For years, fans have clamored for expanded reissues from Olivia Newton-John's rich discography. Now, those wishes are about to be answered as a catalogue campaign begins for the pop queen with a 40th anniversary 2CD/DVD set of 1981's multi-platinum Physical. It arrives on October 22 from Green Hill, the label arm of publishing powerhouse Primary Wave which partnered with Newton-John in 2020 for a deal encompassing both masters and publishing rights.
When Newton-John's character of Sandy transformed at the finale of the 1978 film Grease from virginal innocent to leather-clad greaser, the artist took the opportunity to similarly revamp her already-successful music career. The British-born, Australian-raised Newton-John - her family moved when she was six - had enjoyed a number of successes in the U.S. on the Pop, Country, and AC charts including "If Not for You" (1971, No. 1 AC), "Let Me Be There" (1973, No. 6 Pop/No. 7 Country/No. 3 AC), "I Honestly Love You" (1974, No. 1 Pop/No. 6 Country/No. 1 AC), "Have You Never Been Mellow" (1975, No. 1 Pop/No. 3 Country/No. 1 AC), and "Please Mr. Please" (1975, No. 3 Pop/No. 1 AC/No. 5 Country), just to name a few. But "Please Mr. Please" was her last top ten Pop entry until the Grease juggernaut yielded three smashes: the upbeat John Travolta duets "You're the One That I Want" and "Summer Nights" and the solo torch song "Hopelessly Devoted to You." ....
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