Have You Never Been Mellow

Have You Never Been Mellow was an album by Olivia Newton-John, released in 1975.

Reception

Both the title single and the album rose to the top of their respective U.S. charts (the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts and the Billboard 200 albums charts). The title song and its follow-up, "Please Mr. Please," were both top 10 on three Billboard charts: the Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and Country.

Outside the United States, the album was released with the single "If You Love Me, Let Me Know," as the single was only released in the United States on the album of the same name.

Unlike in the U.S., Have You Never Been Mellow was not much of a success in many countries, and in many notable cases (such as the United Kingdom), the title single failed to chart. However, the title song was Newton-John's first single to chart in Japan, where it reached #26 on the Oricon singles chart, a respectable showing for a non-Japanese artist.

Newton-John received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her work on the song "Have You Never Been Mellow," but lost to "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian.

The album was certified Gold in the US.^[2]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Have You Never Been Mellow" (John Farrar)
2. "Loving Arms" (Tom Jans)
3. "Lifestream" (Rick Nelson)
4. "Goodbye Again" (John Denver)
5. "Water Under The Bridge" (Petrina Lordan)
6. "I Never Did Sing You A Love Song" (David Nichtern)

Side Two

1. "It's So Easy" (Hank Marvin and John Farrar)
2. "The Air That I Breathe" (Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood)
3. "Follow Me" (John Denver)
4. "And In The Morning" (Graeme Hall)
5. "Please Mr. Please" (Bruce Welch and John Rostill)
6. "I Honestly Love You" (Peter Allen and Jeff Barry) — bonus track for Japan and Europe

Charts

Album — Billboard (North America)

Singles — Billboard (North America)

Singles — Canadian Singles Charts

UK Charts

• Have You Never Been Mellow LP: #37 (no charted singles)

Japanese Charts (Oricon)

• Have You Never Been Mellow LP: charted April 20, 1975; peaked at #4
• "Have You Never Been Mellow" single: charted April 5, 1975; peaked at #26

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