Hotel Sessions (Olivia Newton-John EP)

Hotel Sessions
EP by Olivia Newton-John
Released 8 April 2014
Recorded 2002–2011; Melbourne, Australia
Genre
Length 30:15
Label ONJ Productions
Producer
Olivia Newton-John chronology

This Christmas
(2012)
Hotel Sessions
(2014)

Hotel Sessions is an extended play (EP) by Australian recording artist Olivia Newton-John, released on 8 April 2014. It is her first EP focusing on unreleased songs, and was released independently by ONJ Productions, Newton-John's own production company.

Hotel Sessions was first available at Summer Nights, Newton-John's nineteenth concert tour. Physical copies were later become available at her official website, together with digital download versions for online shops. The EP is dedicated to Rona Newton-John, Olivia's sister and Brett Goldsmith's mother, who passed on in 2013.

Background and development

The songs featured on Hotel Sessions were recorded over a period of nine years, at hotel rooms which Newton-John stayed during her concert tours. All the five songs were produced by Brett Goldsmith, her nephew. Goldsmith previously released a version of "Ordinary Life" on his YouTube account in 2008.[1] Long before Hotel Sessions was released, he also leaked Newton-John's recordings of "Best of My Love", a demo which features a different production of the final track, and Mr. Mister cover "Broken Wings". "Bow River" is another cover song, originally released by Australian band Cold Chisel. Hotel Sessions also features dances remixes of "Broken Wings" and "Best of My Love", made by remixer DayBeat.[2]

Track listing

All songs produced by Brett Goldsmith.

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Ordinary Life"  Brett Goldsmith 4:28
2. "Best of My Love"  Goldsmith 4:45
3. "End in Peace"  Olivia Newton-John, Goldsmith 4:33
4. "Bow River"  Ian Moss 4:18
5. "Broken Wings"  Richard Page, Steve George, John Lang 4:33
Bonus tracks
No. Title Length
6. "Broken Wings" (dance remix by DayBeat) 5:03
7. "Best of My Love" (dance remix by DayBeat) 3:55
Total length:
30:15

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

References

  1. "'Ordinary Life' on Brett Goldsmith channel". YouTube. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  2. "New music: Hotel Sessions". ONJ Productions. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. Hotel Sessions (Media notes). Olivia Newton-John. ONJ Productions. 2014. 0 29882 56738 8.

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