A Celebration in Song
| A Celebration in Song | ||||
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| Studio album by Olivia Newton-John | ||||
| Released | 3 June 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 45:59 | |||
| Label |
EMI (worldwide) Warner Bros. (Australia) | |||
| Producer | Olivia Newton-John, Amy Sky (also exec.), Mike Clute, Melinda Schneider, Barry Gibb, Eddie Schwartz, Charles Fisher, Richard Marx, John Farrar, Greg Johnson, Daniel Denholm, Phil Buckie | |||
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A Celebration in Song is the twenty-fourth studio album by Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released in 3 June 2008 by Warner Bros. in Australia.[1] The worldwide release of album was by EMI, in 2 September 2008.[2] It's her second duets album, following the 2002 release (2), released in 2002 by Festival Mushroom.[3]
In 25 January 2011 the album was re-released by Spring Hill with a new cover.[4]
Background
The album was released in conjunction with Newton-John's walk to Beijing which, together with this album, raises funds for the future The Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Center in Melbourne, Australia.[5]
The songs "Never Far Away" (with Richard Marx) and "Sunburned Country" (with Keith Urban) originally belong to Newton-John's 2002 duets album, (2).[3] The song "Beautiful Thing" was extracted from Belinda Emmett's album So I Am and the track is "dedicated with love" to her.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Right Here with You" (with Delta Goodrem) | Newton-John, Delta Goodrem | Amy Sky | 4:02 | |
| 2. | "Find a Little Faith" (with Cliff Richard) | Sky | Sky | 4:13 | |
| 3. | "Courageous" (with Melinda Schneider) | Newton-John, Schneider | Mike Clute, Melinda Schneider, Olivia Newton-John (co.), Sky (co.) | 3:37 | |
| 4. | "The Heart Knows" (with Barry Gibb) | Barry Gibb, Ashley Gibb, Stephen Gibb | Barry Gibb | 3:31 | |
| 5. | "Everything Love Is" (with Jimmy Barnes) | Sky, Schwartz | Eddie Schwartz, Sky (co.) | 3:58 | |
| 6. | "Isn't It Amazing" (with Sun) | Newton-John, Sun | Sky | 4:08 | |
| 7. | "Never Far Away" (with Richard Marx) | Marx, Jamey Clewer | Charles Fisher, Richard Marx | 4:47 | |
| 8. | "Sunburned Country" (with Keith Urban) | Newton-John, Keith Urban | Fisher | 5:39 | |
| 9. | "Reckless" (with John Farrar) | Farrar | John Farrar | 3:20 | |
| 10. | "Angel in the Wings" (with Jann Arden) | Sky | Greg Johnson, Sky (co.) | 3:21 | |
| 11. | "The Water is Wide" (with Amy Sky and RyanDan) | Traditional | Sky (also arranged) | 3:26 | |
| 12. | "Beautiful Thing" (performed by Belinda Emmett) | Belinda Emmett, Buckie | Daniel Denholm, Phil Buckie | 3:57 |
Personnel
From the album booklet:[5]
- David Anderson – photography
- Elvis Aponte – assistant
- Jon Bailey – engineer, mixing
- Juli Balla – cover photo
- Cory Barnes – digital editing
- Bill Bell – bass, guitar, engineer
- Bruce Bouton – pedal steel
- Steve Brewster – drums
- Dane Bryant – keyboards
- Phil Buckle – producer
- Michal Bukovic – guitar
- Michael Caprio – cover design
- Ethan Carlson – engineer, mixing, assistant
- Joao Carvalho – mastering
- Martin Landin Chapman – backing vocals
- Mike Clute – producer
- Ian Cooper – strings
- Daniel Denholm – producer
- Andy Downer – keyboards
- Doug Emery – keyboards
- John Farrar – guitar, keyboards, producer
- Attila Fias – keyboards
- Charles Fisher – producer
- Victor Florencia – engineer, mixing
- James Freeman – engineer, mixing, overdub engineer
- Barry Gibb – producer
- Steve Gibb – guitar
- Todd Gunnerson – assistant
- Sam Hannan – engineer
- Tony Harrell – hammond organ
- Andy Hunt – engineer
- Greg Johnston – bass, guitar, programming, producer, engineer
- Mark Kelso – drums, engineer
- Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar
- Mike Klute – producer
- Fred Knobloch – acoustic guitar
- Amy Laing – cello
- Paul Leim – drums
- Lee Levin – drums
- Steve Markantonio – engineer
- Richard Marx – keyboards, programming
- Chris McHugh – drums
- Steve Nathan – organ
- Olivia Newton-John – producer
- Justin Niebank – engineer
- Noah Passovay – vocal engineer
- Alison Prestwood – bass
- Gary Prim – keyboards
- Mark Punch – acoustic guitar
- Steve Real – backing vocals
- Hal Roland – keyboards
- RyanDan – vocal harmony
- Dave Sanders – drums
- Melinda Schneider – producer
- Eddie Schwartz – producer
- Michael Severs – electric guitar
- Amy Sky – piano, arranger, keyboards, producer, executive producer
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
- Kelly David Smith – design
- Chuck Turner – mixing
- Keith Urban – guitar
- Anthony Vanderburgh – keyboards
- Alonzo Vargas – assistant
- Peter Wolf – programming
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, cello
Concert
| Concert by Olivia Newton-John | |
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| Venue | State Theatre |
| Associated album | A Celebration in Song |
| Date(s) | 30 September 2008 |
The Olivia Newton-John and Friends: Gala Fundraising Concert was a one night only concert based in the album. The concert held at the State Theatre in Sydney, on the date of 30 September 2008, to raised funds for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal.[6]
Songs performed
- "I Say a Little Prayer" (Paulini)
- "Calling You" (Katy Cebrano)
- "A Song for You" (Katy Cebrano)
- "All Come Together" (Johnny Diesel)
- "My Heart Will Go On" (Trisha Crowe)
- "Someone to Watch Over Me" (Lucy Durack)
- "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (Christine Anu)
- "My Island Home" (Christine Anu)
- "Blow Up the Pokies" (Tim Freedman)
- "Run to Paradise" (Mark Gable)
- "Reminiscing" (Carl Riseley)
- "Memphis medley" (Guy Sebastian)
- "Tucker's Daughter" (Ian Moss)
- "Perfect" (Vanessa Amorosi)
- "The Horses" (Daryl Braithwaite)
- "Reckless" (James Reyne)
- "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (Chantelle Delaney)
- "Let Me Be There" (with Chantelle Delaney)
- "Tenterfield Saddler" (with Todd McKenney)
- "Summer Nights" (with Guy Sebastian)
- "Pearls on a Chain"
- "Courageous" (with Melinda Schneider)
- "I Honestly Love You"
- "You're the One That I Want" (Mark Gable and Melinda Schneider)
