Olivia's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
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| Compilation album by Olivia Newton-John | |||||
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Publication |
3rd September 1982 |
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| Label (s) | MCA Records | ||||
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
35:34 |
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John Farrar |
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Olivia's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is a best of album by British - Australian singer Olivia Newton-John . The album was released on September 3, 1982 on the MCA Records label.
Production and guest posts
The songs included on the album include previously released singles from Olivia Newton-John's previous albums Grease (two tracks), Totally Hot (one song), Xanadu (three songs) and Physical (two tracks). The two tracks Heart Attack and Tied Up were newly composed for the album.
In Olivia's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 , several guest contributions from other artists find. John Travolta is a guest musician on You're the One That I Want . Cliff Richard can be heard on Suddenly and Electric Light Orchestra appear as guest musicians on Xanadu .
Track list
| # | title | Songwriter | producer | length | album |
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| 1 | Heart attack | Paul Bliss, Steve Kipner | John Farrar | 3:01 | previously unpublished |
| 2 | Magic | John Farrar | John Farrar | 4:25 | Xanadu (1980) |
| 3 | Physical | Steve Kipner, Terry Shaddick | John Farrar | 4:43 | Physical (1981) |
| 4th | Hopelessly devoted to you | John Farrar | John Farrar | 3:00 | Grease (1978) |
| 5 | Make a move on me | John Farrar, Tom Snow | John Farrar | 3:17 | Physical (1981) |
| 6th | A Little More Love | John Farrar | John Farrar | 3:27 | Totally Hot (1978) |
| 7th | You're the One That I Want | John Farrar | John Farrar | 2:47 | Grease (1978) |
| 8th | Tied up | John Farrar, Lee Ritenour | John Farrar | 4:21 | previously unpublished |
| 9 | Suddenly | John Farrar | John Farrar | 4:03 | Xanadu (1980) |
| 10 | Xanadu | Jeff Lynne | Jeff Lynne | 3:30 | Xanadu (1980) |
Chart successes
Olivia's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 entered the German album charts at number 45 on November 15, 1982. On December 6, 1982, the record reached its highest position of 33rd. The album debuted in the week ending October 9, 1982 at number 41 on the Billboard 200 , before reaching number 16 on November 13, 1982.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Germany (GfK)
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33 (5 weeks) | 5 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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8th (38 weeks) | 38 |
 United States (Billboard)
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16 (86 weeks) | 86 |
Sales figures and awards
Greatest Hits was sold twice in 1984 in the United States for over two million units.
| Professional reviews | |
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| Reviews | |
| source | rating |
| allmusic |
 
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| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Canada (MC)
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 5 × platinum
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500,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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platinum
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15,000 |
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United States (RIAA)
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2 × platinum
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2,000,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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platinum
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300,000 |
| All in all |
9 × platinum |
2,815,000 |
Main article: Olivia Newton-John / Music Sales Awards
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart tracking https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-10814 on officialcharts.de
- ^ Billboard 200: The week of October 9, 1982. Retrieved January 30, 2019 .
- ^ Billboard 200: The week of November 13, 1982. Retrieved January 30, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE UK US
- ↑ US: 2 × platinum
- ↑ Rating: allmusic.com