One Woman's Live Journey [Import]

1. Xanadu
2. Magic
3. Don't Stop Believin'
4. Please, Mister, Please
5. Jolene
6. Let Me Be There
7. Sam
8. Have You Never Been Mellow
9. Precious Love
10. Not Gonna Give Into It
11. Flower
12. Back With a Heart
13. Suddenly
14. You're the One That I Want
15. Hopelessly Devoted to You
16. Summer Nights
17. Don't Cut Me Down
18. Over the Rainbow
19. If You Love Me
20. Let's Get Physical
See all 21 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Xanadu
Magic
Don't Stop Believin'
Please, Mister, Please
Jolene
Let Me Be There
Sam
Have You Vever Been Mellow?
Precious Love
Not Gonna Give Into It
Flower
Back With A Heart
Suddenly
You're The One That I Want
Hopelessly Devoted To You
Summer Nights
Don't Get Me Down
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
If You Love Me
Let's Get Physical
I Honestly Love You

Amazon.com

Having used her own modern travails to reorder both her personal priorities and music, Olivia Newton-John seems to have largely cast off the breathy sex-kitten image that haunted her career. But this live album (recorded at Atlantic City's Taj Mahal showroom in 1999) shows she's lost none of her commercial and artistic acumen in the bargain. Neatly interweaving songs from Gaia (the '94 album that chronicles her quasi-spiritual rebirth) and her Nashville outing, Back with a Heart, with a generous slate of hits, the singer deftly casts it all in an aura of uplifting hope with her brief comments between songs. As on-stage shtick, it's oddly not so different from the Rev. Al Green's latter-day tack--and often as effective. Songs like "Xanadu" and "Magic" slide surprisingly well into the mold, even if the numbers from Grease and Let's Get Physical remain obvious crowd pleasers. Newton-John's voice seems much stronger throughout than in her media icon years, backed by an eight-piece band that delivers it all flawlessly. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Still going strong!.......2005-10-25

This CD captures 30 years of Olivia and is well worth the money! Seeing her in concert during her anniversary tour several years ago was the greatest, and this CD serves as a wonderful reminder of that memory.

Not A Good Decision.......2005-07-06

Using the term DTS to search for concert DVD's I foolishly bought this item thinking it was a combo CD/DVD(see Flaming Lips).Starting with the two first cuts I quickly realized that this was not one of my better purchases -"magic" was a major disappointmment as were most of the up-tempo songs.If you listen to the ELO or Boz Scaggs DVD's you will here songs arranged as they were originally recorded. Her material is not that musically intricate so one wonders why little attempt was made to do the same. The sound quality is iffy at best - there is an annoying sax on some songs which does not belong. Technically the overall mix is poor and not worth the purchase price.I played a Remastered Bob Dylan CD("OH Mercy") after listening to ONJ and found the sound significantly better.There are remastered recordings of her songs available- one CD will be released on July 12th- and perhaps that's the way to go if you want original recordings properly remastered.

AWESOME.......2003-04-02

ONJ has a beautiful angelic voice. Her version of Have You Never Been Mellow is my favorite. I just wish the song Physical was the newer samba version she's been singing at her concerts.

Smasheroo.......2002-09-08

Olivia has always been an exceptional in-person performer. She comes well-prepared, has everything down perfect and her shows rocket along with nice up moments and nice smooth rides between. This is one artist who not only doesn't need the studio to sound like herself but actually sounds better in person. She's as beautiful as her photos show her to be, and getting even more so with the years. That's the inside beauty shining outside, folks. This woman is beloved worldwide and this album is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a panoramic look over her exceptional career so far.

a surprisingly poor recording of a great concert.......2002-09-07

Having been to ONJ's wonderful concert, I bought the DVD-Audio of "One woman's live journey" in the hope of reliving that experience, only to find that the sound quality left much to be desired. The instruments sound tinny and the voice is edgy, which is distracting to say the least. This doesn't do justice to Olivia's performance.
The sound quality is definitely within the bottom 10% of new recordings. Let's hope that the record company will rectify the problem by releasing a remastered version in the near future.

Average customer rating:

wonderful concert digital recording
To clear things up on her vocals
OLIVIA MANIA!!
Still Olivia...:)
Olivia Celebrated

One Woman's Live Journey
Olivia Newton-John
Manufacturer: Festival
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004Y27V
Release Date: 2000-09-19

Tracks:

Xanadu
Magic
Don't Stop Believin'
Please, Mister, Please
Jolene
Let Me Be There
Sam
Have You Never Been Mellow?
Precious Love
Not Gonna Give Into It
Flower
Back With A Heart
Suddenly
You're The One That I Want
Hopelessly Devoted To You
Summer Nights
Don't Cut Me Down
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
If You Love Me
Let's Get Physical
I Honestly Love You

Album Description

Released to coincide with Australia's best-selling pop diva's performance at the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, this is a live album featuring 21 of her greatest hits recorded during her recent American tour. Packed with smashes, it includes 'Xanadu', 'Magic', 'Have You Never Been Mellow?', 'You're The One That I Want', 'Hopelessly Devoted To You', 'Summer Nights', 'If You Love Me', 'Let's Get Physical' and 'I Honestly Love You'. Recorded live at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ on August 26 & 27, 1999. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Released to Coincide with her Performance at the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, this is the 2000 Live Album!

Customer Reviews:

wonderful concert digital recording.......2006-07-21

You can tell this is a digital recording. Hey that's ok heard a lot like it better to be clear than muddy. The concert which was in NJ 1999( home state ) she seems to have a fan base here she plays in NJ alot. This one of her I believe comeback concerts since 1982. Her voice is certaintly a little differen't. But everything about this cd is top notch. Got it for 2.00 dollars too.

To clear things up on her vocals.......2005-04-17

I think Olivia's a great singer. Her songs were truly magnificent and she just soared in songs like "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "You're the One that I Want"....HOWEVER...this live cd is not as good as her original recordings. I disagree with what some other people say because her voice in this live recording is a little strained and her voice is not as PURE and sweet as she was in the past.

I do think this is due to her aging...it's not easy singing once u grow older...her voice just isn't what it used to be. I'm not hearing that pure and sweet melodic voice from Grease or Xanadu.

Overall, a GREAT compilation of songs but the vocal part is a bit disappointing compared to what i've heard in the past.

Still, it's still great!

OLIVIA MANIA!!.......2002-07-28

The long awaited live CD concert of Olivia Newton-John is finally released in the US. I did not hesitate to purchase this album. Listening to Olivia live in concert brought back fond memories of my sister in law and I when we had the pleasure of seeing Olivia in Phoenix, AZ in 2002. You can close your eyes and let your imagination project you right in the middle of an concert. The recording is excellent, very crisp sound unlike some other live concert cds by other recording artists where the sound seems to echo. The sound and purity of this CD truly confirms the talent of Olivia Newton-John. I still debate with myself which sounds better, her live songs or recorded in the studios? I have still have not come to that decision. This CD is a must for all Olivia fans. I recommend you to stop what you are doing right now and turn off your computer and grab your car keys and head right to the record store and buy this CD!! I was fortunate enough to get the last one available at my local Best Buy!

Still Olivia...:).......2002-03-19

After many years singing... Olivia proves that she still has it... I am really enjoying this CD... and recommend it as a must of any Olivia fan... In 2001 I got the opportunity to see her in concert again... after seeing her back in 1982... and this CD brings back a lot of good memories of her 2001 concert... selections ranging from the beginning... of her journey:)... to her latest Back With A Heart CD hits... A great collection...

Olivia Celebrated.......2001-10-30

It's a crying shame that this was never released here in the USA. This is a remarkable listen....she sounds fresh as she did when she broke onto the scene 30 years ago.