Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992

Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992
Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992
Greatest hits album by Olivia Newton-John
Released	9 June 1992
Recorded	1971–1992
Genre	Pop; country pop;
Label	Geffen
Producer	Peter Asher; Harding Curnow; John Farrar; David Foster; Elton John; Jeff Lynne; Giorgio Moroder; James Newton Howard; Guy Roche; Louis St. Louis; Diane Warren; Bruce Welch;
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Singles from Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992
	"I Need Love"; Released: June 1992; "Deeper Than a River"; Released: August 1992;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 is the third greatest hits album by Olivia Newton-John released on 9 June 1992 and the first compilation to contain both her country and pop hits. The album contained four new tracks: lead single "I Need Love" (produced by Giorgio Moroder), US Adult Contemporary top 20 hit "Deeper Than a River", "Not Gonna Be the One" and a cover version of Brenda Lee's 1960 US number one "I Want to Be Wanted", which was a number-one hit in Belgium. A tour was planned to promote the album, but had to be cancelled when Newton-John was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Release[]

The album was released with different track listings in different territories in order to feature her biggest hits in each region. Although the album did not chart highly in the US, it was a long-term big seller and eventually certified Gold.^[2] The album was a bigger success in the UK and Australia.

Track listing[]

*Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992* – American edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Deeper Than a River"	Diane Warren	Warren Guy Roche	4:19
2.	"Not Gonna Be the One"	Seth Swirsky	John Farrar	3:12
3.	"I Want to Be Wanted"	Giuseppe Spotti Alberto Testa Kim Gannon	Peter Asher	3:26
4.	"I Need Love"	Steve Kipner John Lewis Parker	Giorgio Moroder	4:12
5.	"Twist of Fate"	Kipner Peter Beckett	David Foster	3:43
6.	"Physical"	Kipner Terry Shaddick	Farrar	3:43
7.	"Magic"	Farrar	Farrar	4:25
8.	"Deeper Than the Night"	Tom Snow Johnny Vastano	Farrar	3:35
9.	"A Little More Love"	Farrar	Farrar	3:27
10.	"You're the One That I Want" (with John Travolta)	Farrar	Farrar	2:47
11.	"Summer Nights" (with John Travolta)	Jim Jacobs Warren Casey	Louis St. Louis	3:36
12.	"Hopelessly Devoted to You"	Farrar	Farrar	3:00
13.	"Please Mr. Please"	Bruce Welch John Rostill	Farrar	3:24
14.	"Sam"	Farrar Hank Marvin Don Black	Farrar	3:37
15.	"Have You Never Been Mellow"	Farrar	Farrar	3:28
16.	"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"	Rostill	Farrar	3:12
17.	"I Honestly Love You"	Peter Allen Jeff Barry	Farrar	3:36
Total length:				54:19

*Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992* – European and Japanese editions
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"If Not for You"	Bob Dylan	Welch Farrar	2:53
2.	"Banks of the Ohio"	Traditional	Welch Farrar	3:16
3.	"What Is Life"	George Harrison	Welch Farrar	3:26
4.	"Take Me Home, Country Roads"	Bill Danoff Taffy Nivert John Denver	Farrar	3:17
5.	"I Honestly Love You"			3:37
6.	"Have You Never Been Mellow"			3:30
7.	"Sam"			3:42
8.	"You're the One That I Want" (with John Travolta)			2:48
9.	"Hopelessly Devoted to You"			3:06
10.	"Summer Nights" (with John Travolta)			3:35
11.	"A Little More Love"			3:29
12.	"Xanadu" (with Electric Light Orchestra)	Jeff Lynne	Lynne	3:28
13.	"Magic"			4:31
14.	"Suddenly" (with Cliff Richard)	Farrar	Farrar	4:00
15.	"Physical"			3:43
16.	"The Rumour"	Elton John Bernie Taupin	John James Newton Howard	3:56
17.	"Not Gonna Be the One"			3:04
18.	"I Need Love"			4:13
19.	"I Want to Be Wanted"			3:26
20.	"Deeper Than a River"			4:19
21.	"Warm and Tender" (Japanese bonus track)	Olivia Newton-John Farrar	Farrar	3:22
Total length:				71:21

*Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992* – Australian edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Need Love"			4:14
2.	"Deeper Than a River"			4:20
3.	"Not Gonna Be the One"			3:06
4.	"I Want to Be Wanted"			3:31
5.	"If Not for You"			2:56
6.	"Banks of the Ohio"			3:19
7.	"Let Me Be There"	Rostill	Welch Farrar	3:01
8.	"I Honestly Love You"			3:38
9.	"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"			3:16
10.	"Have You Never Been Mellow"			3:33
11.	"Don't Stop Believin'"	Farrar	Farrar	3:40
12.	"Sam"			3:45
13.	"A Little More Love"			3:30
14.	"Physical"			3:44
15.	"Make a Move on Me"	Farrar Snow	Farrar	3:19
16.	"Hopelessly Devoted to You"			3:07
17.	"Xanadu" (with Electric Light Orchestra)			3:29
18.	"Magic"			4:31
19.	"Twist of Fate"			3:42
20.	"Soul Kiss"	Mark Goldenberg	Farrar	4:33
21.	"The Grease Megamix" (with John Travolta)	Farrar Jacobs Casey	Farrar St. Louis Harding Curnow	4:51
Total length:				73:05

*The Singles: Australasian Tour Souvenir* – 1998 bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No Matter What You Do"	Newton-John	Newton-John Murray Burns Colin Bailey	4:22
2.	"Don't Cut Me Down"	Newton-John	Newton-John Burns Bailey	4:15
3.	"It's Always Australia for Me"	John Capek Newton-John	Davitt Sigerson	3:19
4.	"Can't We Talk It Over in Bed"	Sandy Linzer Irwin Levine	Hank Medress Linzer	3:55
5.	"The Rumour"			3:59
6.	"Please Mr. Please"			3:24
7.	"Jolene"	Dolly Parton	Farrar	3:07
8.	"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"	Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice	Farrar	6:02
9.	"Heart Attack"	Kipner Paul Bliss	Farrar	3:08
10.	"Toughen Up"	Terry Britten Graham Lyle	Farrar	3:49
Total length:				38:00

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[4]	7
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	12
US Billboard 200^[6]	121

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[7]	2

Singles[]

Singles Charts	Title	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	"I Need Love"	89
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	"I Need Love"	96
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales^[8]	"I Need Love"	28
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play^[8]	"I Need Love"	44
UK Charts	"I Need Love"	75
Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart	"I Need Love"	29
US Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart^[8]	"Deeper Than a River"	20
Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart	"Deeper Than a River"	18

Certifications and sales[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Allmusic review
^ "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics - The Essential Collection 1971-1992". Hung Medien.
^ "Charts.nz – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics - The Essential Collection 1971-1992". Hung Medien.
^ "Olivia Newton-John | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
^ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12 no. 35. 2 September 1995. p. 21. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via American Radio History.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Olivia Newton-John>> Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
^ "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971-1992". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Allmusic review

[2] "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992". Recording Industry Association of America.

[ac_Australia_Olivia_Newton-John-3] "Australiancharts.com – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics - The Essential Collection 1971-1992". Hung Medien.

[ac_New_Zealand_Olivia_Newton-John-4] "Charts.nz – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics - The Essential Collection 1971-1992". Hung Medien.

[ac_UK_Olivia_Newton-John-5] "Olivia Newton-John | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.

[ac_Billboard200_Olivia_Newton-John-6] "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[7] "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12 no. 35. 2 September 1995. p. 21. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via American Radio History.

[bIIb-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Olivia Newton-John>> Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

[US_Plat-9] "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971-1992". Recording Industry Association of America.

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