Physical (Olivia Newton-John album)
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| Studio album by Olivia Newton-John | |||||
| Released | February 1981 | ||||
| Recorded | 1981 | ||||
| Genre | Pop Adult contemporary |
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| Length | 38:46 | ||||
| Label | MCA | ||||
| Producer | John Farrar | ||||
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Physical was an album by Olivia Newton-John, released in 1981. It was certified double platinum, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard albums chart. This was also Newton-John's first and only album to chart R&B, peaking at No. 32. With country music completely overlooked for this album, this unsurprisingly became Newton-John's first studio album not to chart country since her 1971 debut, ""If Not For You."
The title track was Newton-John's biggest pop single ever spending 10 weeks atop Billboard's Hot 100. "Physical" tied Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" as the then longest running No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by a female artist. (Whitney Houston broke the record when "I Will Always Love You" spent 14 weeks atop the Hot 100. This was later surpassed by Mariah Carey when her "One Sweet Day" collaboration with Boyz II Men was No. 1 for 16 weeks.) "Physical" also peaked at No. 29 AC and No. 28 R&B (her only entry on the R&B singles chart). The album also yielded the singles "Make A Move On Me" (No. 5 - Pop, No. 6 - AC) and "Landslide" (No. 52 - Pop).
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
Side A
- Landslide (by John Farrar)
- Stranger's Touch (by John Farrar & Steve Kipner)
- Make A Move On Me (by John Farrar & Tom Snow)
- Falling (by John Farrar)
- Love Make Me Strong (by Terry Britten & Sue Shifrin)
Side B
- Physical (by Steve Kipner & Terry Shaddick)
- Silvery Rain (by Hank Marvin)
- Carried Away (by Barry Gibb & Albhy Galuten)
- Recovery (by John Farrar & Tom Snow)
- Promise (The Dolphin Song) (by Olivia Newton-John)
[edit] Musician
- Olivia Newton-John, Vocal
- Carlos Vega, Drums & Timpani
- Michael Boddicker, Polymoog
- John Farrar, Guitar, Vocoder, Bass Guitar, Back Vocals
- Tom Snow, Prophet Synthesizer (for "Make a Move On Me" and "Recovery")
Piano (for "Carried Away") - Steve Lukather, Guitar (for "Physical), Acoustic Guitar (for "Carried Away")
[edit] Credit
- Produced by John Farrar
- Recorded and Mixed by David J. Holman
- Photography Herb Ritts
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | Pop Albums | 6 |
| 1981 | Black Albums | 32 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
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| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | "Physical" | Pop Singles | 1 (10 weeks) |
| 1981 | "Physical" | Adult Contemporary | 29 |
| 1982 | "Physical" | Black Singles | 28 |
| 1982 | "Physical" | Club Play Singles | 22 |
| 1982 | "Make A Move On Me" | Pop Singles | 5 |
| 1982 | "Make A Move On Me" | Adult Contemporary | 6 |
| 1982 | "Landslide" | Pop Singles | 52 |
