Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits

Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Olivia Newton-John
Released	1977
Recorded	1971 to 1976
Genre	Country, pop
Label	MCA
Producer	John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Making a Good Thing Better (1977) Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits (1977) Grease (1978)

Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits (1977) was the first compilation album released by Olivia Newton-John in the United States. (In some other regions, Newton-John released a 1974 compilation, First Impressions. This album was therefore marketed instead as Greatest Hits Vol. 2 and featured a different track listing.) The album collected all of Newton-John's American Top 40 singles released between 1971 and 1977. "Changes" was the only track not released as a single, but it was one of Newton-John's first self-written songs that she recorded. The album was Newton-John's first platinum certification peaking No. 13 Pop and No. 7 Country. It ended up being certified double Platinum in the US^[1] and Platinum in the UK^[2] and Canada, and also Gold in Hong Kong.^[3]

Track listing

Side One

1. "If Not for You" - 2:50
   (Bob Dylan)
   Big Sky Music - ASCAP
   Arranged & Produced by Bruce Welch & John Farrar
   From If Not for You
   Billboard Pop (No. 25), AC (No. 1)
2. "Changes" - 2:27
   (Olivia Newton-John)
   Blue Gum Music, Inc. - ASCAP
   Produced by Bruce Welch & John Farrar
   Arranged by Nick Ingman
   From If You Love Me, Let Me Know
   Album track
3. "Let Me Be There" - 3:00
   (John Rostill)
   Al Gallico Music Corp. - BMI
   Arranged & Produced by Bruce Welch & John Farrar
   From Let Me Be There
   Billboard Pop (No. 6), Country (No. 7), AC (No. 3)
4. "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" - 3:12
   (John Rostill)
   Al Gallico Music Corp. - BMI
   Arranged & Produced by John Farrar
   From If You Love Me, Let Me Know
   Billboard Pop (No. 5), Country (No. 2), AC (No. 2)
5. "I Honestly Love You" - 3:36
   (Peter Allen - Jeff Barry)
   Irving Music, Inc/Woolnought Music/Broadside Music Inc. - BMI
   Produced by John Farrar
   Arranged by Alan Hawkshaw
   From If You Love Me, Let Me Know
   Billboard Pop (No. 1), Country (No. 6), AC (No. 1)
6. "Have You Never Been Mellow" - 3:28
   (John Farrar)
   Irving Music, Inc. - BMI
   Produced by John Farrar
   From Have You Never Been Mellow
   Billboard Pop (No. 1), Country (No. 3), AC (No. 1)

Side Two

1. "Please Mr. Please" - 3:24
   (Bruce Welch and John Rostill)
   Produced by John Farrar
   From Have You Never Been Mellow
   Billboard Pop (No. 3), Country (No. 5), AC (No. 1)
2. "Something Better To Do" - 3:16
   (John Farrar)
   Produced by John Farrar
   From Clearly Love
   Billboard Pop (No. 13), Country (No. 19), AC (No. 1)
3. "Let It Shine" - 2:26
   (Linda Hargrove)
   Produced by John Farrar
   From Clearly Love
   Billboard Pop (No. 30), Country (No. 5), AC (No. 1)
4. "Come On Over" - 3:38
   (Barry Gibb - Robin Gibb)
   Produced by John Farrar
   From Come On Over
   Billboard Pop (No. 23), Country (No. 5), AC (No. 1)
5. "Don't Stop Believin'" - 3:37
   (John Farrar)
   Produced by John Farrar
   From Don't Stop Believin'
   Billboard Pop (No. 33), Country (No. 14), AC (No. 1)
6. "Sam" - 3:41
   (John Farrar - Hank Marvin - Don Black)
   Produced by John Farrar
   From Don't Stop Believin'
   Billboard Pop (No. 20), Country (No. 40), AC (No. 1)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1977) Peak position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] 11 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[5] 24 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 33 UK Albums (OCC)[7] 19 US Billboard 200[8] 13

Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/Sales Canada (Music Canada)[9] Platinum 100,000^^ Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[10] Gold 10,000^* United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Platinum 300,000^^ United States (RIAA)[12] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
2. "British album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Search
3. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". IFPI Hong Kong.
4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5472." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
7. "Olivia Newton-John | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
8. "Olivia Newton-John – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Olivia Newton-John.
9. "Canadian album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits". Music Canada.
10. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". IFPI Hong Kong.
11. "British album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Greatest Hits in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
12. "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

• Track listing per http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14045