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Stronger Than Before is the twentieth studio album by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was first released by ONJ Productions and Hallmark on 29 August 2005 in the United States, where physical copies of the album were sold exlusively in Hallmark's Cold Crown Stores until 31 October 2005. This was followed by a digital and international release through ONJ and Warner Music in March 2006. An album of inspiration and encouragement to women who have dealt with cancer, Newton-John worked with Kim Bullard, Chong Lim, and Amy Sky on the ten-song collection.

Stronger Than Before
Studio album by
Released29 August 2005
RecordedFebruary–June 2005
StudioThe Barn (Tarzana, California); Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California); Bingham Bend Studio (Nashville, TN); Revolution Studios (Sydney, Australia); River Studios and Allan Eaton Studios (Melbourne, Australia); Metropolis Audio (South Melbourne, Australia); Definitive Sound (Ontario, Canada); Maison de Musique (Toronto, Canada)
GenreNew-age
LabelONJ
Producer
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Gold
(2005)
Stronger Than Before
(2005)
Grace and Gratitude
(2006)

Stronger Than Before is an album of inspiration and encouragement to women who have dealt with cancer (Newton-John herself survived breast cancer). The track "Phenomenal Woman" is based on Maya Angelou's 1978 poem and features vocal cameos from Patti LaBelle, Diahann Carroll, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Delta Goodrem, Amy Holland and Mindy Smith. The album also includes a new recording of her 1976 hit "Don't Stop Believin". The track "Can I Trust Your Arms" was composed by her daughter Chloe Rose Lattanzi as a gift for her mother.[1] Olivia had already composed "That's All I Know for Sure" for Chloe.[2][3]


Critical reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

AllMusic editor Peter Fawthrop rated the album two stars out of five. He felt that "those who relish the profundity of gift card messages may find it deeply inspiring. Everyone else could scratch off the words to some of the songs and get a kindergartner to come up with something more meaningful."[4]


Track listing


Stronger Than Before track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stronger Than Before"
Chong Lim3:37
2."When You Believe"
  • Jim Marr
  • Wendy Page
Lim4:00
3."Phenomenal Woman"
  • Sky
  • Kim Bullard
5:01
4."Under the Skin"
  • Newton-John
  • Sky
Sky3:18
5."Pass It On"
  • Randy Goodrum
  • Martin Sutton
Lim4:35
6."That's All I Know for Sure"
Lim2:53
7."When I Needed You"Ben ThomasLim4:59
8."Can I Trust Your Arms"
  • Newton-John
  • Chloe Lattanzi
Lim3:18
9."Don't Stop Believin' (2005 Version)"John FarrarLim4:12
10."Serenity"
  • Sky
  • Stephan Moccio
Sky4:02

Personnel


Performers and musicians

Strings (Tracks 1, 2 and 5–9)

Technical


Charts


Chart performance for Stronger Than Before
Chart (2005–2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 39

Release history


Release history and formats for Stronger Than Before
Region Date Format Label Ref(s)
United States 29 August 2005 CD
  • ONJ
  • Hallmark
[6]
Australia 5 March 2006
  • CD
  • digital download
  • ONJ
  • Warner
[4]

References


  1. Peter Fawthro. "Stronger Than Before - Olivia Newton-John". AllMusic: Olivia Newton-John - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards. AllMusic. Retrieved 6 September 2015. In the ballad "Can I Trust Your Arms" Olivia added her own music to lyrics given to her as a Christmas gift by her daughter Chloe Lattanzi.
  2. Tim Ewbank -Olivia: The Biography of Olivia Newton-John 0748110259 2008 - It's healing for me as well as the audience and I need that. Singing has helped me to deal with the grief.' Stronger Than Before was recorded specifically as the cornerstone of Hallmark Gold Crown stores' programme in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness
  3. News Release
  4. "AllMusic review: Olivia Newton-John – Stronger Than Before". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. "Australiancharts.com – Olivia Newton-John – Stronger Than Before". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  6. Whitmire, Margo (27 August 2005). "A 'Phenomenal' Benefit". Billboard (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2022.

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Stronger Than Before — двадцатый студийный альбом австралийской певицы Оливии Ньютон-Джон, выпущенный 29 августа 2005 года на лейбле Hallmark в США и Канаде, а 5 марта 2006 года уже в Австралии на лейблах ONJ Productions и Warner Music. Данный альбом был записан для вдохновения и поддержки женщин, которые имели дело с раком (сама Ньютон-Джон пережила рак молочной железы).



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