Back to Basics was to have been the start of an overhaul of Olivia's career, with four new songs and a tour of the US planned. However, in July of 1992 came the shock news that she was very ill with breast cancer, and the tour had to be cancelled. Olivia was successfully treated over the next year. Her 1994 album Gaia was about some of these experiences with cancer.
Back To Basics has different tracks depending on the singles successes in the different markets - the general sleeve artwork is similar across all the versions. Details of the American; Australian and South Korean releases.
Songs:
- If Not For You
- Banks Of The Ohio
- What Is Life
- Take Me Home Country Roads
- I Honestly Love You
- Have You Never Been Mellow
- Sam
- You're The One That I Want (with John Travolta)
- Hopelessly Devoted To You
- Summer Nights (with John Travolta) (Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta)
- A Little More Love
- Xanadu (with ELO) (Olivia Newton-John & ELO)
- Magic
- Suddenly (with Cliff Richard)
- Physical
- Rumour
- Not Gonna Be The One
- I Need Love
- I Want To Be Wanted
- Deeper Than A River
Original Release
- Format: CD
- Date: 1992
- Country: UK
- Label: Mercury
- Catalog: 512641-2
Other Releases
- Format: CD
- Date: 1992
- Country: USA
- Label: Geffen/MCA
- Catalog: GEFMD-24470
- Format: CD
- Date: 1992
- Country: Japan
- Label: Mercury
- Catalog: PHCR-1561
- Format: CD
- Date: 1992
- Country: Japan
- Label: Mercury
- Catalog: PHCA-122
- Format: CD
- Date: 1992
- Country: Germany
- Label: Mercury
- Catalog: 512 641-2
- Format: CD
- Date: 1992
- Country: South Korea
- Label: Mercury
- Catalog: 512-641-2 and DP 0684
- Format: CD
- Date: 1992
- Country: Australia
- Label: Festival
- Catalog: TVD 93361