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Olivia Physical
''Olivia Physical'' is a 1982 video collection featuring the singer Olivia Newton-John and various of her songs, most from the album ''Physical (Olivia Newton-John album), Physical''. A somewhat expanded version of the video was aired as an American Broadcasting Company, ABC prime-time television special, ''Let's Get Physical'', which was in the top 10 of the Nielsen ratings. In 1983 the video received a Grammy Award as Grammy Award for Video of the Year, Video of the Year.Dennis McDougal, ''The Last Mogul: Lew Wasserman, MCA, and the Hidden History of Hollywood'' (New York: Da Capo, 2001)p. 407 Legacy Newton-John was one of the first artists to invest in music videos. The 1978 album ''Totally Hot'' was her first one to features videos accompanying all the singles from the album, but they were very simple, being primarily composed of Newton-John singing in the studio. The music videos of the songs on ''Physical'' are more complex, and were some of the first to present a plot line, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Newton-John
Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and two number-one albums on the ''Billboard'' 200: ''If You Love Me, Let Me Know'' (1974) and ''Have You Never Been Mellow'' (1975). Eleven of her singles (including two Platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two Platinum and four 2× Platinum) have been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 1978, Newton-John starred in the musical film '' Grease'', which was the highest-grossing musical film at the time and whose soundtrack remains one of the world's best-selling albums. It features two major hit duets with co-star John Travolta: "You're the One That I Want"—which is one of the best-selling singles of all time—and " Summer Nights". Her signature solo recordings include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landslide (Olivia Newton-John Song)
"Landslide" is a song recorded by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her eleventh studio album, ''Physical'' (1981). Written and produced by John Farrar, the song was released in several countries as the third and final single in April 1982. “Landslide" did not achieve the success of its predecessors, but peaked within the top 20 in Belgium and the United Kingdom, peaking at number 18 on the UK Singles Charts. It peaked at number 52 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Track listing and formats *UK 7-inch vinyl single (EMI Records) # "Landslide" (Farrar) – 4:27 # "Recovery" (Farrar, Tom Snow Thomas Righter Snow (born 1947 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American songwriter. Biography Snow has written songs for Gayle McCormick "( Even a Fool Would Let Go" with Kerry Chater – a song covered by a number of artists including Kenny ...) – 4:18 Charts Weekly charts References External links "Physical" albumat Newton-John's official website 1982 sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Video Albums
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Music Video Compilation Albums
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a few specific elements, there is no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into academic disciplines, criticism, philosophy, and psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of instruments, including the human voice. In some musical contexts, a performance or composition may be to some extent improvised. For instance, in Hindustani classical music, the performer plays spontaneously while following a partially defined structure and using characteristic motifs. In modal jazz the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Newton-John Video Albums
Olivia may refer to: People * Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Olivia (singer) (Olivia Longott, born 1981), American singer * OlÃvia (basketball) (Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, born 1974), Brazilian basketball player * Olivia Lufkin (born 1979), also known mononymously as Olivia, Japanese-American singer * Olivia Trappeniers (born 1997), also known mononymously as Olivia, Belgian Flemish singer * Oliva of Brescia (died 138), Christian martyr * Olivia of Palermo (448–463), Christian martyr Places * Olivia, Mauritius, a place in Mauritius * Olivia, Minnesota, United States * Olivia, North Carolina, United States * Olivia, Pennsylvania, United States * Lake Olivia, in Highlands County, Florida Arts and entertainment Fictional characters *Olivia (fictional pig), in children's books by Ian Falconer * Olivia (''Twelfth Night''), in Shakespeare's play * Olivia (''The Walking Dead''), in the comic book and TV franchise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grease (film)
''Grease'' is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Written by Bronte Woodard (adaptation by Allan Carr) and directed by Randal Kleiser in his theatrical feature film debut, the film depicts the lives of greaser Danny Zuko and Australian transfer student Sandy Olsson, who develop an attraction for each other during a summer romance. The film stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as Danny and Sandy. Released on June 16, 1978, ''Grease'' was successful both critically and commercially, becoming the highest-grossing musical film ever at the time. Its soundtrack album ended 1978 as the second-best-selling album of the year in the United States, behind the soundtrack of the 1977 blockbuster ''Saturday Night Fever'' (which also starred Travolta) and earned an Oscar nomination for " Hopelessly Devoted to You" at the 51st Academy Awards. In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvery Rain
"Silvery Rain" is a song composed by Hank Marvin and first released by Marvin, Welch & Farrar on their eponymous debut album in February 1971. It was also recorded by Cliff Richard, who released it as a single in March 1971. His version peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. Cliff Richard version Release "Silvery Rain" was released with two B-sides. The first, "Annabella Umbrella", was written by Valerie Avon and Harold Spiro and features an accompaniment by the Nick Ingam Orchestra. The second, "Time Flies", was written by Brian Bennett and Mike Hawker. "Silvery Rain" has been described as a being a "social comment on the problems of pesticides and poisons". Derek Johnson for ''New Musical Express'' described it as "one of the least commercial and uncharacteristic he has ever recorded". Track listing 7": Columbia / DB 8774 # "Silvery Rain" – 3:46 # "Annabella Umbrella" – 2:49 # "Time Flies" – 2:54 Personnel * Cliff Richard – vocals * Big Jim Sullivan â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make A Move On Me
"Make a Move on Me" is a song recorded by singer Olivia Newton-John for her eleventh studio album. ''Physical'' (1981). It was written by John Farrar and Tom Snow, and produced by the former. The follow-up single to the number-one hit "Physical", it was released in January 1982 and peaked at number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 that April. Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications) It also became her twelfth and final single to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Canada, "Make a Move on Me" reached number four on the pop chart and number two for two weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was blocked from the top spot on that chart by "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins. Juliana Hatfield covered the song on her album ''Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John ''Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John'' is the sixteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Juliana Hatf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little More Love (Olivia Newton-John Song)
"A Little More Love" is a song recorded by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her tenth studio album, ''Totally Hot'' (1978). Written and produced by Newton-John's long-time record producer John Farrar, the song was released as the lead single from ''Totally Hot'' in October 1978 and became a worldwide hit single. In the United States, "A Little More Love" reached its peak position of number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in February 1979, and peaked at number four on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, it spent three weeks at position number two on the ''RPM'' Top Singles chart during February and March 1979, and was the seventh biggest hit of that year. It also reached number five on the ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary chart. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 4, and stayed on the charts for 12 weeks. ''Record World'' said the song is "more rock-oriented than ewton-John'spast pop efforts, and with a song as good as this one, the transition shou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physical (Olivia Newton-John Song)
"Physical" is a song recorded by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her 1981 eleventh studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on 28 September 1981. The song was produced by John Farrar and written by Steve Kipner and Terry Shaddick, who had originally intended to offer it to Rod Stewart. The song had also been offered to Tina Turner by her manager Roger Davies, but when Turner declined, Davies gave the song to Newton-John, another of his clients. "Physical" was an immediate smash hit, shipping two million copies in the United States, where it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and spent 10 weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Physical" ultimately became Newton-John's biggest hit and cemented her legacy as a pop superstar, a journey that began when she crossed over from her earlier country pop roots. The song's suggestive lyric, which even caused it to be banned in some m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanadu (film)
''Xanadu'' is a 1980 American musical fantasy film written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel, and directed by Robert Greenwald. The film stars Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck and Gene Kelly in his final film role. It features music by Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra, Cliff Richard, and the Tubes. The title is a reference to the nightclub in the film, which takes its name from Xanadu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty in China. This city appears in ''Kubla Khan'' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an 1816 poem that is quoted in the film. ''Xanadu'' was released in the United States on August 8, 1980, by Universal Pictures. A box office disappointment, it earned negative critical reviews and was an inspiration (along with ''Can't Stop the Music'') for the creation of the Golden Raspberry Awards to recognize the worst films of the year. Despite the lackluster performance of the film, the soundtrack album became a huge commercial success around the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
