newton-John and the British group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released in June 1980 on MCA Records in the United States and July 1980 by Jet Records in the United Kingdom. The original LP release featured on side one the songs of Newton-John, and on side two the songs of ELO. In 2008 the soundtrack album was digitally remastered as a bonus CD as part of the film's DVD release entitled Xanadu – Magical Musical Edition.

Although the film was a critical and commercial disappointment, the soundtrack was a worldwide success and received positive reviews from music critics going double platinum in the US and Canada. The hit singles "Magic" and "Xanadu", peaked at number one in the United States and United Kingdom, respectively. Both singles also went to number one in the Netherlands and Italy, respectively. It was the 5th most popular US soundtrack in 1981.

The soundtrack featured songs on side one by the film's star, Olivia Newton-John, written by her long-time producer, John Farrar. The songs on side two were written and performed by ELO. The title track which closed side two featured Newton-John as lead vocalist.

The Newton-John side also featured Cliff Richard, the Tubes and Gene Kelly.


At the time of the album's release, Olivia Newton-John was signed to MCA Records, while ELO were signed to Jet Records. A compromise was worked out between the two companies in that the album was released on MCA in the US and Canada, and on Jet in the rest of the world.

Olivia Newton-John "Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2"

Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is the second greatest hits album by Olivia Newton-John released on September 3, 1982. The album compiled most singles released by Newton-John since the release of her 1977 Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits album from her following albums and soundtracks. The album included two new recordings; "Heart Attack" and "Tied Up". Both songs were released as singles and reached number 3 and 38 on the pop charts, respectively. "Heart Attack" was a number one single in France.

The album omitted some singles released by Newton-John during this period including songs from Grease ("Summer Nights"), Totally Hot ("Deeper Than the Night", "Totally Hot", "Dancin' 'Round and 'Round") and Physical ("Landside"). The album also did not include "I Can't Help It", her duet with Andy Gibb from his After Dark album.

The album only climbed to No. 16 on the Billboard 200, but spent over 80 weeks on the chart and ultimately ranked as the No. 10 album of 1983. This was the longest charting album of Newton-John's career and her first non-soundtrack album to rank in the year-end Top 10.

The album was released in the United Kingdom as Olivia's Greatest Hits with a slightly different cover and a 19-track listing covering all of her major UK hits from If Not for You. It peaked at number 8 with a 38-week chart run. 150,000 were shipped in Canada initially.

The album was certified double Platinum by the RIAA in the US and Platinum in the UK.

Elton John "Leather Jackets"

Leather Jackets, released in 1986, is the twentieth official album release for Elton John. Recorded at Sol Studios in England and Wisseloord Studios in the Netherlands, it was his first album not to have any top 40 singles in either the US or the UK since 1970's Tumbleweed Connection, which had no singles released from it. It is also the poorest-charting album of his career.

In 2001 Elton regarded "Heartache All Over the World" as the worst song he'd ever recorded, calling it "pretty insubstantial"; in 2006, he would declare Jackets his least favourite of all his albums, saying "Gus Dudgeon did his best but you can't work with a loony." He would also call its biker-inspired cover "very butch but a total disaster. I was not a well budgie, I was married and it was just one bag of coke after another." (In spite of this, lyricist Bernie Taupin believes The Big Picture deserves the honour of worst album.)

In 2000, Gus Dudgeon said: "There was a chance he could polish himself off. He'd go out and do some coke and it'd be all over his mouth, his nose would be running and I'd go: 'Oh God, this is just awful'."

"Heartache All Over the World" was the only single to achieve chart success in the US, though it failed to crack the top 50. "Slow Rivers" is a collaboration with Cliff Richard that was released as a single in the UK. Cher collaborated with "Lady Choc Ice" (actually John himself) to write "Don't Trust That Woman". Roger Taylor and John Deacon of Queen play drums and bass guitar respectively on the track "Angeline".

John played "Paris" during his 1986 US tour. He included "Heartache All Over the World" and "Slow Rivers" on his 1986 Australian tour with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, which would eventually yield John's live album Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. "Heartache" was included in the band portion of the show (John opted not to play piano for that number) while "Slow Rivers" was played during the second half of the show with the orchestra. Due to contractual constraints, "Slow Rivers" was not included on Live in Australia, despite the fact that it was from the orchestral portion of the show, which was the basis for the album. Though not released as a single, "Paris" also became a minor FM hit for some jazz stations that programmed the track.


This is John's only studio album (from the pre-1993 period) that has yet to be remastered as of February 2016; it last appeared on compact disc in the early 1990s. However, in 2008, it would become available for digital download.

The majority of the tracks from the album were recorded during the Ice on Fire sessions in 1985.


This was John's last studio release to be produced by Gus Dudgeon and his last in which he played a grand piano before switching to the Roland RD-1000 digital piano for Reg Strikes Back and the two albums following that. After his throat surgery in 1987, Chris Thomas would be rehired as producer. For the first time in John's career, no songs on this album are longer than five minutes.