Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits
| Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Compilation album by Olivia Newton-John | ||||
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Publication |
December 1977 |
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| Label (s) | MCA Records | |||
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
38:35 |
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John Farrar |
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Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits is a best-of- album by British - Australian singer Olivia Newton-John . The album was released in December 1977 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 If Not for You (one track), Let Me Be There (one song), If You Love Me, Let Me Know (three songs), Have You Never Been Mellow (two tracks), Clearly Love (two songs), Come On Over (one song) and Don't Stop Believin ' (two tracks).
On Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits no guest posts are included other musicians.
Track list
| # | title | Songwriter | producer | length | album |
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| 1 | If not for you | Bob Dylan | Bruce Welch , John Farrar | 2:50 | If Not for You (1971) |
| 2 | Changes | Olivia Newton-John | Bruce Welch, John Farrar | 2:27 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974) |
| 3 | Let me be there | John Rostill | Bruce Welch, John Farrar | 3:00 | Let Me Be There (1973) |
| 4th | If You Love Me (Let Me Know) | John Rostill | John Farrar | 3:12 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974) |
| 5 | I honestly love you | Peter Allen , Jeff Barry | John Farrar | 3:36 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974) |
| 6th | Have You Never Been Mellow | John Farrar | John Farrar | 3:28 | Have You Never Been Mellow (1975) |
| 7th | Please Mr. Please | Bruce Welch, John Rostill | John Farrar | 3:24 | Have You Never Been Mellow (1975) |
| 8th | Something Better to Do | John Farrar | John Farrar | 3:16 | Clearly Love (1975) |
| 9 | Let it shine | Linda Hargrove | John Farrar | 2:26 | Clearly Love (1975) |
| 10 | Come on over | Barry Gibb , Robin Gibb | John Farrar | 3:38 | Come On Over (1976) |
| 11 | Don't Stop Believin ' | John Farrar | John Farrar | 3:37 | Don't Stop Believin ' (1976) |
| 12 | Sam | John Farrar | John Farrar | 3:41 | Don't Stop Believin ' (1976) |
Chart successes
Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits debuted at number 38 on the Billboard 200 in the week ending November 12, 1977 . In its tenth week of the chart, the sound carrier reached its highest position of 13th. The single also reached number seven on the US Billboard Country Charts .
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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| Chart placements | ||
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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19th (9 weeks) | 9 |
 United States (Billboard)
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13 (19 weeks) | 19th |
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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 Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)
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 gold
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10,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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 platinum
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100,000 |
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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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gold
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100,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 3 × platinum |
2,210,000 |
Main article: Olivia Newton-John / Music Sales Awards
Individual evidence
- ^ Billboard 200: The week of November 12, 1977. Retrieved December 7, 2018 .
- ^ Billboard 200: The week of January 14, 1978. Retrieved January 26, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US US Country albums
- ↑ US: 2 × platinum
- ↑ Rating: allmusic.com