Description
Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 is the third greatest hits album by English-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 9 June 1992 by Geffen Records. It is the first compilation to contain both her country and pop hits. The album contained four new tracks: lead single “I Need Love” (produced by Giorgio Moroder), US Adult Contemporary top-20 single “Deeper Than a River”, “Not Gonna Be the One” and a cover version of Brenda Lee‘s 1960 US number one “I Want to Be Wanted“. A tour was planned to promote the album, but had to be cancelled when Newton-John was diagnosed with cancer.
An artist well-defined by her hit singles, Olivia Newton-John has had a stylistically varied career, as is illustrated on Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971-1992, a set that ranges from her teary ballad “I Honestly Love You” to that bouncy paean to getting horizontal, “Physical.” Fans may quibble that such hits as “Let Me Be There” and “Make a Move on Me” are not included, but Newton-John’s two greatest-hits albums are out of print, and this is the only collection to combine both her good-girl and bad-girl personae.
Video: Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love (1978)
Tracklist:
| 1. | “Deeper Than a River” | Diane Warren |
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4:19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | “Not Gonna Be the One” | Seth Swirsky | John Farrar | 3:12 |
| 3. | “I Want to Be Wanted“ |
|
Peter Asher | 3:26 |
| 4. | “I Need Love” |
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Giorgio Moroder | 4:12 |
| 5. | “Twist of Fate“ |
|
David Foster | 3:43 |
| 6. | “Physical“ |
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Farrar | 3:43 |
| 7. | “Magic“ | Farrar | Farrar | 4:25 |
| 8. | “Deeper Than the Night“ |
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Farrar | 3:35 |
| 9. | “A Little More Love“ | Farrar | Farrar | 3:27 |
| 10. | “You’re the One That I Want” (with John Travolta) | Farrar | Farrar | 2:47 |
| 11. | “Summer Nights” (with John Travolta) | Louis St. Louis | 3:36 | |
| 12. | “Hopelessly Devoted to You“ | Farrar | Farrar | 3:00 |
| 13. | “Please Mr. Please“ | Farrar | 3:24 | |
| 14. | “Sam“ |
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Farrar | 3:37 |
| 15. | “Have You Never Been Mellow“ | Farrar | Farrar | 3:28 |
| 16. | “If You Love Me (Let Me Know)“ | Rostill | Farrar | 3:12 |
| 17. | “I Honestly Love You“ | Farrar | 3:36 |
References:
- AllMusic review
- ^ “American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992”. Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ “Australiancharts.com – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics – The Essential Collection 1971-1992”. Hung Medien.
- ^ “Charts.nz – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics – The Essential Collection 1971-1992”. Hung Medien.
- ^ “Official Albums Chart Top 100”. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ “Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)”. Billboard.
- ^ “Top National Sellers” (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 35. 2 September 1995. p. 21. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ “ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1992 Albums” (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ “American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971-1992”. Recording Industry Association of America. 23 July 1998.
