| Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 9 June 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1992 | |||
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| Label | Geffen | |||
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| Olivia Newton-John chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 is the third greatest hits album by English-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 9 June 1992 by Geffen Records. It is the first compilation to contain both her country and pop hits. The album contained four new tracks: lead single "I Need Love" (produced by Giorgio Moroder), US Adult Contemporary top-20 single "Deeper Than a River", "Not Gonna Be the One" and a cover version of Brenda Lee's 1960 US number one "I Want to Be Wanted". A tour was planned to promote the album, but had to be cancelled when Newton-John was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Release
The album was released with different track listings in different territories in order to feature her biggest hits in each region. Although the album did not chart highly in the US, it was a long-term big seller and eventually certified Gold.[2] The album was a bigger success in the UK and Australia. It was also widely successful in Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, The Netherlands and Israel.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Deeper Than a River" | Diane Warren |
| 4:19 |
| 2. | "Not Gonna Be the One" | Seth Swirsky | John Farrar | 3:12 |
| 3. | "I Want to Be Wanted" |
| Peter Asher | 3:26 |
| 4. | "I Need Love" |
| Giorgio Moroder | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Twist of Fate from Physical 2021 deluxe edition" |
| David Foster | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Physical from Physical" |
| Farrar | 3:43 |
| 7. | "Magic from Xanadu" | Farrar | Farrar | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Deeper Than the Night from Totally Hot" |
| Farrar | 3:35 |
| 9. | "A Little More Love from Totally Hot" | Farrar | Farrar | 3:27 |
| 10. | "You're the One That I Want from Grease" (with John Travolta) | Farrar | Farrar | 2:47 |
| 11. | "Summer Nights from Grease" (with John Travolta) | Louis St. Louis | 3:36 | |
| 12. | "Hopelessly Devoted to You from Grease" | Farrar | Farrar | 3:00 |
| 13. | "Please Mr. Please from Have You Never Been Mellow" | Farrar | 3:24 | |
| 14. | "Sam from Don't Stop Believin'" |
| Farrar | 3:37 |
| 15. | "Have You Never Been Mellow from Have You Never Been Mellow" | Farrar | Farrar | 3:28 |
| 16. | "If You Love Me (Let Me Know) from If You Love Me, Let Me Know" | Rostill | Farrar | 3:12 |
| 17. | "I Honestly Love You from Long Live Love" | Farrar | 3:36 | |
| Total length: | 54:19 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If Not for You from If Not for You" | Bob Dylan |
| 2:53 |
| 2. | "Banks of the Ohio from If Not for You" | Traditional |
| 3:16 |
| 3. | "What Is Life from Olivia" | George Harrison |
| 3:26 |
| 4. | "Take Me Home, Country Roads from Music Makes My Day" | Farrar | 3:17 | |
| 5. | "I Honestly Love You from Long Live Love" | 3:37 | ||
| 6. | "Have You Never Been Mellow from Have You Never Been Mellow" | 3:30 | ||
| 7. | "Sam" | 3:42 | ||
| 8. | "You're the One That I Want from Grease" (with John Travolta) | 2:48 | ||
| 9. | "Hopelessly Devoted to You from Grease" | 3:06 | ||
| 10. | "Summer Nights from Grease" (with John Travolta) | 3:35 | ||
| 11. | "A Little More Love from Totally Hot" | 3:29 | ||
| 12. | "Xanadu from Xanadu" (with Electric Light Orchestra) | Jeff Lynne | Lynne | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Magic from Xanadu" | 4:31 | ||
| 14. | "Suddenly from Xanadu" (with Cliff Richard) | Farrar | Farrar | 4:00 |
| 15. | "Physical from Physical" | 3:43 | ||
| 16. | "The Rumour from The Rumour" |
| 3:56 | |
| 17. | "Not Gonna Be the One" | 3:04 | ||
| 18. | "I Need Love" | 4:13 | ||
| 19. | "I Want to Be Wanted" | 3:26 | ||
| 20. | "Deeper Than a River" | 4:19 | ||
| 21. | "Warm and Tender from Warm and Tender" (Japanese bonus track) |
| Farrar | 3:22 |
| Total length: | 71:21 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Need Love" | 4:14 | ||
| 2. | "Deeper Than a River" | 4:20 | ||
| 3. | "Not Gonna Be the One" | 3:06 | ||
| 4. | "I Want to Be Wanted" | 3:31 | ||
| 5. | "If Not for You from If Not for You" | 2:56 | ||
| 6. | "Banks of the Ohio from If Not for You" | 3:19 | ||
| 7. | "Let Me Be There from Music Makes My Day" | Rostill |
| 3:01 |
| 8. | "I Honestly Love You from Long Live Love" | 3:38 | ||
| 9. | "If You Love Me (Let Me Know) from If You Love Me, Let Me Know" | 3:16 | ||
| 10. | "Have You Never Been Mellow from Have You Never Been Mellow" | 3:33 | ||
| 11. | "Don't Stop Believin' from Don't Stop Believin'" | Farrar | Farrar | 3:40 |
| 12. | "Sam from Don't Stop Believin'" | 3:45 | ||
| 13. | "A Little More Love from Totally Hot" | 3:30 | ||
| 14. | "Physical from Physical" | 3:44 | ||
| 15. | "Make a Move on Me from Physical" |
| Farrar | 3:19 |
| 16. | "Hopelessly Devoted to You from Grease" | 3:07 | ||
| 17. | "Xanadu from Xanadu" (with Electric Light Orchestra) | 3:29 | ||
| 18. | "Magic from Xanadu" | 4:31 | ||
| 19. | "Twist of Fate from Physical 2021 deluxe edition" | 3:42 | ||
| 20. | "Soul Kiss from Soul Kiss" | Mark Goldenberg | Farrar | 4:33 |
| 21. | "The Grease Megamix from The Definitive Collection" (with John Travolta) |
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| 4:51 |
| Total length: | 73:05 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Matter What You Do from Gaia: One Woman's Journey" | Newton-John |
| 4:22 |
| 2. | "Don't Cut Me Down from Gaia: One Woman's Journey" | Newton-John |
| 4:15 |
| 3. | "It's Always Australia for Me from The Rumour Japan Version" |
| Davitt Sigerson | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed from The Rumour" |
| 3:55 | |
| 5. | "The Rumour from The Rumour" | 3:59 | ||
| 6. | "Please Mr. Please from Have You Never Been Mellow" | 3:24 | ||
| 7. | "Jolene from Come On Over" | Dolly Parton | Farrar | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina from Making a Good Thing Better" | Farrar | 6:02 | |
| 9. | "Heart Attack from Physical 2021 deluxe edition" |
| Farrar | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Toughen Up from Soul Kiss" | Farrar | 3:49 | |
| Total length: | 38:00 | |||
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 15 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 7 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 12 |
| US Billboard 200[6] | 121 |
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[7] | 2 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics - The Essential Collection 1971-1992". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics - The Essential Collection 1971-1992". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 35. 2 September 1995. p. 21. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1992 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971-1992". Recording Industry Association of America. 23 July 1998.
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