Clearly Love

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Clearly Love
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Studio album by
Olivia Newton-John
Released30 September 1975
RecordedMay–June 1975
StudioEMI Studios, London[1]
GenreCountry, pop rock
Length31:13
LabelEMI
ProducerJohn Farrar
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Have You Never Been Mellow
(1975) 		Clearly Love
(1975) 		Come On Over
(1976)
Singles from Clearly Love
  1. "Something Better to Do"
    Released: September 1975
  2. "Let It Shine"
    Released: December 1975

Clearly Love is the seventh studio album by Olivia Newton-John, released in September 1975.[2]

Reception[]

The album's peak of number 12 in the US was also something of a disappointment, considering that Newton-John's previous two albums, If You Love Me, Let Me Know and Have You Never Been Mellow, had both reached number 1. Nevertheless, the album did earn a Gold certification,[3] and both of the album's singles were country chart hits, with "Something Better to Do" reaching number 19 and "Let It Shine" (written by Nashville songwriter Linda Hargrove) reaching 5. In the United Kingdom it was a different story, as neither the album nor its singles charted at all there. The market in which the album was most successful in terms of chart position was the Netherlands, where it went to number one. Clearly Love also did well in Japan, reaching number 3 on the Oricon Albums Chart, the LP sold 110,450 there.[4]

Singles[]

The 1940s retro sounding "Something Better to Do" and the country "Let it Shine" (backed with her version of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother") were the two single releases. "Let It Shine" topped the charts in the Netherlands. This song became popular on country music stations, hitting the top 10 on the Country chart. Both singles were number 1 Adult Contemporary chart hits in the United States, but performed comparatively poorly on the Billboard Hot 100 at numbers 13 and 30 respectively, the beginning of a decline at Newton-John's popularity at Top 40 radio in the US that would not be reversed until her starring role in the movie musical Grease in 1978.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Something Better to Do"John Farrar3:16
2."Lovers"Mickey Newbury2:40
3."Slow Down Jackson"
  • Michael Brourman
  • Karen Gottlieb
3:05
4."He's My Rock"S.K. Dobbins2:17
5."Sail into Tomorrow"Farrar3:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying"Labi Siffre3:00
7."Clearly Love"
  • Diane Berglund
  • Jim Phillips
2:19
8."Let It Shine"Linda Hargrove2:26
9."Summertime Blues"
2:11
10."Just a Lot of Folk (The Marshmallow Song)"
  • Diane Berglund
  • Jim Phillips
2:47
11."He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother"
3:54
Japan 2010 SHM-CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Something Better to Do" (live in Osaka, Japan, December 1976)2:55
13."Fairy Tale Hero" (previously Unreleased)3:07

Personnel[]

  • Olivia Newton-John – lead vocals
  • Graham Todd – keyboards
  • Terry Britten – acoustic guitar
  • John Farrar – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
  • B.J. Cole – steel guitar
  • Keith Nelson – 5-string banjo
  • Alan Tarney – bass
  • Brian Bennett – drums
  • Vicki Brown – backing vocals
  • Pat Farrar – backing vocals
  • Margo Newman – backing vocals
  • – backing vocals

Production[]

  • John Farrar – producer
  • Tony Clark – engineer
  • Allan Rouse – engineer
  • Michael Stavroes – mixing
  • Brian Ingoldsby – mastering
  • George Osaki – art direction, design
  • Charles Bush – photography
  • Larry Marmorstein – graphics
Studios

Charts[]

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Platinum 100,000^
Japan (Oricon Charts) — 110,450[7]
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.worldcat.org/title/clearly-love/oclc/56702168
  2. ^ "Clearly Love - Olivia Newton-John | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Clearly Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. p. 349. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4120a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Olivia Newton-John – Come On Over". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Clearly Love". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Clearly Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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