Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John

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Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
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Greatest hits album by
Olivia Newton-John
Released9 November 2001 (2001-11-09)
GenrePop
ProducerJohn Farrar, Jeff Lynne, David Foster
Olivia Newton-John chronology
One Woman's Live Journey
(2000) 		Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
(2001) 		The Definitive Collection
(2001)

Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John is a 2001 greatest hits compilation from Olivia Newton-John. This was the first compilation from Newton-John to include all 15 of her Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first Newton-John album to include The Grease Megamix.

Reception[]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic felt Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John is "the best compilation ever assembled on Newton-John's career, largely because it does cover her entire career, hitting every major point."[1]

Track listing[]

  1. "Let Me Be There" (John Rostill) - 2:58
  2. "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" (Rostill) - 3:12
  3. "I Honestly Love You" (Peter Allen, Jeff Barry) - 3:37
  4. "Have You Never Been Mellow" (John Farrar) - 3:31
  5. "Please Mr. Please" (Bruce Welch, Rostill) - 3:23
  6. "Come On Over" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) - 3:41
  7. "Don't Stop Believin'" (Farrar) - 3:37
  8. "Sam" (Farrar, Hank Marvin, Don Black) - 3:43
  9. "You're the One That I Want" (Farrar) - 2:49, duet with John Travolta
  10. "Hopelessly Devoted To You" (Farrar) - 3:06
  11. "Summer Nights" (Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey) - 3:36, duet with Travolta
    Tracks 9-11 are originally from the 1978 film Grease
  12. "A Little More Love" (Farrar) - 3:28
  13. "Deeper Than the Night" (Tom Snow, Johnny Vastano) - 3:37
  14. "Magic" (Farrar) - 4:30
  15. "Xanadu" (Jeff Lynne) - 3:29, with Electric Light Orchestra
  16. "Suddenly" (Farrar) - 4:01, duet with Cliff Richard
    Tracks 14-16 are originally from the 1980 film Xanadu
  17. "Physical" (Steve Kipner, Terry Shaddick) - 3:43
  18. "Make a Move on Me" (Farrar, Snow) - 3:16
  19. "Heart Attack" (Kipner, Paul Bliss) - 3:07
  20. "Twist of Fate" (Kipner, Peter Beckett) - 3:38
  21. "The Grease Megamix" (Farrar, Jacobs, Casey) - 4:50, duet with Travolta

All tracks produced by John Farrar, except "Xanadu" produced by Jeff Lynne and "Twist of Fate" produced by David Foster.

Charts[]

Album Charts Peak
position
US Billboard Charts 150[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John – Olivia Newton-John". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 17 June 2015. Note: User may have to click on a tab, e.g. Awards, to access further information.
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