UK Track Listings
1. Changes (writer: Olivia Newton-John)
2. If Not For You (writer: Bob Dylan)
3. Let Me Be There (writer: John Rostill)
4. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) writer: John Rostill
5. I Honestly Love You (writer: Peter Allen/ Jeff Barry)
6. Have You Never Been Mellow (writer: John Farrar)
7. Please Mr Please (writer: Bruce Welch / John Rostill)
8. Take Me Home Country Roads (writer: Bill Danoff/ Taffy Nivert/ John Denver)
9. Let It Shine (writer: Linda Hargrove)
10. Banks Of The Ohio (Traditional)
11. Don't Stop Believin' (writer: John Farrar)
12. Sam (writer: John Farrar/ Hank Marvin/ Don Black)
The first Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits album was a retrospective over her early work, with a balance of her country and pop songs. Of course it features the massively successful I Honestly Love You, and her first hit single If Not For You. These were some of the songs with with she captured hearts across the English-speaking world.
A great collection of Olivia's early work, this album did well in the album charts as she was entering the peak of her career. There are slight differences in tracks between the international version and the North American release. The first listing is for the UK release. The US release omits Banks of the Ohio and Take Me Home Country Roads but includes Something Better To Do and Come On Over. The Japanese release includes Jolene which was a huge hit there.
Olivia recalls she was sitting in her convertible car in the driveway of her Malibu ranch for the cover shot, as related in the booklet with the 40th Anniversary Japanese CD boxset.
In Australia this album is titled Greatest Hits Vol 2 because the album First Impressions was released as Great Hits
This album was released for its 45th anniversary in the USA, Japan and Australia.
Songs:
- US Track Listings "If Not For You"
- Changes
- Let Me Be There
- If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
- I Honestly Love You
- Have You Never Been Mellow
- Please Mr Please
- Something Better To Do
- Let It Shine
- Come On Over
- Don't Stop Believin'
- Sam
Original Release
- Format: LP
- Date: 1978
- Country: UK
- Label: EMI
- Catalog: EMA 785
Other Releases
- Format: LP
- Date: November 1977
- Country: USA
- Label: MCA
- Catalog: 3028
- Format: LP
- Date: October 1977
- Country: Japan
- Label: EMI
- Catalog: EMS-80960
- Format: LP
- Date: October 1977
- Country: Australia
- Label: Interfusion
- Catalog: L-36449
- Format: LP
- Date: 1977
- Country: Germany
- Label: EMI
- Catalog: 1C088-64956
- Format: LP
- Date: 1977
- Country: France
- Label: EMI
- Catalog: 2C068-64964
- Format: LP
- Date: 1977
- Country: France
- Label: Sonopress
- Catalog: SPC 60069
- Format: LP
- Date: 1977
- Country: Australia
- Label: Festival
- Catalog: L 36449
- Format: CD
- Date: 1984
- Country: USA
- Label: MCA
- Catalog: MCAD-5226
- Format: CD
- Date: 1984
- Country: Japan
- Label: EMI
- Catalog: CDP 7 460192
- Format: CD
- Date: 1998
- Country: Australia
- Label: Festival
- Catalog: D21049
- Format: CD
- Date: 1990
- Country: Australia
- Label: Festival
- Catalog: D 36449