1981 Olivia Newton-John – Love Performance
Love Performance is the first live album by Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John. It was recorded in 1976, during the Love Performance Tour, in Japan. The tour promoted her 1976 album, Don’t Stop Believin’. The album was released only in 1981 by EMI Music Japan (formerly Toshiba EMI).
The album was released only on vinyl, in Japan. No re-release has been made since the original issue, making this a coveted item among Olivia’s fans. However, six tracks were released as bonus tracks on the re-release of some Newton-John studio albums, who were included in the box 40th Anniversary Collection, released by Universal Music Japan.
Tracks
1 Country Roads (Bill Danoff; John Denver; Taffy Nivert) 03:01
2 Air That I Breathe (Albert Hammond; Michael Hazelwood) 04:42
3 Don’t Stop Believin’ (John Farrar) 03:39
4 Let Me Be There (John Rostill) 03:12
5 Pony Ride (Diane Berglund; Jim Phillips) 04:35
6 Never The Less – As Time Goes By (Bert Kalmar; Harry Ruby; Herman Hupfeld) 04:50
7 Love Is Alive (Gary Wright) 03:35
8 New Born Babe (Glenn Cardier) 03:36
9 Something Better To Do (John Farrar) 03:08
10 Jolene (Dolly Parton) 03:57
11 Have You Never Been Mellow (John Farrar) 04:07
12 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (John Rostill) 03:10
13 I Honestly Love You (John Barry; Peter Allen) 05:20
Biography
Musicians
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums | Peter Donald |
Guitar | John Farrar |
Guitar | Skip Griparis |
Acoustic Guitar | Rick Ruskin |
Steel Guitar | Doug Livingston |
Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
Synthesizer | Doug Livingston |
Background Vocals | Donna Fein |
Background Vocals | Muffy Hendrix |
Background Vocals | Pat Farrar |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
Liner Notes
Producer – John Farrar
Producer (Associate) – Shin Miyoshi
Coordinator – Kei Nishimura, Roger Davies
Recorded At Festival Hall, Osaka
Remixed At Cherokee Studios
Phonographic Copyright Olivia Newton-John
Recorded Live In Concert At Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan, December 3rd & 4th 1976