- Don't Stop Believin' (Olivia Newton-John album)
Infobox Album | Name = Don't Stop Believin'
Type = Studio album
Artist =Olivia Newton-John
Released = 1976
Recorded = 1976
Genre =Country /Adult contemporary
Length =
Label =MCA Records
Producer =John Farrar
Reviews =
Last album = "Come On Over"
(1975)
This album = "Don't Stop Believin' (Olivia Newton-John album)|Don't Stop Believin""
(1976)
Next album = "Making a Good Thing Better "
(1977)"Don't Stop Believin' "was an album by
Olivia Newton-John , released in 1976. The album was certified gold and peaked at No. 33 - Pop and No. 7 - Country.All of the tracks were new songs for this album.
US Singles released were:
* "Don't Stop Believin'" (No. 33 - Pop, No. 14 - Country, No. 1 (1 week) - AC)
* "Every Face Tells A Story" (No. 55 - Pop, No. 21 - Country, No. 6 - AC)
* "Sam" (No. 20 - Pop, No. 40 - Country, No. 1 (2 weeks) - AC)"Every Face Tells A Story" ended Olivia's streak of seven consecutive No. 1 AC hits from 1974's "I Honestly Love You" through 1976's "Don't Stop Believin'". 1977's "Sam" was Olivia's highest charting hit on the Hot 100 since the No. 13 peak of "Something Better To Do" in 1975.
Japanese single release "Don't Stop Believin'", "Compasionate Man" and "Sam".
Track listing
Side 1
#"Don't Stop Believin'" (byJohn Farrar )
© 1976 John Farrar Music-BMI
#"A Thousand Conversations" (byBruce Welch andHank Marvin )
© 1976 Blue Gum Music Ltd.
#"Compassionate Man" (by John Farrar andChris Christian )
© 1976 John Farrar Music/Home Sweet Hom Music/Caseyem Music-BMI
#"New Born Baby" (byGlenn Cardier )
© 1976 Festival Music Pty. Ltd.
All rights for USA and Canada controlled by Camberra Music, IncClavinet :Warren Oates
#"Hey, Mr. Dreammaker" (Bruce Welch andAlan Tarney )
© 1976 Bruce Welch MusicSteel guitar :Weldon Myrick Side 2
#"Every Face Tells a Story " (byMichael Allison ,Peter Sills and D. Black)
© Air Music (London) Ltd., Bruce Welch Music Ltd. and Lords Music Co. Limited
#"Sam" (by John Farrar, Hank Marvin and Don Black)
© Lords Music Co. Limited and Blue Gum Misic
#"Love You Hold The Key" (Lyrics by Olivia Newton-John] , Music by John Farrar)
© Zargon Music, Inc/John Farrar Music-ASCAP /BMI
#"I'll Bet You A Kangaroo" (byLarry Murray )
© 1976 Prodigal Son Music-BMIHarmonica :Charlie McCoy
Bass Voice:Hurshel Wiginton
#"The Last Time You Loved" (byBrian Neary )
© 1976 Ackee Music, Inc/Brian Head Music-ASCAPMusicians:
*Drums and percussion:
Larry Londin
*Bass:John Osborn
*Electric guitars: John Farrar
*Acoustic guitar: John Farrar,Steve Gibson andChris Christian
*Keyboards:Shane Kleister
*Vocal group:Muffy Hendrix ,Donna Fein ,Lisa Silver , John Farrar and Olivia
*Strings:Shelly Kurland String Section
*String arranged byBergen White Credits
*Produced and arranged by John Farrar
*Recorded at Creative Workshop,Nashville, Tennessee
*Recording engineer:Brent Maher
*Mixed atCherokee Recording Studios ,Los Angeles
*Mixing engineer:Bill Schnee
*Assistant engineer:George Tutko
*Mastered atMastering Lab , Los Angeles
*Mastering engineer:Mike Reese
*Cover photos:Charles Bush
*Black and white photos:Jeff Dunas
*Art direction:George Osaki
*Stylist:Fleur Thiemeyer
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