FITNESS

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Pour marquer les 40 ans du single et de l'album PHYSICAL, Olivia Newton-John s'associe avec la chaine américaine CRUNCH FITNESS le temps d'un concourt de levées de jambes ! Le but est aussi de sensibiliser les gens et à collecter des fonds en faveur de la recherche sur le traitement du cancer via la fondation d'Olivia !

It’s the 40th anniversary of Olivia Newton-John‘s smash hit single, “Physical” — and the album of the same name — so what better way to celebrate than to get people all around the world to hit the gym?

Olivia is teaming with Crunch Fitness to host a global group fitness event on October 20: An attempt to set the world record for the most people performing lying lateral leg raises simultaneously.  Why that particular move? Because it’s featured in Olivia’s iconic “Physical” music video.

Also in October, a “Physical” TikTok challenge, featuring moves choreographed by a Crunch Fitness expert, will launch.

Crunch members and non-members can sign up to participate in the world record attempt at CrunchPhysical40th.com.  While you’re there, you can also enter to win a trip for two to LA, where you’ll spend the day at Universal Studios and meet Olivia via Zoom.  You’re encouraged to donate to the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund for cancer research when you enter.

Read more at  Olivia Newton-John teaming with Crunch Fitness for a “Physical” 40th anniversary world record attempt | The Voice of LaSalle County since 1952! (1430wcmy.com)

FIRESIDE CHAT

 

 

ANNIVERSAIRE

Olivia Newton-John sortait son album CLEARLY LOVE aux USA un 30 septembre 1975 ... chez tous les bons disquaires US !! Il fut un temps ou les fans avaient la chance d'avoir 2 albums dans une année !! en 1975 ce fut HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW et donc CLEARLY LOVE .. le tout complété par un duo FLY AWAY avec JOHN DENVER et une chanson pour un film jamais sorti en CD : A WINDOW TO THE SKY ! 

 

FRANCE

La FNAC vient de lister la version import du PHYSICAL DELUXE sur son site internet ! 

Pas sur qu'Universal/Caroline le distribue en France ! 

 

RETRO REMIX 

Un remix au gout du jour pour PHYSICAL n'aurait pas été du "luxe" dans la DELUXE VERSION de PHYSICAL .. mais ça doit couter une blinde de demander à un maitre du genre d'en réaliser un officiellement !

Comme d'hab .. on se contentera de ce qui a été fait !

Theodore · Physical Ft. Olivia Newton John (Theodore Remix)

FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 28, 1974

 Le 28 septembre 1974, I HONESTLY LOVE YOU reste en tête du classement BILLBOARD TOP50 EASY LISTENING et se hisse à la seconde place du classement BILLBOARD HOT100 ! 

L'abum IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW repasse en tête du classement HOT COUNTRY LPS et se hisse à la 4ème place du BILLBOARD 200 ! 

 

ON THIS DAY

 Olivia Newton John smiling as she arrives at London Airport, September 28th 1983.

MANFRED BAUMANN

 À travers l’objectif de son Leica, Baumann a photographié d’innombrables célébrités de renommée internationale, parmi lesquelles Sandra Bullock, William Shatner, Jack Black, Natalie Portman, Martin Sheen, Lionel Richie, Olivia Newton John, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Angelina Jolie et Evander Holyfield.

L'artiste a compilé ses meilleurs portraits dans un livre paru le 26 aout 2021 : FACE TO FACE ! 

On ne sait pas encore quelles photos le photographe à choisi concernant Olivia Newton-John !

Manfred Baumann: Face to Face : Barth, Nadine, Baumann, Nelly, Es, Studio, Baumann, Manfred: Amazon.fr: Livres

Three decades of celebrity portraiture from an acclaimed master of the genre

The celebrity portraits of Austrian photographer Manfred Baumann (born 1968) capture distinct personalities while also framing them as special--larger than life. Through the lens of his Leica, Baumann has photographed countless celebrities of international renown, among them Sandra Bullock, William Shatner, Jack Black, Natalie Portman, Martin Sheen, Lionel Richie, Olivia Newton John, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Angelina Jolie and Evander Holyfield.
Baumann's mostly black-and-white portraits often position the subject outside of the studio and within a scrupulously chosen backdrop--although Baumann calls Vienna and Los Angeles home, he frequently travels to shoot on location. The hardcover survey Face to Face compiles the best of the photographer's celebrity portraits. Viewed together, they give shape to the storyteller behind the camera and testify to the consistency and richness of his style.

Amazon.com: Manfred Baumann: Face to Face: 9783775750851: Barth, Nadine, Baumann, Manfred: Books

 

MAKING A WISH

 

PHYSICAL A 40 ANS

Le 28 septembre 1981, Olivia Newton-John, sortait son 45t PHYSICAL aux USA !

Steve Kipner realized that writing for other artists promised greater commercial potential. “When you write songs, you write songs about being in relationships and being in love and all that,” he says. “Terry Shaddick and I thought, Let’s just write a song about the physical side of love. I didn’t think it would be called ‘Physical’. We were going to write a song about sex, basically. I did the demo on a little four-track Teac. I had a little drum machine that I borrowed that had two pre-sets, ‘Rock 1’ and ‘Rock 2’, ‘Bossa Nova 1’ and ‘Bossa Nova 2’. I used ‘Rock 1′. I think it’s exactly the same one that Hall & Oates used on “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)’.”

After cutting the vocal, Kipner played “Physical” for his friend and manager Roger Davies. “Roger worked for Lee Kramer, who was Olivia’s manager and boyfriend at the time,” he says. “I went to play the demo for Roger because he was my best mate, not thinking it was for Olivia. 

Lee Kramer also managed Mr. Universe. I think Lee heard the song through the walls. He didn’t necessarily think that ‘Physical’ was a hit song, but he thought that if Olivia recorded it then he could also put Mr. Universe on the album cover with Olivia ! She came into the office that afternoon and I guess that’s when they played the demo for her.” Ultimately, Mr. Universe was scarcely needed at all.

Even in demo form, “Physical” was an undeniable hit. “Stevie’s always been tuned into what’s happening,” says Farrar. “Before I had anything to do with it, it sounded like a hit record. I stuck close to that. There’s a distorted guitar that’s pulsing in there. I had this old Roland drum machine, and we used that to gate an electric guitar and get that pulse.”

Farrar enlisted a stellar cast of musicians including Toto bassist David Hungate, Carlos Vega (drums), Lenny Castro (percussion), Bill Cuomo (Prophet), and Gary Herbig (horns) to embellish the song’s crisp, streamlined groove. Hungate’s bandmate Steve Lukather laid down a searing guitar solo. Holman recalls, “I think John was fooling around with a solo and he said, ‘Nah, I should really bring in Steve’ … and that’s Steve Lukather. I was talking to Steve weeks before about something, and he was all excited about this new guitar that had the Floyd Rose Bridge. I don’t remember what kind of guitar it was — might have been a Fender Strat — but the Bridge was what was unique.

“I always had amps set up in the room ready to record. I had a Princeton amp, which I still have, sitting there with a microphone on it right next to the couch where John was working. I remember it was a really hot day. Steve came flying in. He goes, ‘I finally got this guitar. Check this out man!’ He plugs it in. ‘I’m not even going to tune the guitar.’ I rolled the tape and hit record. He played the guitar solo and that was the guitar solo for ‘Physical’. That was it. I could see him stretching the notes but I remember thinking, Damn, it’s pretty amazing that the guitar’s still in tune. It’s a testament to the talent of the people involved that a guy could walk in off the street, plug in a guitar, and play that guitar solo without ever having heard the song. It just came from the spirit of his talent.”

In just five syllables — “let’s get physical” — Olivia Newton-John captured the tune’s contagious appeal. The steamier aspects of the verses, considerably tame by 21st century standards, took the singer from “totally hot” to a more “horizontal” kind of heat. “I couldn’t imagine Olivia would sing those lyrics, but I’m obviously glad she did,” Farrar chuckles. “It was a great song, a very catchy song, but Olivia’s image was always very girl-next-door. Even during the final playback, she looked at me and said, ‘Do you think I can get away with this?'” [laughs] Regardless of the content, Newton-John’s performance evidenced strength, exuberance, and a playful strand of sensuality … all the elements of a blockbuster waiting to explode.

Making Her Move: Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Physical’ Phenomenon Revisited | PopMatters

 

Olivia Newton-John looks back on the making of "Physical" 

Olivia Newton-John looks back on the making of her 1981 music video, "Physical," 40 years later. 

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN: So I remember, I recorded the song. I was really anxious about it, because I thought I'd gone too far, and then tried to get them to stop it. It was too late. It was out there in the public, and I thought, well, you know what ? I need to do a video, and I need to do it about an exercise. That'll take away the, you know, what they're thinking it's about. 

"Physical" video was shot by Brian Grant, who's an amazing English director, who did most of my videos. And then I did the first video album, the first time that all the songs were shot. So we did that, and then the director just took it in another direction as well. And it was hilarious. I thought was so funny, and I was banned. So at least, I can say, in my lifetime, me with the squeaky clean image that I had was banned.

DAYBEAT RMX

L'un des derniers superbes remixes de David : MAKE A MOVE ON ME ! 

 

FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 27, 1975

Le 27 septembre 1975, Olivia Newton-John signe la meilleure entrée dans le classement BILLBOARD TOP50 EASY LISTENING avec SOMETHING BETTER TO DO ! 

 

 

SOMETHING BETTER TO DO fait également son entrée dans le classement BILLBOARD HOT COUNTRY SINGLES à la 86ème place et se hisse à la 66ème du classement HOT100. 

 

FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 27, 1980

Le 27 septembre 1980, le single XANADU progresse lentement dans les divers classement du BILLBOARD ! 

Une place de mieux dans le HOT100 .. 

 

Dans le classement ADULT CONTEMPORARY , XANADU rentre dans le TOP3 

SANTE

Le mois d'octobre arrive à grand pas ... 

DANKE KAY 

 

ANNIVERSAIRE 

Quand KAY et d'autres fans souhaitent un anniversaire à ONJ ça donne ça :

A LA UNE DE VOICI

 

 

AXS TV 

 

Happy Birthday to Olivia Newton-John, now 73 years old! The star of Grease sits down with Dan Rather and shares what has been the best of it, the worst of it, and finding passion in life. 

 

GMA 

September 26, 2021 Our favorite Olivia Newton-John moments for her birthday 

Happy birthday, Olivia! 

AMAZON UK

Ahh .. cette chasse aux infos .. ça devient vraiment pénible ! 

En Angleterre Amazon UK est en train de référencer l'album anniversaire de PHYSICAL !! 

Universal via Caroline distribue l'objet tant convoité ... on attends la version française !! 

Le pressage allemand est prévue pour le 29 octobre !

 

LA COUPURE DE WEB

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ONJ

Ce 26 septembre Olivia Newton-John célèbre ses 73 ans ! 

Avec la plus grande simplicité je lui souhaite un très joyeux anniversaire ! 

En espérant qu'il y aura plein d'autres anniversaires à souhaiter ! 

 

 

THE TWEET

 

Happy Birthday to Olivia Newton-John! Here's a message of gratitude from Olivia to thank you for making her birthday wish come true ✨💚✨
There's still time to donate 👉 https://t.co/AajSNsGMSC #oliviaswalkforwellness pic.twitter.com/AsuRwxwApn

— ONJCancerCentre (@ONJCancerCentre) September 25, 2021

 

C'ETAIT UN ...

Il y a 40 ans, en photos ...  Olivia Newton-John lors de l’émission de télévision 'Stars' à Paris le 26 septembre 1981

ON THIS DAY

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Olivia Newton-John, rehearsal for AVRO's Platen Gala, Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 25th September 1981.

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Olivia Newton-John, Birthday Party, Hilton Hotel, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 25th September 1981. 

 

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Singer Olivia Newton John looks on during the 1994 ARL Grand Final between the Canberra Raiders and the Canterbury Bulldogs at the Sydney Football Stadium, 1994 in Sydney, Australia.

DESIGN

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Le site officiel d'Olivia Newton-John vient de faire peau neuve .. il était temps !

Bravo .. !!!  Le design est lumineux et la navigation plus fluide et plus pratique  ! 

 

 

BROADWAYWORLD

PHYSICAL AMAZON

La précommande de l'album PHYSICAL DELUXE EDITION a revue la lumière sur la célèbre plateforme américaine ! 

Tout ce bordel pour si peu .... et l'attente du "special announcement" pour n'avoir que " It’s time to get PHYSICAL again! Pre-order the DELUXE EDITION in honor of the 40th Anniversary!" ... sérieux ??!

Pour une sortie mondiale .. il va falloir attendre ...en dehors d'Amazon ! 

Olivia Newton-John - Physical [Deluxe 2 CD/DVD] - Amazon.com Music

 

BARNES & NOBLES 

 Pour ceux pour qui Amazon donne de l'urticaire, il y a BARNES & NOBLES .. aux USA !