Olivia: The Singles [Import]

Product Description
Limited edition tour set coupling her 21 track 'The Singles'hits anthology with a 10 track bonus CD: 'No Matter What YouDo', 'Don't Cut Me Down', 'It's Always Australia For Me', 'Can't We Talk It Over In Bed', 'The Rumour', 'Please Mr. Please', 'Jolene', 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina', 'Heart Attack' and 'Toughen Up'. A total of 31 digitally remasteredtracks spanning 1974-1992! Housed in a colorful slipcase, itcomes in a double slimline jewel case with the artwork from her 1992 U.S. collection on Geffen, 'Back To Basics'.

Olivia: The Singles,Olivia Newton-John,Msi,Rock/Pop

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Olivia: The Singles [Import]

Average customer rating: Not recieved item incorrect packaging of CD Amazon is NOT shipping the product advertised olivia, the best Almost Perfect

Olivia: The Singles Manufacturer: Msi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Olivia Newton-John - Video Gold 2 Gold Olivia Newton-John - Video Gold 1 Indigo: Women of Song Olivia Newton-John Live In Concert [DTS Surround Sound] ASIN: B0000072JH Release Date: 2003-04-14

Tracks:

1. I Need Love
2. Deeper Than A River
3. Not Gonna Be The One
4. I Want To Be Wanted
5. If Not For You
6. Banks Of Ohio
7. Let Me Be There
8. I Love You, I Honestly Love You
9. If You Love Me(Let Me Know)
10. Have You Never Been Mellow
11. Don't Stop Believin'
12. Sam
13. A Little More Love
14. Physical
15. Make A Move On Me
16. Hopelessly Devoted To You
17. Xanadu
18. Magic
19. Twist Of Fate
20. Soul Kiss
21. Grease Mega Mix: You're The On That I Want, Greased Lightnin
22. No Matter What You Do
23. Don't Cut Me Down
24. It's Always Australia For Me
25. Can't We Talk It Over In Bed
26. The Rumour
27. Please Mr Please
28. Jolene
29. Don't Cry For Me Argentina
30. Heart Attack
31. Toughen Up

Album Description

Limited edition tour set coupling her 21 track 'The Singles'hits anthology with a 10 track bonus CD: 'No Matter What YouDo', 'Don't Cut Me Down', 'It's Always Australia For Me', 'Can't We Talk It Over In Bed', 'The Rumour', 'Please Mr. Please', 'Jolene', 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina', 'Heart Attack' and 'Toughen Up'. A total of 31 digitally remasteredtracks spanning 1974-1992! Housed in a colorful slipcase, itcomes in a double slimline jewel case with the artwork from her 1992 U.S. collection on Geffen, 'Back To Basics'.

Album Description

In celebration of Olivia's 2003 tour of Australia, her first solo tour down under in over 18 years, Festival Records is re-releasing 'The Singles Collection - Back To Basics 1972-1992'Containing all of Olivia's greatest hits from her first ever worldwide smash, 'If Not For You' & on through her amazing string of single successes in the 70s, 80s & into the 90s. Also includes the fantastic 'Grease Mega-Mix'!

Customer Reviews:

Not recieved item.......2007-05-13

I recieved Oliva the singles from 1992-1971 Which I like but this item Oliva the singles I ordered but haven't recieved.

incorrect packaging of CD.......2006-05-10

I received this CD, but it wasn't the same as pictured on Amazon. I really wanted the one that is orange in color. This is not what I received. I'm a true fan of Olivia's. Wonder why I received the wrong CD?

Amazon is NOT shipping the product advertised.......2005-10-04

The product advertised is a 2-CD set. The 2nd (or bonus) CD contains 10 tracks (listed here as track 22-31). Additionally, the cover art is completely different than what is pictured. Two incorrect shipments later, I am diluged with returning these items to Amazon and customer service has been useless in helping me. BUYER BEWARE !!!!

olivia, the best.......2004-12-22

the best singer of the world continues recording, do you now? olivia newton-john actualy is living in Australia e singing more then ever. the singles Cd is a peace of a great and important carrear for a new generation of fans. enjoy it

Almost Perfect.......2004-07-22

I've been an adoring fan since I met her. She used to live down the street from yours truly in Newcastle, Australia & one day she came home from England for a family visit(very early in her incredible career..around 1972)& this 7 year-old fan caught a peck on the cheek. A day I'll never forget. This compilation is one of the best there is & the bonus disc only adds to the treasures contained herein. I've deducted one star for the inclusion of the loathsome Grease Megamix...

Average customer rating:

Singles Collection 1971-92 Olivia Newton-John Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001L0D00 Release Date: 2004-01-01

Product Description

Track List: 1. I Need Love 2. Deeper Than a River 3. Not Gonna Be the One 4. I Want to be Wanted 5. If Not for You 6. Banks of the Ohio 7. Let Me be There 8. I Honestly Love You 9. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 10. Have You Ever Been Mellow 11. Don't Stop Believin' 12. Sam 13. A little More Love 14. Physical 15. Make a Move on Me 16. Hopelessly Devoted to You 17. Xanadu 18. Magic 19. Twist of Fate 20. Soul Kiss 21. Grease Mega - Mix (featuring) 22. You're the One that I Want 23. Greased Lightning 24. Summer Nights

Average customer rating: The Olivia Tremor Control on Their Way to Arles! Single again "that other elephant 6 band" a hodge-podge in the best sense of the word... A very mixed bag

Singles and Beyond The Olivia Tremor Control Manufacturer: Emperor Norton ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Indie & Lo Fi | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fun Trick Noisemaker Age of the Sun Green Imagination Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (33 1/3) (33 1/3) Live at Jittery Joe's ASIN: B00004U03Z Release Date: 2000-08-08

Tracks:

1. Love Athena
2. Today I Lost A Tooth
3. California Demise Pt. 1
4. California Demise Pt. 2
5. A Sunshine Fix
6. Fireplace
7. Collage #1
8. Beneath The Climb
9. I Won This Dog At The Driftwood Reunion Carnival
10. Christmas With William S.
11. The Giant Day
12. Shaving Spiders
13. The Princess Turns The Key To Cubist Castle (Curtain Call Pt. 1&2)
14. Curtain Call Pt. 3
15. I'm Not Feeling Human
16. The Giant Day (Dusk)
17. Late Music 2
18. Gypsum Oil Field Fire
19. King Of The Claws
20. The Ships

Amazon.com

Singles and Beyond--the Olivia Tremor Control's collection of early singles, EPs, and rarities--serves as a sprawling 20-track document of the band's work from 1992 to 1995. Compiled in chronological order by OTC frontmen William Cullen Hart and Bill Doss, Singles and Beyond offers fans a chance to finally hear much of the band's out-of-print and hard-to-find early work all on one disc. As one would expect, OTC covers a lot of ground on Singles, tracing their evolution from the four-track psychedelic noodling of their debut EP, "California Demise," to their stunning Giant Day EP, to their groundbreaking double record, Dusk at Cubist Castle. With brief blasts of divergent sounds, OTC peppers the compilation with the collages of experimental noise and indulgent multitracking that have become their trademark. However, the record's best moments occur when the band members stop fiddling with their knobs and simply play the amazing psychedelic pop gems that they seemingly toss off at will. With its ringing guitar refrain, "Love Athena" almost sounds like the Flaming Lips, while "Fireplace" and "Beneath the Climb" sound like missing tracks from the Meat Puppets' acid-drenched best. OTC's fixation with '60s psychedelia is evident on "I'm Not Human" and "A Sunshine Fix," which play like lo-fi outtakes from the Beach Boys' Smile sessions. Likewise, the songs from The Giant Day EP manage the seemingly impossible task of evoking both Harry Nilsson's The Point! and Pink Floyd's Ummagumma. Singles shouldn't serve as an introduction to OTC, as the bursts of brilliance are too random and ephemeral for the uninitiated. But to OTC fans, it will be an invaluable addition to their collection. --Paul Ducey

Customer Reviews:

The Olivia Tremor Control on Their Way to Arles!.......2006-05-03

A few years ago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art hosted an extensive exhibit from the Van Gogh Museum. Van Gogh's works were clustered chronologically and geographically into five groups displayed in five rooms. The earliest works in the first room showed Van Gogh trying to be a classic Dutch painter. The next room (Paris) showed Van Gogh trying to be everybody. The works imitated Cezanne, Seurat, Japanese prints, Courbet, etc. It was a time of experimentation and searching for his own voice.

In the third room (when Van Gogh was in Arles), Van Gogh became Van Gogh. In Arles, Van Gogh embraced his own approach, painting boldly with spontenaity and confidence. The Arles room was a relief; the master was finally revealed.

But Arles could not have existed without Paris. The confident masterworks were the fruit of the tentative experimentation.

"Dusk at Cubist Castle" and "Black Foliage" are Arles. "Singles and Beyond" is Paris.

The joy of "Singles and Beyond" is in hearing the seeds of what would become "Dusk at Cubist Castle" and "Black Foliage." Of course, "Singles" is a hodge-podge. Of course, it isn't cohesive. They cobbled "Singles" together from bits a pieces of pre-"Dusk" tapes and EPs.

"Singles" is worthwhile for the glimpse it gives into what comes later. If you are already an Olivia Tremor Control fan, buy it for this. If you are new to OTC, pass on "Singles" until after you have digested "Black Foliage" and "Dusk."

Single again.......2006-01-09

Lo-fi fuzz-pop. Experimental soundscape. Even a little rock'n'roll. Olivia Tremor Control has them all in "Presents Singles & Beyond," a collection of assorted singles. It lacks the cohesion that makes the full LPs such a marvelous listen, but taken alone it's still a good collection.

It kicks off with lo-fi pop in "Love Athena," before switching to the weird ballad "Today I Lost A Tooth," and the acoustic guitar duo "California Demise 1 & 2." But soon they switch into darker turf -- a bizarrely gritty "Fireplace" and the sputteringly melodic "Collage 1," which resonates with computerized notes and squeals.

After that, there's no stopping them: lo-fi pop, eerie experimental numbers, morbid rock. "The Giant Day" is something that few Olivia Tremor Control songs are -- danceable and hookish. Then it's the roiling lo-fi grind of "Shaving Spiders," backed up by what sounds like a cracking whip. It ends on an appropriately eerie note with the electronic-warped ballad "The Ships."

Olivia Tremor Control is the symphony of indie rock -- sprawling, complex, and thoroughly beautiful. And taken individually, each song in "Presents Singles and Beyond" is enjoyable at worst, outstanding at best. Even the rough, lo-fi stuff sounds meticulously put together.

The flaw? Olivia Tremor Control is best listened to as a sprawling sonic experience, each song complementing what comes before and after. "Singles and Beyond" doesn't do that. They feel like a handful of beautiful mosaic beads strung together randomly -- still pretty, but not as pretty as they would be if they were carefully arranged.

But musically this can't be faulted. There are one or two less-than-astounding songs, like the rather dull "California Demise" songs. But the majority do what Olivia Tremor Control does best, melding gentle ballads (the lovely "The Princess Turns The Key To The Cubist Castle") with warped experimental numbers. Lo-fi fuzz is used like an instrument, right next to guitars, rippling keyboards and drums.

"Presents Singles and Beyond" is the weakest release by Olivia Tremor Control, but that still puts it head and shoulders above most music. An enchanting collection of singles.... and beyond.

"that other elephant 6 band".......2004-09-05

greatest hits type records can either dramaticly short change a band or it can provide an interesting perspective on a band's career. All in all, this is a pretty solid take on one of elephant 6's finest. My first reaction, however, was that otc never quite got back to "california demise" form. But if you're interested in the band i would recomend this collection as a great place to start (especially considering how difficult it is to find anything else from otc)

a hodge-podge in the best sense of the word..........2002-01-30

"Singles and Beyond" is the only OTC album currently in print in US, and therefore will wind up being the first and maybe only OTC album in new fans' collections. I only got into Olivia recently, by way of Neutral Milk Hotel and Of Montreal, so I was left with little choice but to buy Singles while waiting to find imports or collectible versions of the two "real" albums. That said, Singles is pretty enjoyable in its own right. As befits an Elephant 6 band (THE Elephant 6 band, some would say) for every moment of lo-fi pop-perfection, there are moments (sometimes no less compelling) of Eno-esque nob-twiddling. Also, even in this collection of early work, there seems to be the trademark oblique narratives and themes that exist in many E6 albums--- childhood dreams, fractured memories, fantastic worlds within worlds--- which bind it together as a coherent whole. It is best listened to as an album, start to finish. The melodies are often incredibly infectious and also ragged. This is shambolic, experimental pop of the highest order.

However, having heard the two proper OTC albums, I must say they are both vastly superior and more thematically coherent. So, only start with Singles if you have no other choice.

A very mixed bag.......2001-11-26

Unlike the two proper studio albums that OTC put out, this is merely a collection of odds and sods, including songs from their "Giant Day" EP and other early songs that didn't make it to albums. It's not a collection of "singles" in the traditional sense of "hits." And a lot of the album consists of stuff that qualifies as more "beyond" than "single."

Gone are the multiple layers of instrumentation. Gone is the cohesiveness and flow. This is just a bunch of early songs and sound experiments, with decidedly mixed results.

Track by track:

1. Love Athena -- best song on the album. Great power-chord track.

2. Today I Lost A Tooth -- a 1:18 minute track with spare instrumentation. It's about as big of a deal as its title.

3 & 4. California Demise 1 & 2 -- Forget your memory of the great California Demise 3 from Black Foliage. These two earlier songs consist of a simple chord progression, a few backwards guitars, and "ooo ba ba nya nya nya" serving as the lyrics.

5. A Sunshine Fix -- I like this one. A bit ominous sounding. Cool brass line. Sort of a carnival-sounding break after the verses.

6. Fireplace -- I dig this one a lot. It really sounds like a great lost psychedelic song from '68.

7. Collage #1 -- Fun with tape loops and random studio knob-twiddling. Program your CD player around this.

8. Beneath The Climb -- starts with the spoken word "Apples." And it sounds like an Apples In Stereo song. Very poppy. Has a bit of a Thirteenth Floor Elevators jug sound in the background at certain points.

9. I Won This Dog At The Dirtwood... -- lasts a little over a minute. Nothing special. Sounds like an idea for a song that never really got off the ground.

10. Christmas With William S. -- another annoying sound collage. Skip over this one.

11. The Giant Day -- starts out promisingly, with a cool staccato guitar riff, but sort of ends up being a muddled affair that never really goes anywhere before ending abruptly after less than 2 minutes.

12. Shaving Spiders -- teeters halfway between being a real song and a sound collage. Lots of weird noises that don't really enhance the song. Not too crazy about this one.

13. The Princess Turns The Key To Cubist Castle -- Mellow, piano-driven song for its first half, strange guitar noises for the second. Ends with percussion. Not terrible, but not terribly great either.

14. Curtain Call Pt. 3 -- lyrics spoken on every on-beat, then degenerates into a strange ending. Not that great.

15. I'm Not Feeling Human -- another song idea that didn't really end up being fleshed out into a song. This lasts less than 2 minutes. It's just OK.

16. The Giant Day (Dusk) -- another 1/4 of a song that quickly degenerates into a sound collage. Someone was having a lot of fun slicing and dicing on this one. Too bad it's not very fun for listeners.

17. Late Music 2 -- arrrggh, yet ANOTHER directionless sound collage that sounds like something a three-year old could've put together by pressing studio buttons as if it were a busy box.

18. Gypsum Oil Field Fire -- pretty much stays on one chord throughout. Degenerates into noodling at the end. Not much to write home about.

19. King Of The Claws -- this one would be pleasant except for the annoying skipping guitar line that plays over the first verse. Otherwise, pretty cool.

20. The Ships -- this song has vocals that are broken up as if sliced by helicopter blades. Then about 2 minutes into it, about all you hear is helicopter-like blades. Then it shifts into a lot of unfocused instrumental weirdness. Another somewhat interesting song that degenerates halfway through.

So, a few good songs -- Love Athena, A Sunshine Fix, and Fireplace being the best of them -- and a lot of throwaway stuff. Still, it's interesting enough for OTC fans. Just don't expect a "Dusk" or "Foliage."

Average customer rating:

Little Pain Olivia Inspi Reira Manufacturer: Cutting Edge ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000FI8T3W Release Date: 2006-07-10

Tracks:

1. Little Pain
2. Tears & Rainbows
3. Let Go

Average customer rating: Olivia still has it! Livvey is Back with a heart!!!

Back with a Heart Olivia Newton-John Manufacturer: Festival Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Contemporary | CD Singles | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000DMQG Release Date: 1999-03-16

Tracks:

1. Back With A Heart
2. Precious Love

Album Description

Single for the title cut from her 1998 album. It's backedwith the record's 'Precious Love'. Slimline jewel case. 1998Festival Records release.

Customer Reviews:

Olivia still has it!.......1998-12-29

Olivia's latest release has more of a country flavour to it than in recent times and she is sounding as good as ever. One of my favorite songs on the cd is Love is a gift, a ballad which she co-wrote. I was fortunate to hear her sing this at a recent performance in Australia. There are also many other good songs on this CD so any Olivia fan will not be disappointed. Good on you Olivia!

Livvey is Back with a heart!!!.......1998-10-23

Her newest cd is probably one of Olivia's best relases ever.It contains so many lovely songs. Back with a heart is the second single release of the album.It will probably be a hit,it's just a very nice song with lots of rhytme in it,Olivia even co-wote this song.BWAH is probably the finest song on Olivia's most recent album.

Average customer rating: Olivia - a really great singer

Little Pain Olivia Inspi Reira Manufacturer: Cutting Edge ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rose ASIN: B000FI8T46 Release Date: 2006-07-10

Tracks:

1. A Little Pain
2. Tears & Rainbows
3. Let Go

Customer Reviews:

Olivia - a really great singer.......2006-11-01

I went to the Olivia concert at PMX06 where I purchased the album "A Little Pain" for $15 and was lucky enough to have Olivia autograph it. It has 3 songs, a little pain, tears & rainbows, and let go. All three songs are very good with A Little Pain being the best. They music is smooth and easy on the ear. Partly in English and partly in Japanese. At the concert her music was a harder rock version and was also very good.

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Wish/Starless Night ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000HEZ2SY Release Date: 2006-10-17

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Untitled ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000QEIVSS Release Date: 2007-07-31

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La Femme Chocolat ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000RT3QTG Release Date: 2007-07-03

Average customer rating: music never sounded any better

Summer Nights Olivia Newton-John Manufacturer: Pid ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Contemporary | CD Singles | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000BIDU Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

1. Summer Nights(Martian Remix)
2. Grease Dream Mix
3. Summer Nights(Original Version)
4. We Go Together

Album Description

Collector's item released to coincide with the 20thanniversary of the popular 1978 film co-starring OliviaNewton-John and John Travolta. Contains the original versionof the seemingly immortal soundtrack's top five smash'Summer Nights', plus three non-albu

Customer Reviews:

music never sounded any better.......1998-11-15

The main thing to make this song great was the voices and the movie, which is my favourite of all time.

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