Don't Stop Believin' (Olivia Newton-John album)

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Don't Stop Believin'
Studio album by Olivia Newton-John
Released	1976
Recorded	1976
Genre	Adult contemporary
Label	MCA Records
Producer(s)	John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Come On Over (1975)	Don't Stop Believin' (Olivia Newton-John album)	Making A Good Thing Better (1977)

"Don't Stop Believin" was an album by Olivia Newton-John, released in 1976. The album was certified gold and peaked at No. 33 - Pop and No. 7 - Country.

All new songs for this album, no cover song this time.

US Singles released were:

• Don't Stop Believin' (No. 33 - Pop, No. 14 - Country, No. 1 (1 week) - AC)
• Every Face Tells A Story (No. 55 - Pop, No. 21 - Country, No. 6 - AC)
• Sam (No. 20 - Pop, No. 40 - Country, No. 1 (2 weeks) - AC)

"Every Face Tells A Story" ended Olivia's streak of seven consecutive No. 1 AC hits from 1974's "I Honestly Love You" through 1976's "Don't Stop Believin'." 1977's "Sam" was Olivia's highest charting hit on the Hot 100 since the No. 13 peak of "Something Better To Do" in 1975.

Japan Single release was "Don't Stop Believin'", "Compasionate Man" and "Sam.

[edit] Track listing

Side 1

1. Don't Stop Believin' (by John Farrar)
   © 1976 John Farrar Music-BMI
2. A Thousand Conversations (by Bruce Welch and Hank Marvin)
   © 1976 Blue Gum Music Ltd.
3. Compassionate Man (by John Farrar and Chris Christian)
   © 1976 John Farrar Music/Home Sweet Hom Music/Caseyem Music-BMI
4. New Born Baby (by Glenn Cardier)
   © 1976 Festival Music Pty. Ltd.
   All rights for USA and Canada controlled by Camberra Music, Inc
   Clavinet: Warren Oates
5. Hey, Mr. Dreammaker (Bruce Welch and Alan Tarney)
   © 1976 Bruce Welch Music
   Steel Guitar: Weldon Myrick

Side 2

1. Every Face Tells a Story (by Michael Allison, Peter Sills and D. Black)
   © Air Music (London) Ltd., Bruce Welch Music Ltd. and Lords Music Co. Limited
2. Sam (by John Farrar, Hank Marvin and Don Black)
   © Lords Music Co. Limited and Blue Gum Misic
3. Love You Hold The Key (Lyrics by Olivia Newton-John, Music by John Farrar)
   © Zargon Music, Inc/John Farrar Music-ASCAP/BMI
4. I'll Bet You A Kangaroo (by Larry Murray)
   © 1976 Prodigal Son Music-BMI
   Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
   Bass Voice: Hurshel Wiginton
5. The Last Time You Loved (by Brian Neary)
   © 1976 Ackee Music, Inc/Brian Head Music-ASCAP

[edit] Musicians:

• Drums and percussion: Larry Londin
• Bass: John Osborn
• Electric Guitars: John Farrar
• Acoustic Guitar: John Farrar, Steve Gibson and Chris Christian
• Keyboards: Shane Kleister
• Vocal Group: Muffy Hendrix, Donna Fein, Lisa Silver, John Farrar and Olivia
• Strings: Shelly Kurland String Section
• String Arranged by Bergen White

[edit] Credit

• Produced and Arranged by John Farrar
• Recorded At Creative Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee
• Recording Engineer: Brent Maher
• Mixed At Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles
• Mixing Engineer: Bill Schnee
• Assistant Engineer: George Tutko
• Mastered At Mastering Lab, Los Angeles
• Mastering Engineer: Mike Reese
• Cover Phots: Charles Bush
• Black and White Photos: Jeff Dunas
• Art Direction: George Osaki
• Stylist: Fleur Thiemeyer