专辑简介:
Olivia Newton-John has had many greatest-hits compilations over the years. Since she is due for a renaissance, it will be valuable to distinguish between the ones available. Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits was first released in 1982 to capitalize on her newfound mainstream success. The album was released the same year as Olivia's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2. The first volume represented nine songs from Newton-John's early country material while the second can be described by the words Xanadu, Physical, and Grease. So in 1982 buyers had two choices, and obviously would pick the pop collection of songs they heard on the radio. The problem with Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits is that MCA had released a similar album called Greatest Hits in 1977 with four songs not on the 1982 version: "Let Me Be There," "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)," "Banks of the Ohio," and a cover of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads." So to sensitive music critics (and Olivia Newton-John fans) Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits is a disappointing and poor album, not because the material is bad, but because of misguided judgment by the label. This is somewhat moot. On September 11, 2001, Universal released Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John which basically combines the two volumes into one double-CD package, making it perhaps the definitive collection. But Olivia's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 was the best of the bunch for a long time (including the years when Newton-John was most popular). And it remains the best choice for casual fans who only want the roller-rink hits. However, all of these compilations are in print (except the 1977 collection) and (budget notwithstanding) lacking -- if quantity of quality music is one's highest value. (With respect to the rating of this disc, how can one approve of a re-release of a compilation with four good songs removed?)
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专辑曲目:
01. If Not For You (Remastered 2022)
02. Banks Of The Ohio (Remastered 2022)
03. Love Song (Remastered 2022)
04. Take Me Home Country Roads (Remastered 2022)
05. Changes (Remastered 2022)
06. Let Me Be There (Remastered 2022)
07. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (Remastered 2022)
08. I Honestly Love You (Remastered 2022)
09. Have You Never Been Mellow (Remastered 2022)
10. Please Mr. Please (Remastered 2022)
11. The Air That I Breathe (Remastered 2022)
12. Something Better To Do (Remastered 2022)
13. Let It Shine (Remastered 2022)
14. Every Face Tells A Story (Remastered 2022)
15. Jolene (Remastered 2022)
16. Come On Over (Remastered 2022)
17. Don't Stop Believin' (Remastered 2022)
18. Sam (Remastered 2022)
19. Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Remastered 2022)
20. Making A Good Thing Better (Remastered 2022)