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Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Olivia Newton-John released in 1977. In some regions, this followed the 1974 compilation, First Impressions and therefore titled as Greatest Hits Vol. 2.

Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Olivia Newton-John
ReleasedOctober 1977
Recorded1971–1976
Genre
  • Country
  • pop
LabelEMI
ProducerJohn Farrar
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Making a Good Thing Better
(1977)		 Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits
(1977)		 Grease
(1978)

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] The LP sold 133,660 and the cassette 27,150 copies in Japan.[4]


Reception


Cash Box magazine called it "An excellent and well-rounded introduction to Olivia's work".[5]


Track listing



Side One


  1. "If Not for You" (Bob Dylan) - 2:50
    From If Not for You
  2. "Changes" (Olivia Newton-John) - 2:27
    From If You Love Me, Let Me Know
  3. "Let Me Be There" (John Rostill) - 3:00
    From Let Me Be There
  4. "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" (John Rostill) - 3:12
    From If You Love Me, Let Me Know
  5. "I Honestly Love You" (Peter Allen - Jeff Barry) - 3:36
    From If You Love Me, Let Me Know
  6. "Have You Never Been Mellow" (John Farrar) - 3:28
    From Have You Never Been Mellow

Side Two


  1. "Please Mr. Please" (Bruce Welch and John Rostill) - 3:24
    From Have You Never Been Mellow
  2. "Something Better to Do" (John Farrar) - 3:16
    From Clearly Love
  3. "Let It Shine" (Linda Hargrove) - 2:26
    From Clearly Love
  4. "Come On Over" (Barry Gibb - Robin Gibb) - 3:38
    From Come On Over
  5. "Don't Stop Believin'" (John Farrar) - 3:37
    From Don't Stop Believin'
  6. "Sam" (John Farrar - Hank Marvin - Don Black) - 3:41
    From Don't Stop Believin'

Charts



Certifications and sales


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Platinum 100,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[18] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] 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.
  2. "British album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Type Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  3. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". IFPI Hong Kong.
  4. Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. p. 349. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  5. "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 29 October 1977. p. 12. Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5472". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Olivia Newton-John – Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Olivia Newton-John – Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  10. "Olivia Newton-John | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  11. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  12. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  13. "Cash Box Top Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  14. "Cash Box Country Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  15. "Ultratop.be – Olivia Newton-John – Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  16. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  17. "Canadian album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits". Music Canada.
  18. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". IFPI Hong Kong.
  19. "British album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.

На других языках

[de] Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits

Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits ist ein Best-of-Album der britisch-australischen Sängerin Olivia Newton-John. Das Album wurde im Dezember 1977 über das Label MCA Records veröffentlicht.
- [en] Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits

[ru] Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits

Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits — сборник лучших хитов австралийской певицы Оливии Ньютон-Джон, выпущенный в октябре 1977 года на лейбле EMI. Пластинка имела большой успех по обе стороны Атлантики, получив платиновые сертификации в Великобритании, Канаде и США.


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