A Celebration in Song
A Celebration in Song | ||||
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Studio album by Olivia Newton-John | ||||
Released | 3 June 2008 | |||
Recorded | November 2007 – March 2008 | |||
Genre | Pop, adult contemporary | |||
Length | 45:59 | |||
Label | Universal Music | |||
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A Celebration in Song is the twenty-third and final solo studio album by British-Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 3 June 2008 by Warner Bros. in Australia.[1] The worldwide release of the album was by EMI, on 2 September 2008.[2] It is her second duets album, following (2), released in 2002 by Festival Mushroom.[3]
On 25 January 2011, the album was re-released by Spring Hill with a new cover.[4]
Background
The album was released in conjunction with Newton-John's walk to Beijing which, together with this album, raised funds for the future The Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Center in Melbourne, Australia.[5]
The songs "Never Far Away" (with Richard Marx) and "Sunburned Country" (with Keith Urban) originally belong to Newton-John's 2002 duets album, (2).[3] The song "Beautiful Thing" was taken from Belinda Emmett's album So I Am and the track is "dedicated with love" to her.[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Right Here with You" (with Delta Goodrem) |
| Amy Sky | 4:02 |
2. | "Find a Little Faith" (with Cliff Richard) | Sky | Sky | 4:13 |
3. | "Courageous" (with Melinda Schneider) |
| 3:37 | |
4. | "The Heart Knows" (with Barry Gibb) |
| B. Gibb | 3:31 |
5. | "Everything Love Is" (with Jimmy Barnes) |
| 3:58 | |
6. | "Isn't It Amazing" (with Sun) |
| Sky | 4:08 |
7. | "Never Far Away" (with Richard Marx) |
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| 4:47 |
8. | "Sunburned Country" (with Keith Urban) |
| Fisher | 5:39 |
9. | "Reckless" (with John Farrar) | Farrar | Farrar | 3:20 |
10. | "Angel in the Wings" (with Jann Arden) | Sky |
| 3:21 |
11. | "The Water is Wide" (with Amy Sky and RyanDan) | Traditional | Sky[b] | 3:26 |
12. | "Beautiful Thing" (performed by Belinda Emmett) |
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| 3:57 |
Notes
Personnel
Performers and musicians
- Olivia Newton-John – vocals
- Andy Downer – keyboards (1)
- Amy Sky – keyboards (1, 6, 11), acoustic piano (11), vocals (11)
- Greg Johnston – programming (1, 2, 10), guitars (1, 2, 10), bass guitar (1, 2, 10)
- Tony Harrell – Hammond B3 organ (3)
- Doug Emery – keyboards (4)
- Hal Roland – keyboards (4)
- Dane Bryant – keyboards (5)
- Gary Prim – keyboards (5)
- Anthony Vanderburgh – keyboards (5)
- Attila Fias – keyboards (6)
- Richard Marx – keyboards (7), programming (7), vocals (7)
- Steve Nathan – organ (8)
- John Farrar – keyboards (9), guitars (9), vocals (9)
- Peter Wolf – additional programming (9)
- Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar (3)
- Mark Punch – acoustic guitar (3)
- Steve Gibb – guitars (4)
- Michael Severs – electric guitar (5)
- Fred Knobloch – acoustic guitar (5)
- Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar (5)
- Bill Bell – guitars (6), bass guitar (6)
- Keith Urban – guitars (8), vocals (8)
- Mike Bukovik – guitars (8)
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (3, 5)
- Alison Prestwood – bass guitar (8)
- Mark Kelso – drums (1, 6)
- Dave Sanders – drums (1)
- Steve Brewster – drums (3)
- Lee Levin – drums (4)
- Paul Leim – drums (5)
- Chris McHugh – drums (8)
- Ian Cooper – strings (3)
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (5), cello (5)
- Amy Laing – cello (11)
- Delta Goodrem – vocals (1)
- Cliff Richard – vocals (2)
- RyanDan – harmony vocals (2), vocals (11)
- Melinda Schneider – vocals (3)
- Barry Gibb – vocals (4)
- Jimmy Barnes – vocals (5)
- Sun Ho – vocals (6)
- Martin Landin Chapman – backing vocals (8)
- Steve Real – backing vocals (8)
- Jann Arden – vocals (10)
- Belinda Emmett – vocals (12)
Technical
- Amy Sky – executive producer
- Greg Johnston – recording (1, 2, 10)
- Victor Florencia – mixing (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10), recording (4)
- Sam Hannan – recording (1, 6)
- Mark Kelso – recording (1, 6)
- James Freeman – additional recording (3, 11), overdubbing (5), mixing (5)
- Ethan Carlson – recording assistant (2), recording (4), mixing (4)
- Steve Marcantonio – recording (5)
- Bill Bell – recording (6)
- Serge Tsai – recording (6, 10)
- Justin Niebank – engineer (8)
- Elvis Aponte – recording assistant (6, 10)
- Alonzo Vargas – recording assistant (6, 10)
- Todd Gunnerson – assistant engineer (8)
- Noah Passovay – vocal engineer (9)
- Andy Hunt – recording (10)
- John Bailey – recording (11), mixing (11)
- Chuck Turner – mixing (6)
- Cory Barnes – Pro Tools editing (1, 2, 6, 11)
- Joao Carvalho – mastering
- Kelly David Smith – design
- Michael Caprio – cover design
- Juli Balla – cover photography
- David Anderson – photography
- Chad Allen Smith – reissue design, reissue photography
Concert
Concert by Olivia Newton-John | |
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Venue | State Theatre |
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Associated album | A Celebration in Song |
Date(s) | 30 September 2008 |
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The Olivia Newton-John and Friends: Gala Fundraising Concert was a one-night only concert based in the album. The concert was held at the State Theatre in Sydney on 30 September 2008 to raise funds for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal.[6]
Songs performed
- "I Say a Little Prayer" (Paulini)
- "Calling You" (Katy Cebrano)
- "A Song for You" (Katy Cebrano)
- "All Come Together" (Johnny Diesel)
- "My Heart Will Go On" (Trisha Crowe)
- "Someone to Watch Over Me" (Lucy Durack)
- "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (Christine Anu)
- "My Island Home" (Christine Anu)
- "Blow Up the Pokies" (Tim Freedman)
- "Run to Paradise" (Mark Gable)
- "Reminiscing" (Carl Riseley)
- "Memphis medley" (Guy Sebastian)
- "Tucker's Daughter" (Ian Moss)
- "Perfect" (Vanessa Amorosi)
- "The Horses" (Daryl Braithwaite)
- "Reckless" (James Reyne)
- "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (Chantelle Delaney)
- "Let Me Be There" (with Chantelle Delaney)
- "Tenterfield Saddler" (with Todd McKenney)
- "Summer Nights" (with Guy Sebastian)
- "Pearls on a Chain"
- "Courageous" (with Melinda Schneider)
- "I Honestly Love You"
- "You're the One That I Want" (Mark Gable and Melinda Schneider)
References
- v
- t
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- If Not for You
- Olivia
- Let Me Be There
- Long Live Love
- Have You Never Been Mellow
- Clearly Love
- Come On Over
- Don't Stop Believin'
- Making a Good Thing Better
- Totally Hot
- Physical
- Soul Kiss
- The Rumour
- Warm and Tender
- Gaia: One Woman's Journey
- Back with a Heart
- 2
- Indigo: Women of Song
- Stronger Than Before
- Grace and Gratitude
- Christmas Wish
- A Celebration in Song
- This Christmas
- Liv On
- Friends for Christmas
- If You Love Me, Let Me Know
- First Impressions
- Greatest Hits
- Greatest Hits Vol. 2
- Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992
- The Definitive Collection
- Magic
- Gold
- 40/40: The Best Selection
- Hopelessly Devoted: The Hits
- Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection (Vol. 1)
- Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection (Vol. 2)
- Grease
- Xanadu
- Two of a Kind
- A Few Best Men
- Hotel Sessions
- Olivia Physical
- Olivia in Concert
- Twist of Fate
- Soul Kiss
- Olivia Down Under
- The Main Event
- Video Gold
- Live at the Sydney Opera House
- "Till You Say You'll Be Mine"
- "If Not for You"
- "Banks of the Ohio"
- "What Is Life"
- "Just a Little Too Much"
- "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
- "Let Me Be There"
- "Long Live Love"
- "I Honestly Love You"
- "If You Love Me, Let Me Know"
- "Have You Never Been Mellow"
- "Please Mr. Please"
- "Something Better to Do"
- "Let It Shine"
- "Come on Over"
- "Jolene"
- "Don't Stop Believin'"
- "Every Face Tells a Story"
- "Sam"
- "Making a Good Thing Better"
- "You're the One That I Want"
- "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
- "Summer Nights"
- "A Little More Love"
- "Deeper Than the Night"
- "Totally Hot"/"Dancin' Round and Round"
- "I Can't Help It"
- "Rest Your Love on Me"
- "Magic"
- "Xanadu"
- "Suddenly"
- "Physical"
- "Make a Move on Me"
- "Landslide"
- "Heart Attack"
- "Tied Up"
- "Twist of Fate"
- "Soul Kiss"
- "The Best of Me"
- "The Rumour"
- "Reach Out for Me"
- "When You Wish Upon a Star"
- "The Grease Megamix"
- "Grease: The Dream Mix"
- "I Need Love"
- "Me and Bobby McGee"
- "If"
- "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
- "If You Could Read My Mind"
- "Angel of the Morning"
- "Everything I Own"
- "God Only Knows"
- "The Air That I Breathe"
- "Love Is Alive"
- "Ring of Fire"
- "Slow Dancing"
- Toomorrow (soundtrack)
- Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You
- Max Born
- Pat Carroll
- John Farrar
- Tottie Goldsmith
- Chloe Lattanzi (daughter)
- Matt Lattanzi (first husband)
- Emerson Newton-John (nephew)
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