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Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John

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Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
Greatest hits album by
Released9 November 2001 (2001-11-09)
GenrePop
ProducerJohn Farrar, Jeff Lynne, David Foster
Olivia Newton-John chronology
One Woman's Live Journey
(2000)
Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John
(2001)
The Definitive Collection
(2001)

Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John is a 2001 greatest hits compilation from Olivia Newton-John. This was the first compilation from Newton-John to include all 15 of her Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first Newton-John album to include "The Grease Megamix".

Reception

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic felt Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John is "the best compilation ever assembled on Newton-John's career, largely because it does cover her entire career, hitting every major point."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Let Me Be There" (John Rostill) - 2:58 from Music Makes My Day
  2. "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" (Rostill) - 3:12 from If Not for You
  3. "I Honestly Love You" (Peter Allen, Jeff Barry) - 3:37 from Long Live Love
  4. "Have You Never Been Mellow" (John Farrar) - 3:31 from Have You Never Been Mellow
  5. "Please Mr. Please" (Bruce Welch, Rostill) - 3:23 from Have You Never Been Mellow
  6. "Come On Over" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) - 3:41 from Come On Over
  7. "Don't Stop Believin'" (Farrar) - 3:37 from Don't Stop Believin'
  8. "Sam" (Farrar, Hank Marvin, Don Black) - 3:43 from Don't Stop Believin'
  9. "You're the One That I Want" (Farrar) - 2:49, duet with John Travolta from Grease
  10. "Hopelessly Devoted To You" (Farrar) - 3:06 from Grease
  11. "Summer Nights" (Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey) - 3:36, duet with Travolta, from Grease
  12. "A Little More Love" (Farrar) - 3:28 from Totally Hot
  13. "Deeper Than the Night" (Tom Snow, Johnny Vastano) - 3:37 from Totally Hot
  14. "Magic" (Farrar) - 4:30 from Xanadu
  15. "Xanadu" (Jeff Lynne) - 3:29, with Electric Light Orchestra, from Xanadu
  16. "Suddenly" (Farrar) - 4:01, duet with Cliff Richard, from Xanadu
  17. "Physical" (Steve Kipner, Terry Shaddick) - 3:43 from Physical
  18. "Make a Move on Me" (Farrar, Snow) - 3:16 from Physical
  19. "Heart Attack" (Kipner, Paul Bliss) - 3:07 from Physical 2021 deluxe edition
  20. "Twist of Fate" (Kipner, Peter Beckett) - 3:38 from Physical 2021 deluxe edition
  21. "The Grease Megamix" (Farrar, Jacobs, Casey) - 4:50, duet with Travolta, from The Definitive Collection

All tracks produced by John Farrar, except "Xanadu" produced by Jeff Lynne and "Twist of Fate" produced by David Foster.

Charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 150

References

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  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John – Olivia Newton-John". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 17 June 2015.