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(2) is the eighteenth studio album by British-Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 12 November 2002 in Australia. A duets album, the majority of tracks are with Australian artists, along with two American performers (Richard Marx and Michael McDonald). The Peter Allen and Johnny O'Keefe duets are built around archive recordings, with new vocals added by Newton-John.

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Studio album by
Released12 November 2002
RecordedApril–August 2002
StudioSing Sing South (Melbourne, Australia); Electric Mountain Studios and Milk Bar Studios (Sydney, Australia); Red Zone Studios (Burbank, California)
GenrePop, country pop, adult contemporary
Length47:05
LabelBMG U.S.
Producer
Olivia Newton-John chronology

The album was planned to include the song "True to Yourself", a Vanessa Amorosi song re-recorded as a duet and intended as track two. However, the track was dropped at the last minute due to contractual disagreements between Amorosi's Transistor Music and Newton-John's Universal Music labels. Both women said they felt sad about the situation and clarified that there is no problem between them, but that it was simply a contractual matter.[1]

Track listing Edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sunburned Country" (with Keith Urban)Newton-John, UrbanCharles Fisher5:37
2."Lift Me Up" (with Darren Hayes)Hayes, Rick NowelsFisher, Nowels3:59
3."I'll Come Runnin'" (with Tina Arena)Diane WarrenFisher4:26
4."Tenterfield Saddler" (with Peter Allen)AllenFisher4:07
5."I Will Be Right Here" (with David Campbell)WarrenFisher4:26
6."I Love You Crazy" (with Human Nature)Brooke McClymont, Robert Parde, Steve WerfelFisher3:49
7."Bad About You" (with Billy Thorpe)Don Cook, James House, Newton-JohnFisher3:00
8."I'm Counting on You" (with Johnny O'Keefe)Alicia EvelynFisher2:29
9."Never Far Away" (with Richard Marx)Marx, Jamey ClewerFisher, Marx4:45
10."Happy Day" (with Jimmy Little)Nathan Cavaleri, Don WalkerFisher3:55
11."Act of Faith" (with Michael McDonald)McDonald, Newton-John, Tommy SimsFisher4:56
Hidden bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Physical" (samba version)Steve Kipner, Terry ShaddickFisher4:16
Japan edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Let It Be Me" (with Cliff Richard)Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre DelanoëFisher3:43

Release and promotion Edit

The album was a great success in Australia, reaching the top 10 in the ARIA Charts, being certified Platinum. A TV special for the album promotion, A Night with Olivia, also aired in the country, featuring John Farnham and Tina Arena as special guests.

Newton-John's 2008 duets album, A Celebration in Song, contains two songs originally released on (2): "Never Far Away" and "Sunburned Country".

Tour Edit

The Australian leg of Newton-John's Heartstrings World Tour also served in the promotion of album. These were the first solo concerts in Australia of Olivia since 1982 and were very well received by the public and critics. New Idea magazine published an article of "the comeback of queen" in 2002, highlighting the success of the album and tour, as well as its induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

Personnel Edit

  • Olivia Newton-John – lead vocals
  • Steve Nathan – organ (1)
  • Rick Nowels – keyboards (2)
  • Andrew Bojanic – synthesizer (2, 10), guitars (2, 3, 4, 8), bass (2, 3, 4, 8), drum programming (2), keyboards (4, 8), backing vocals (5)
  • Chong Lim – keyboards (3, 5)
  • Peter Allen – acoustic piano (4), lead vocals (4)
  • Warren "Pig" Morgan – keyboards (7)
  • Richard Marx – keyboards (9), lead vocals (9)
  • Mike Bukovik – guitars (1)
  • Keith Urban – guitars (1), lead vocals (1)
  • Stuart Fraser – guitars (5, 11)
  • Tim Pierce – guitars (6, 7, 10)
  • Billy Thorpe – guitars (7), lead vocals (7)
  • Dai Pritchard – guitars (7)
  • Alison Prestwood – bass (1)
  • Joe Creighton – bass (5, 11)
  • Mark O'Connor – bass (6, 10), keyboards (6, 10, 11)
  • Dario Bortolin – bass (7)
  • Chris McHugh – drums (1)
  • Iki Levy – drum programming (3), drums (6, 10, 11)
  • Bradley Polain – drums (4, 6)
  • Angus Burchill – drums (5)
  • Mark Kennedy – drums (7)
  • Marlen Landin – backing vocals (1)
  • Steve Real – backing vocals (1)
  • Darren Hayes – lead vocals (2)
  • Tina Arena – lead vocals (3)
  • Liz Hooper – backing vocals (3, 5)
  • David Campbell – lead vocals (5)
  • Human Nature – lead and backing vocals (6)
  • Johnny O'Keefe – lead vocals (8)
  • Jimmy Little – lead vocals (10)
  • Michael McDonald – lead vocals (11)

Production Edit

  • Producers – Charles Fisher (tracks 1–11); Rick Nowels (track 2); Richard Marx (track 9); Andy Timmons (track 12)
  • Additional production on tracks 4 and 8 – Wizards of Oz (Dale Barlow, Tony Buck, Paul Grabosky and Lloyd Swanton)
  • Executive producer – Olivia Newton-John
  • Engineers – Justin Niebank (track 1); Adam Rhodes (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 10 and 11); Tony Wall (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
  • Assistant engineers – Todd Gunnerson (track 1); Greg Clarke (tracks 2 and 7); Jimi Maroudas (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 10 and 11); Paul Rodger (tracks 3, 5 and 6)
  • Drum recording on track 4 – Val Garay
  • Mixed by Don Smith
  • Mix assistants – Joe Brown and Ok Hee Kim
  • Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, CA)
  • Photography – Peter Carrette and Michelle Day

Charts and certifications Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "El affaire Olivia Newton-John-Vanessa Amorosi". Zona Musical. 8 November 2002. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Olivia Newton-John – (2)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2002".
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top Australian Albums 2002".
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2 Olivia Newton John album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message 2 is the eighteenth studio album by British Australian pop singer Olivia Newton John released on 12 November 2002 in Australia A duets album the majority of tracks are with Australian artists along with two American performers Richard Marx and Michael McDonald The Peter Allen and Johnny O Keefe duets are built around archive recordings with new vocals added by Newton John 2 Studio album by Olivia Newton JohnReleased12 November 2002RecordedApril August 2002StudioSing Sing South Melbourne Australia Electric Mountain Studios and Milk Bar Studios Sydney Australia Red Zone Studios Burbank California GenrePop country pop adult contemporaryLength47 05LabelBMG U S ProducerCharles Fisher Richard Marx Rick NowelsOlivia Newton John chronologyThe Definitive Collection 2000 2 2002 Indigo Women of Song 2004 The album was planned to include the song True to Yourself a Vanessa Amorosi song re recorded as a duet and intended as track two However the track was dropped at the last minute due to contractual disagreements between Amorosi s Transistor Music and Newton John s Universal Music labels Both women said they felt sad about the situation and clarified that there is no problem between them but that it was simply a contractual matter 1 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Release and promotion 2 1 Tour 3 Personnel 3 1 Production 4 Charts and certifications 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 4 3 Certifications 5 ReferencesTrack listing EditNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Sunburned Country with Keith Urban Newton John UrbanCharles Fisher5 372 Lift Me Up with Darren Hayes Hayes Rick NowelsFisher Nowels3 593 I ll Come Runnin with Tina Arena Diane WarrenFisher4 264 Tenterfield Saddler with Peter Allen AllenFisher4 075 I Will Be Right Here with David Campbell WarrenFisher4 266 I Love You Crazy with Human Nature Brooke McClymont Robert Parde Steve WerfelFisher3 497 Bad About You with Billy Thorpe Don Cook James House Newton JohnFisher3 008 I m Counting on You with Johnny O Keefe Alicia EvelynFisher2 299 Never Far Away with Richard Marx Marx Jamey ClewerFisher Marx4 4510 Happy Day with Jimmy Little Nathan Cavaleri Don WalkerFisher3 5511 Act of Faith with Michael McDonald McDonald Newton John Tommy SimsFisher4 56 Hidden bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length12 Physical samba version Steve Kipner Terry ShaddickFisher4 16 Japan edition bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length13 Let It Be Me with Cliff Richard Gilbert Becaud Mann Curtis Pierre DelanoeFisher3 43Release and promotion EditThe album was a great success in Australia reaching the top 10 in the ARIA Charts being certified Platinum A TV special for the album promotion A Night with Olivia also aired in the country featuring John Farnham and Tina Arena as special guests Newton John s 2008 duets album A Celebration in Song contains two songs originally released on 2 Never Far Away and Sunburned Country Tour Edit Main article Heartstrings World Tour The Australian leg of Newton John s Heartstrings World Tour also served in the promotion of album These were the first solo concerts in Australia of Olivia since 1982 and were very well received by the public and critics New Idea magazine published an article of the comeback of queen in 2002 highlighting the success of the album and tour as well as its induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame Personnel EditOlivia Newton John lead vocals Steve Nathan organ 1 Rick Nowels keyboards 2 Andrew Bojanic synthesizer 2 10 guitars 2 3 4 8 bass 2 3 4 8 drum programming 2 keyboards 4 8 backing vocals 5 Chong Lim keyboards 3 5 Peter Allen acoustic piano 4 lead vocals 4 Warren Pig Morgan keyboards 7 Richard Marx keyboards 9 lead vocals 9 Mike Bukovik guitars 1 Keith Urban guitars 1 lead vocals 1 Stuart Fraser guitars 5 11 Tim Pierce guitars 6 7 10 Billy Thorpe guitars 7 lead vocals 7 Dai Pritchard guitars 7 Alison Prestwood bass 1 Joe Creighton bass 5 11 Mark O Connor bass 6 10 keyboards 6 10 11 Dario Bortolin bass 7 Chris McHugh drums 1 Iki Levy drum programming 3 drums 6 10 11 Bradley Polain drums 4 6 Angus Burchill drums 5 Mark Kennedy drums 7 Marlen Landin backing vocals 1 Steve Real backing vocals 1 Darren Hayes lead vocals 2 Tina Arena lead vocals 3 Liz Hooper backing vocals 3 5 David Campbell lead vocals 5 Human Nature lead and backing vocals 6 Johnny O Keefe lead vocals 8 Jimmy Little lead vocals 10 Michael McDonald lead vocals 11 Production Edit Producers Charles Fisher tracks 1 11 Rick Nowels track 2 Richard Marx track 9 Andy Timmons track 12 Additional production on tracks 4 and 8 Wizards of Oz Dale Barlow Tony Buck Paul Grabosky and Lloyd Swanton Executive producer Olivia Newton John Engineers Justin Niebank track 1 Adam Rhodes tracks 2 3 5 6 10 and 11 Tony Wall tracks 2 3 5 6 7 Assistant engineers Todd Gunnerson track 1 Greg Clarke tracks 2 and 7 Jimi Maroudas tracks 2 3 5 6 10 and 11 Paul Rodger tracks 3 5 and 6 Drum recording on track 4 Val Garay Mixed by Don Smith Mix assistants Joe Brown and Ok Hee Kim Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering Hollywood CA Photography Peter Carrette and Michelle DayCharts and certifications EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2002 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 2 5 Year end charts Edit Chart 2002 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 3 87Australian Artist Albums ARIA 4 20Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 5 Platinum 70 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit El affaire Olivia Newton John Vanessa Amorosi Zona Musical 8 November 2002 Archived from the original on 15 March 2015 Retrieved 13 March 2015 Australiancharts com Olivia Newton John 2 Hung Medien Retrieved 22 September 2016 ARIA Charts End of Year Charts Top 100 Albums 2002 ARIA Charts End of Year Charts Top Australian Albums 2002 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2002 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2 Olivia Newton John album amp oldid 1157867391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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