mercredi 31 mars 2021

MEDLEY

 

 Au programme ce soir : 






TAKE ME HOME


 


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Le 31 mars 1973, TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS vit ses derniers émois dans le TOP50 des meilleures ventes de 45t en Angleterre ! 
Olivia est à la 37ème marche ! 




 

FAKE 

 
Comme c'est étrange .. d'un coup d'un seul .. apparaissent sur le net une multitude d'articles avec le logo 58th Anniversary ... moi je dis rien mais ça n'a rien d'officiel .. vraiment pas !! 
Ne vous faites pas avoir ! 



DEEPER THAN THE NIGHT

 



Dans les Charts, un single chasse l'autre ! DEEPER THAN THE NIGHT, second extrait de l'album TOTALLY HOT sort ce 31 mars 1979 chez tous les bons disquaires !
MCA se paye quelques pubs dans les magazines BILLBOARD & CASHBOX ! 





 

En Face B : 

 

A LITTLE MORE LOVE chute dans le classement BILLBOARD HOT 100 ... de 10 places ! 



 

Quand à l'album TOTALLY HOT ... il stagne à la 6ème place du classement HOT COUNTRY LPs et chute de 18 places dans le BILLBOARD 200 ! 
ONJ est toujours dans le TOP30 .. à la 28ème place ! 







 

Au Royaume Uni, TOTALLY HOT n'est plus classé dans le TOP75 des meilleures ventes de 33t et le deuxième extrait choisi TOTALLY HOT peine à rentrer dans le classement des meilleures ventes de 45t!



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.... et on ne demandait que ça .... 





mardi 30 mars 2021

MESSAGE OFFICIEL

 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 AT 2PM ET: Olivia Newton-John, along with John Travolta, completed a rare...

Publiée par Olivia Newton-John sur Mardi 30 mars 2021

 


RETRO PHOTO

 

Olivia Newton-John’s Byron Bay Spa Retreat sur le marché

 

Après toutes ces années marquées par des succès, le célèbre SPA GAIA RETREAT est mis en vente ..... Olivia Newton-John et ses partenaires ont décidé de passer le relais à des nouveaux acquéreurs ... 



“Having won so many humbling and outstanding awards, we have decided it is time to ‘pass the baton’ to new custodians so they can continue our positive message that Gaia is ‘your timeout to reconnect, breathe and surrender’,” Ms Newton-John said. 

 “It’s bittersweet, but as a team, we always agreed that we would ‘go out on top’ and we couldn’t be more proud of the Gaia we have built with our incredible family team.

 

LE TWEET DE ELLE

 

Si vous avez un compte vous pourrez lire l'histoire du célèbre costume devenu iconique .. après quand t'es fan .. tu la connais l'histoire !!

FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 30, 1974

Le 30 mars 1974, l'album LET ME BE THERE est un peu en bout de course ! 
Olivia Newton-John a une nouvelle arme sous son coude ! IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW s'apprête à concourir dans les divers charts US ..

 









 

COLLECTION PODIUM
 

Mars 1979 le mensuel PODIUM nous dressait un portrait pas si étrange ... 
 

 

lundi 29 mars 2021

ON THIS DAY / C'ETAIT UN

 



LOS ANGELES - MARCH 29: Singer Olivia Newton-John and actor Matt Lattanzi attend 61st Annual Academy Awards on March 29, 1989 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.



 

LECTURE

 


1978-03-12-Sarasota Herald-Tribune 
 
Danke Kay

 

REMIX

 

HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU revisité par David ... dans une version un peu dramatique à mon gout ;-) 



FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 29, 1975

 


 

Le 29 mars 1975, le single HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW grimpe de 2 places dans le classement BILL BOARD HOT COUNTRY SINGLES mais recule dans le HOT100 et dans le Adult Contemporary ! 
L'album HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW reste en première position du classement BILLBOARD HOT COUNTRY LPs ! 


 

Dans le classement général du BILLBOARD 200, Olivia talonne pour la deuxième semaine l'album N°1 des Led Zepellin ! Et ... IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW est toujours en course à la 106ème marche .. après une grimpette de 5 places ! 

 



 

En Angleterre à cette période, le légendaire TELLY SAVALAS (Kojack) connaissait un très joli succès avec sa reprise de David Gates IF .. qu'ONJ avait repris en 1971 ! Ce 29 mars 1971, il est 4ème du BRITISH TOP50 du RM !! 

 

FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 29, 1980

 




Le 29 mars 1980, I CAN'T HELP IT ... le duo d'ANDY GIBB avec Olivia sort aux USA chez tous les bons disquaires ... et fait ses débuts dans le BILLBOARD HOT100 à la 63ème place.



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Le premier single extrait de l'excellent album AFTER DARK, DESIRE, est toujours dans le TOP10 à la 4ème place ... 
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AFTER DARK grimpe de 3 places dans le classement BILLBOARD 200 ! 
ANDY GIBB a eu beaucoup de chance d'avoir des frangins comme Barry & Maurice pour lui produire ses albums et quels albums !! Je ne me lasse pas de re écouter en boucle  AFTER DARK  ! L'album est donc 25ème ... 
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CASHBOX & RECORD WORLD

 

Record World avait une pub dans son magazine pour le prochain single d'ANDY GIBB mais point de critique .. chez CASHBOX c'est l'inverse !
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International Aussie star Olivia Newton-John shares her memories

from Noosa STYLE magazine - Autumn 2021 edition by STYLE Living

 




 

More than 30 years after lighting up the silver screen in Grease, Olivia Newton-John hasn't lost any of the brightness that made her a global sweetheart, as Noosa Style discovers.olivia newton-john 

WORDS: VIOLET WILDER Considering all she's been through since her ‘Sandra Dee’ days, Olivia Newton-John is a true inspiration to us all. 

Through an acting and music career- that ebbed and flowed between prolific and imperfect, she has ridden the waves, forever stayed true to her Aussie roots, and worked a way through life’s challenges, of which there have been many. 

Her latest success is undoubtedly the way she has once again, kept at arm’s length the spectre of cancer. Diagnosed with metastasis breast cancer in the early Nineties, the singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and international superstar, has worked her way through considerable physical and mental doubt - and, as she says, is now in the best shape of her life. “Activity for me helps reduce stress,” she begins, “and for me this has been a big part of finding normality. Playing sports, going for a walk, keeping moving. If I'm feeling stressed I'll put on my running shoes and go either to the gym, or go for a walk to appreciate the beauty in nature. It’s not radical, it’s simple – but it makes me feel good. 

“I don't think there is any secret to being happy - I think it's a decision. I think I have a naturally pretty positive outlook and tend to believe the best in people and things.” 

Referencing what has become an almost perpetual battle against cancer, she says: “The first time I beat cancer I went through a divorce shortly afterwards, and that’s about the only time I would say a divorce felt so easy,” she laughs. “The biggest battle of my life had already been won.” 

After a car accident in 2013, a second cancer diagnosis materialised after doctors found some irregularities in her shoulder. And then, in 2017, a new malignant cancer on her back – “three times lucky, right,” she laughs. 

 “I joke, but when you have already beaten something twice, the third time around you really don’t consider it in the same way. 
 “Cancer is something I’ve learned to live with – it’s part of my life and I do the right thing to keep it at bay. No-one will stop me,” she thunders. Newton-John has been helped in no small part by her daughter, Chloe, who is 35. Spiritually, she has been a guiding force, though in a medicinal sense her Amazon Herb Company, which advocates the use of marijuana in easing anxiety, aiding sleep and, ultimately, lessening the pain of the physical effects of cancer - means the actress has embarked on the ultimate mother/daughter project. 

 Indeed, you might say, at 73, the remarried, singer, songwriter, actress and international superstar is arguably at peace - after a fullon and sometimes tumultuous career in the spotlight. “I like to stay current and relevant, but that’s to myself,” she offers. “I’m not going to do it for anyone else, and nor should I.” 
 In career terms, although Newton-John’s impact in recent decades has been rather more understated than her time at the forefront of teen entertainment in the late Seventies, when she partnered John Travolta in making the iconic teen love movie Grease, the fact remains the Aussie has sold over 100 million albums.



Her success includes four Grammys, numerous Country Music, American Music and People's Choice Awards, an Emmy Award, two number one hits and over 15 top 10 singles. 
 She is still in touch with Travolta, despite the fact their careers have taken them in very different directions. He is a member of the Hollywood elite; she is someone just as much at home holidaying on the Sunshine Coast – she had a house on Noosa Heads beach in the Eighties – as she is hunting out her next big LA project. 
 “Whatever I do, it’s about ensuring I don’t take myself too seriously,” she says. “I was born in the UK, and actually, a lot of my work ends up back over there on TV. I’ll rough it with light entertainment as much as I want to sell out concert halls – I’m not picky, I just want to contribute and feel a part of it.” 

 The fact she is and still feels a part of it - over three decades since the peak of her stardom, proves the enduring legacy Newton-John has over us. 

Perhaps it’s her sunshine smile, perhaps it’s her ability to laugh through even the toughest of life’s challenges, or perhaps it’s because her music has become the greatest advocate for someone, whose battles have extended well beyond getting her latest movie or album to the top of the rankings. 

 “In a way, my songs have always been for anyone facing a time of challenge in their life. I've always told people to get physical, get spiritual, get happy - in your own time. Life is a gift. 

 “I think you have to laugh at everything, particularly at yourself - and even in difficult situations. I know I've always found that laughter – and crying – is an emotional release. Some people laugh, some people cry, and some people do both at the same time. 

 “Whatever you do, it's a release for your brain and body and helps you feel good… so do it. 

“Personally, laughter is the one for me – it’s incredibly important. It's a wonderful release of endorphins. I'm usually able to laugh at most things… in fact, even when I was given the news I had breast cancer, I think I laughed. I guess it's a natural stress releaser for me - and a strange way to react to some things. It's not always appropriate, but it works.” 

 A big part of the singer, entrepreneur, and activist staying at the top of her game is the fact she has looked after herself so impeccably. “It’s the little things,” says the entertainer, who has a spa retreat in New South Wales, called Gaia, that was nominated for a prestigious World Luxury Hotel Award. “If you do something little every day, ultimately it adds up to making something big, and I’d like to think that’s the way I’ve managed to retain a feeling of being young and alive. 

 “I've always taken my makeup off at night - no matter how tired I am; I will always cleanse my face and then moisturise – I use a Vitamin C serum and some form of face cream and still do – perhaps it’s those things, perhaps I’m just lucky.”