''Olivia Physical'' is a 1982 video collection featuring the singer

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and various of her songs, most from the album ''

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''. A somewhat expanded version of the video was aired as an

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prime-time

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, ''Let's Get Physical'', which was in the top 10 of the

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. In 1983 the video received a

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as Video of the Year.Dennis McDougal, ''The Last Mogul: Lew Wasserman, MCA, and the Hidden History of Hollywood'' (New York: Da Capo, 2001)
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Legacy

Newton-John was one of the first artists to invest in music videos. The 1978 album ''

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'' 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, and not just a video of the artist performing the song. According to ''Olivia Physical'' video album director,

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, Newton-John's record company and management were reluctant about the project at first: "I suppose there was a little nervousness at first. But,

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got us out here because she liked what we had done". Newton-John herself was a supporter of the music video industry, as she commented in a ''Billboard'' article about the ''Olivia Physical'' production:

"I think this is the way albums will go in the future: visuals with the music. I got to be a different personality and play another side of myself."

Track listing

Note * The television version has little differences from the home video version. The television version features video interludes starring Olivia, introducing some music videos. The home video version does not, but it features the music videos for "Love Make Me Strong" and "Falling", which were not part of the television version.

Production

* Fleur Thiemeyer – costume design, wardrobe, styling

References

{{Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John video albums Music video compilation albums 1982 video albums 1982 compilation albums Grammy Award for Video of the Year