The Rumour (album)

The Rumour is an album released by Olivia Newton-John in August 1988. The title track was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, features backing vocals and piano by John. The album featured the singles "The Rumour", "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed" (later covered by Grayson Hugh) and the Australian-only promo-single "It's Always Australia for Me", which was released for the Australian Bicentenary in 1988. This was also her first album not produced by long-time producer, John Farrar.

For the Before Braille album, see The Rumor (Before Braille album).

The Rumour
Studio album by
Olivia Newton-John
ReleasedAugust 1988
GenrePop
LabelMercury
ProducerElton John, James Newton Howard, Davitt Sigerson, Hank Medress, Sandy Linzer, Randy Goodrum
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Soul Kiss
(1985)		 The Rumour
(1988)		 Warm and Tender
(1989)
Singles from The Rumour
  1. "The Rumour"
    Released: April 1988
  2. "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "The Rumour" (with Elton John) (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 3:55
  2. "Love and Let Live" (Alan O'Day) – 3:25
  3. "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed" (Irwin Levine, Sandy Linzer) – 3:53
  4. "Let's Talk About Tomorrow" (John Capek, Amy Sky, Olivia Newton-John) – 3:18
  5. "It's Not Heaven" (Randy Goodrum, Newton-John) – 3:58
  6. "Get Out" (Goodrum, Newton-John) – 3:55
  7. "Big and Strong" (Mark Heard) – 4:32
  8. "Car Games" (Goodrum, Newton-John) – 4:45
  9. "Walk Through Fire" (David Baerwald, David Ricketts) – 5:30
  10. "Tutta La Vita" (Lucio Dalla; English lyrics: Davitt Sigerson) – 3:31

Notes

  • The Australian version of the album contains the track "It's Always Australia for Me".
  • The single version of "The Rumour" was backed with "Winter Angel", not available on LP.

Japan 2010 SHM-CD bonus tracks

  1. "Winter Angel" (B-side of "The Rumour" single) – 3:40
  2. "It's Always Australia for Me" (previously released on The Rumour 1988 Festival Records CD [Cat.# D53263]) – 3:19

Personnel

Production
  • Producers – Elton John and James Newton Howard (track 1); Davitt Sigerson (tracks 2 and 4–10); Sandy Linzer and Hank Medress (track 3); Randy Goodrum (co-producer on tracks 5 and 9)
  • Production coordination – Shari Sutcliffe (track 1) and Steve Rosen (track 3)
  • Engineers – Jack Joseph Puig, Ross Pallone and Bob Schaper (track 1); John Beverly Jones (tracks 2 and 4–10); Bill Schenman (track 3)
  • Assistant recording – Mike Klouster, Michael Mason and Martin Schmeizie (track 1); Ted Blaisdell, Jim Dineen, Ken Felton and Mitch Zelezry (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10); Randy Goodrum (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Strings on tracks 4 and 8 recorded by Allen Sides
  • Recorded at Kren Studio and The Grey Room (Hollywood, CA); Skyline Recording (Topanga, CA); Ocean Way Recording, Sunset Sound, Ground Control Studios, California Phase Studios and Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA); Avatar (Malibu, CA); Right Track Recording and Skyline Studios (New York, NY)
  • Mixing – Ross Pallone (track 1); Brian Malouf (tracks 2, 4 and 10); John Beverly Jones (tracks 5–9)
  • Mixed at Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA)
  • Art direction and design – Jeff Adamoff and Michael Diehl
  • Photography – Herb Ritts

Charts

Olivia Down Under video
Olivia Down Under
Video by
Olivia Newton-John
Released1989
Recorded1988
GenreMusic video
Length60 minutes
LabelPolyGram
DirectorBrian Grant
ProducerPaul Raphael
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Soul Kiss
(1985)		 Olivia Down Under
(1989)		 The Main Event
(1999)

Olivia Down Under is a compilation of music and clips from the album The Rumour released in 1989, featuring Newton-John performing songs from The Rumour against a backdrop of Australian scenery.

Contents
  • "Tutta La Vita"
  • "Click Go the Shears"
  • "Walk Through Fire"
  • "Old Fashioned Man"
  • "Let's Talk About Tomorrow"
  • "Winter Angel"
  • "Get Out"
  • "Big and Strong"
  • "Love and Let Live"
  • "Australia for Me"
  • "The Rumour"
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References
  1. AllMusic review
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  3. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8728". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Olivia Newton-John – The Rumour" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. p. 349. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  6. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. "Olivia Newton-John – The Rumour (single)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  8. Olivia Newton-John Chart History
  9. "Olivia Newton-John – The Rumour". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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