Gaia: One Woman's Journey

Gaia: One Woman's Journey
Studio album by Olivia Newton-John
Released	July 1994
Recorded	June 1993–April 1994
Genre	New-age
Length	54:19
Label	Festival
Producer	Olivia Newton-John Murray Burns Colin Bayley
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 (1992) Gaia: One Woman's Journey (1994) Back with a Heart (1998)
Singles from Gaia
"No Matter What You Do" Released: July 1994

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Gaia: One Woman's Journey is an album released by Olivia Newton-John in 1994. For the first time, Newton-John wrote all the songs and co-produced the album.

Production and reception[]

Gaia was Newton-John's first album since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. Many of the songs were written about her experience, such as "Why Me" and "Not Gonna Give into It", as well as her interest in conservation.^[2] Gaia was recorded in Australia during 1993 and 1994 and released by several independent labels internationally, except in Australia where Newton-John was still signed to Festival Records. The album was praised by critics and fans. AllMusic called it "the most honest and inviting album of her career." The single "No Matter What You Do" reached the Top 40 in Australia.

Track listing[]

All songs by Olivia Newton-John.

1. "Trust Yourself" – 5:40
2. "No Matter What You Do" – 4:22
3. "No Other Love" – 3:35
4. "Pegasus" – 5:11
5. "Why Me" – 4:59
6. "Don't Cut Me Down" – 4:14
7. "Gaia" – 7:28
8. "Do You Feel" – 4:22
9. "I Never Knew Love" – 2:48
10. "Silent Ruin" – 3:43
11. "Not Gonna Give into It" – 3:42
12. "The Way of Love" – 4:15

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

• Olivia Newton-John – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 5, 11, 12)
• Murray Burns – keyboards (1, 2, 4-12), bass (1, 2, 5, 7, 9)
• Colin Bayley – guitar (1, 7, 9, 12), electric guitar (2), acoustic guitar (3, 5, 6, 10), tambourine (6), keyboards (7, 11, 12), drums (9), percussion (9), bass (11, 12), backing vocals (12)
• Dan Harris – guitar (1, 4, 7, 11), acoustic guitar (3, 8), electric guitar (5), ambient guitar (6)
• Dennis Wilson – acoustic guitar (2), steel guitar (2), lap steel (2)
• Kevin Bayley – pedal steel guitar (5, 9), acoustic guitar (8), guitar (9)
• Greg Lyon – fretless bass (3)
• Jack Thorncraft – double bass (8, 10)
• Steve Hopes – drums (1, 2, 5, 7), percussion (3, 5, 11), hi-hat (12)
• Matt Ledgar – congas (1), percussion (3, 5, 11)
• Steve Nugent – percussion (11)
• Don Burrows – clarinet (3), flute (4), bamboo flute (7), bass flute (8), alto flute (10)
• Xue Bing Ellingworth – erhu (6, 7)
• Jarwin Jugurmurra – didgeridoo (7)
• John Hoffman – flugelhorn (11)
• Johnny Amobi – backing vocals (1, 5, 12)
• Risina Antonio – backing vocals (1, 5)
• Jojo Smith – backing vocals (5)
• Grace Knight – backing vocals (11)
• Elizabeth Lord – backing vocals (11)
• Rous School Choir – backing vocals (12)

Production[]

• Producers – Olivia Newton-John, Colin Bayley and Murray Burns.
• Engineers – Colin Bayley, Murray Burns, Glen Phirnister and John Sayers.
• Recorded at Music Farm Studios (Byron Bay, New South Wales).
• Mixing – Kevin Shirley (Tracks 1, 2 and 5); Bob Clearmountain (Tracks 3, 4 & 6-12).
• Mix assistant on tracks 3, 4 and 6–12 – Mick Patterson
• Mixed at MIX THIS! (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mastered by Leon Zervos at Abosute Audio (New York, NY).
• Art direction – Gabrielle Raumberger
• Design – Gabrielle Raumberger and Dylan Tran
• Photography – Peter Carrette and Alberto Tolot
• Typography – Dylan Tran
• Management – Bill Sammeth Organization

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