Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits

Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Olivia Newton-John
Released	1978
Recorded	1971 to 1976
Genre	Country, pop
Label	EMI
Producer	John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John chronology

Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Olivia Newton-John released in 1978 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] The LP sold 133,660 and the cassette 27,150 copies in Japan.[4]

Track listing

Side One

"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)
"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
"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)
"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)
"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)
"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

"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)
"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)
"Let It Shine" - 2:26
(Linda Hargrove)
Produced by John Farrar
From Clearly Love
Billboard Pop (No. 30), Country (No. 5), AC (No. 1)
"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)
"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)
"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

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5]	11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	33
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4]	5
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	19
US Billboard 200[9]	13
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10]	7

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[12]	Gold	10,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[14]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

"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.
"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.
"IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". IFPI Hong Kong.
Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. p. 349. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 5472". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
"Olivia Newton-John | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
"Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
"Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
"Canadian album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits". Music Canada.
"IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". IFPI Hong Kong.
"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.
"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 https://www.allmusic.com/album/r14045

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[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. 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.

[jap-4] Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. p. 349. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[group=-5] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5472". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.

[ac_Netherlands_Olivia_Newton-John-6] "Dutchcharts.nl – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_Germany4_Olivia_Newton-John-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.

[ac_UK_Olivia_Newton-John-8] "Olivia Newton-John | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.

[ac_Billboard200_Olivia_Newton-John-9] "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Olivia_Newton-John-10] "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.

[candcert-11] "Canadian album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Greatest Hits". Music Canada.

[hong-12] "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". IFPI Hong Kong.

[UK-13] "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.

[US_Plat-14] "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.