Back to Basics

by Olivia Newton-John

Overview

An artist well-defined by her hit singles, Olivia Newton-John has had a stylistically varied career, as is illustrated on Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971-1992, a set that ranges from her teary ballad "I Honestly Love You" to that bouncy paean to getting horizontal, "Physical." Fans may quibble that such hits as "Let Me Be There" and "Make a Move on Me" are not included, but Newton-John's two greatest-hits albums are out of print, and this is the only collection to combine both her good-girl and bad-girl personae. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	06/09/1992
Label:	Geffen
UPC:	0720642447024

Tracks

1. Deeper Than a River
2. Not Gonna Be the One
3. I Want to Be Wanted
4. I Need Love
5. Twist of Fate
6. Physical
7. Magic
8. Deeper Than the Night
9. A Little More Love
10. You're the One That I Want
11. Summer Nights
12. Hopelessly Devoted to You
13. Please Mr. Please
14. Sam
15. Have You Never Been Mellow
16. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
17. I Honestly Love You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Olivia Newton-John   Primary Artist,Vocals
John Travolta   Primary Artist
Neil Stubenhaus   Bass
Robbie Buchanan   Keyboards
Jeffrey "C.J." Vanston   Synthesizer
Marietta Waters   Vocals (Background)
Jimmy Johnson   Bass
Jean McClain   Vocals (Background)
Larry Jacobs   Vocals (Background)
Jay Dee Maness   Guitar (Steel)
Michael Thompson   Guitar
Terry Wood   Vocals (Background)
James Harrah   Guitar
Sean Callery   Keyboards
Carlos Vega   Drums
John Farrar   Guitar,Synclavier
Dean Parks   Guitar

Technical Credits

Peter Beckett   Composer
Nathaniel Kunkel   Assistant Engineer
Johnny Vastano   Composer
Mark Hagen   Engineer
David Foster   Producer
Alberto Testa   Composer
Tom Winslow   Engineer
Hank Marvin   Composer
Mario Lucy   Engineer
Bruce Welch   Composer
Jim Jacobs   Composer
Giuseppe Spotti   Composer
Elaine Anderson   Assistant Engineer
Dylan Tran   Typography
Gabrielle Raumberger   Design,Art Direction
Daniel Hersch   Mastering
Ann Cutting   Photography
Pino Spotti   Composer
Warren Casey   Composer
Louis St. Louis   Producer
Seth Swirsky   Composer
Steve Bates   Mixing,Engineer
Steve Kipner   Composer
Kim Gannon   Composer
Don Black   Composer
John Travolta   Performer
Mick Guzauski   Mixing
Tom Snow   Composer
Guy Roche   Engineer,Producer
Diane Warren   Composer,Producer
Giorgio Moroder   Producer
Teddy Castellucci   Arranger
Terry Shaddick   Composer
Ken Allardyce   Assistant Engineer
Frank Wolf   Mixing,Engineer
John Paterno   Assistant Engineer
Jeff Barry   Composer
John Farrar   Composer,Producer
John Rostill   Composer
John Lewis Parker   Composer
Peter Asher   Producer,Percussion Programming
Peter Allen   Composer