Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John

Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
Greatest hits album by Olivia Newton-John
Released	9 November 2001
Genre	Pop
Producer	John 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. 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.