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Gaia: One Woman's Journey is the fifteenth studio album released by Olivia Newton-John on 26 July 1994. For the first time, Newton-John wrote all the songs and co-produced the album.

Gaia: One Woman's Journey
Studio album by Olivia Newton-John
Released	26 July 1994
Recorded	June 1993–April 1994
Genre	New-age
Length	54:19
Label	Festival
Producer	Olivia Newton-John Murray Burns Colin Bayley
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 (1992) Gaia: One Woman's Journey (1994) Back with a Heart (1998)
Singles from Gaia
"No Matter What You Do" Released: July 1994 "Don't Cut Me Down" Released: January 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Production and reception

Gaia was Newton-John's first album since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. Many of the songs were written about her experience, such as "Why Me" and "Not Gonna Give into It", as well as her interest in conservation.[2] Gaia was recorded in Australia during 1993 and 1994 and released by several independent labels internationally, except in Australia where Newton-John was still signed to Festival Records. The album was praised by critics and fans. AllMusic called it "the most honest and inviting album of her career." The lead single "No Matter What You Do" reached the Top 40 in Australia.

The song "Trust Yourself" was later used in two films featuring Newton-John, Sordid Lives in 2000 and The Wilde Girls in 2001. The song was later covered by Delta Goodrem in the mini-series Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You and the accompanying soundtrack album, I Honestly Love You.

Track listing

All songs by Olivia Newton-John.

1. "Trust Yourself" – 5:40
2. "No Matter What You Do" – 4:22
3. "No Other Love" – 3:35
4. "Pegasus" – 5:11
5. "Why Me" – 4:59
6. "Don't Cut Me Down" – 4:14
7. "Gaia" – 7:28
8. "Do You Feel" – 4:22
9. "I Never Knew Love" – 2:48
10. "Silent Ruin" – 3:43
11. "Not Gonna Give into It" – 3:42
12. "The Way of Love" – 4:15

Personnel

Musicians

• Olivia Newton-John – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 5, 11, 12)
• Murray Burns – keyboards (1, 2, 4–12), bass (1, 2, 5, 7, 9)
• Colin Bayley – guitars (1, 7, 9, 12), electric guitar (2), acoustic guitar (3, 5, 6, 10), tambourine (6), keyboards (7, 11, 12), drums (9), percussion (9), bass (11, 12), backing vocals (12)
• Dan Harris – guitars (1, 4, 7, 11), acoustic guitar (3, 8), electric guitar (5), ambient guitar (6)
• Dennis Wilson – acoustic guitar (2), steel guitar (2), lap steel guitar (2)
• Kevin Bayley – pedal steel guitar (5, 9), acoustic guitar (8), guitars (9)
• Greg Lyon – fretless bass (3)
• Jack Thorncraft – double bass (8, 10)
• Steve Hopes – drums (1, 2, 5, 7), percussion (3, 5, 11), hi-hat (12)
• Matt Ledgar – congas (1), percussion (3, 5, 11)
• Steve Nugent – percussion (11)
• Don Burrows – clarinet (3), flute (4), bamboo flute (7), bass flute (8), alto flute (10)
• Xue Bing Ellingworth – erhu (6, 7)
• Jarwin Jugurmurra – didgeridoo (7)
• John Hoffman – flugelhorn (11)
• Johnny Amobi – backing vocals (1, 5, 12)
• Risina Antonio – backing vocals (1, 5)
• Jojo Smith – backing vocals (5)
• Grace Knight – backing vocals (11)
• Elizabeth Lord – backing vocals (11)
• Rous School Choir – backing vocals (12)

Production

• Producers – Olivia Newton-John, Colin Bayley and Murray Burns.
• Engineers – Colin Bayley, Murray Burns, Glen Phirnister and John Sayers.
• Recorded at Music Farm Studios (Byron Bay, New South Wales).
• Mixing – Kevin Shirley (Tracks 1, 2 and 5); Bob Clearmountain (Tracks 3, 4 & 6–12).
• Mix assistant on tracks 3, 4 and 6–12 – Mick Patterson
• Mixed at MIX THIS! (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mastered by Leon Zervos at Abosute Audio (New York, NY).
• Art direction – Gabrielle Raumberger
• Design – Gabrielle Raumberger and Dylan Tran
• Photography – Peter Carrette and Alberto Tolot
• Typography – Dylan Tran
• Management – Bill Sammeth Organization

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Gaia: One Woman's Journey

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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[ru] Gaia: One Woman’s Journey

Gaia: One Woman’s Journey — пятнадцатый студийный альбом австралийской певицы Оливии Ньютон-Джон, выпущенный 26 июля 1994 года на лейбле Festival Records  (англ.) (рус.. Впервые в карьере альбом Ньютон-Джон состоял исключительно из написанных ею песен, также певица выступила продюсером. Многие песни были написаны о её опыте борьбы с раком молочной железы, а также посвящены защите окружающей среды.

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