A Celebration in Song

A Celebration in Song is the twenty-third and final solo studio album by British-Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 3 June 2008 by Warner Bros. in Australia.[1] The worldwide release of the album was by EMI, on 2 September 2008.[2] It is her second duets album, following (2), released in 2002 by Festival Mushroom.[3]

A Celebration in Song
Studio album by
Olivia Newton-John
Released3 June 2008
RecordedNovember 2007 – March 2008
GenrePop, adult contemporary
Length45:59
LabelUniversal Music
Producer
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Christmas Wish
(2007)		 A Celebration in Song
(2008)		 40/40: The Best Selection
(2010)

On 25 January 2011, the album was re-released by Spring Hill with a new cover.[4]

Background

The album was released in conjunction with Newton-John's walk to Beijing which, together with this album, raised funds for the future The Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Center in Melbourne, Australia.[5]

The songs "Never Far Away" (with Richard Marx) and "Sunburned Country" (with Keith Urban) originally belong to Newton-John's 2002 duets album, (2).[3] The song "Beautiful Thing" was taken from Belinda Emmett's album So I Am and the track is "dedicated with love" to her.[5]

Track listing
A Celebration in Song track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Right Here with You" (with Delta Goodrem)
  • Newton-John
  • Goodrem
Amy Sky4:02
2."Find a Little Faith" (with Cliff Richard)SkySky4:13
3."Courageous" (with Melinda Schneider)
  • Newton-John
  • Schneider
  • Mike Clute
  • Schneider
  • Newton-John[a]
  • Sky[a]
3:37
4."The Heart Knows" (with Barry Gibb)
B. Gibb3:31
5."Everything Love Is" (with Jimmy Barnes)
  • Sky
  • Schwartz
3:58
6."Isn't It Amazing" (with Sun)
  • Newton-John
  • Sun
Sky4:08
7."Never Far Away" (with Richard Marx)
  • Marx
  • Jamey Clewer
4:47
8."Sunburned Country" (with Keith Urban)
  • Newton-John
  • Urban
Fisher5:39
9."Reckless" (with John Farrar)FarrarFarrar3:20
10."Angel in the Wings" (with Jann Arden)Sky
3:21
11."The Water is Wide" (with Amy Sky and RyanDan)TraditionalSky[b]3:26
12."Beautiful Thing" (performed by Belinda Emmett)
  • Emmett
  • Phil Buckie
  • Daniel Denholm
  • Buckie
3:57

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes a co-producer
  • ^[b] denotes an arranger

Personnel

Performers and musicians

  • Olivia Newton-John – vocals
  • Andy Downer – keyboards (1)
  • Amy Sky – keyboards (1, 6, 11), acoustic piano (11), vocals (11)
  • Greg Johnston – programming (1, 2, 10), guitars (1, 2, 10), bass guitar (1, 2, 10)
  • Tony Harrell – Hammond B3 organ (3)
  • Doug Emery – keyboards (4)
  • Hal Roland – keyboards (4)
  • Dane Bryant – keyboards (5)
  • Gary Prim – keyboards (5)
  • Anthony Vanderburgh – keyboards (5)
  • Attila Fias – keyboards (6)
  • Richard Marx – keyboards (7), programming (7), vocals (7)
  • Steve Nathan – organ (8)
  • John Farrar – keyboards (9), guitars (9), vocals (9)
  • Peter Wolf – additional programming (9)
  • Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar (3)
  • Mark Punch – acoustic guitar (3)
  • Steve Gibb – guitars (4)
  • Michael Severs – electric guitar (5)
  • Fred Knobloch – acoustic guitar (5)
  • Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar (5)
  • Bill Bell – guitars (6), bass guitar (6)
  • Keith Urban – guitars (8), vocals (8)
  • Mike Bukovik – guitars (8)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (3, 5)
  • Alison Prestwood – bass guitar (8)
  • Mark Kelso – drums (1, 6)
  • Dave Sanders – drums (1)
  • Steve Brewster – drums (3)
  • Lee Levin – drums (4)
  • Paul Leim – drums (5)
  • Chris McHugh – drums (8)
  • Ian Cooper – strings (3)
  • Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (5), cello (5)
  • Amy Laing – cello (11)
  • Delta Goodrem – vocals (1)
  • Cliff Richard – vocals (2)
  • RyanDan – harmony vocals (2), vocals (11)
  • Melinda Schneider – vocals (3)
  • Barry Gibb – vocals (4)
  • Jimmy Barnes – vocals (5)
  • Sun Ho – vocals (6)
  • Martin Landin Chapman – backing vocals (8)
  • Steve Real – backing vocals (8)
  • Jann Arden – vocals (10)
  • Belinda Emmett – vocals (12)

Technical

  • Amy Sky – executive producer
  • Greg Johnston – recording (1, 2, 10)
  • Victor Florencia – mixing (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10), recording (4)
  • Sam Hannan – recording (1, 6)
  • Mark Kelso – recording (1, 6)
  • James Freeman – additional recording (3, 11), overdubbing (5), mixing (5)
  • Ethan Carlson – recording assistant (2), recording (4), mixing (4)
  • Steve Marcantonio – recording (5)
  • Bill Bell – recording (6)
  • Serge Tsai – recording (6, 10)
  • Justin Niebank – engineer (8)
  • Elvis Aponte – recording assistant (6, 10)
  • Alonzo Vargas – recording assistant (6, 10)
  • Todd Gunnerson – assistant engineer (8)
  • Noah Passovay – vocal engineer (9)
  • Andy Hunt – recording (10)
  • John Bailey – recording (11), mixing (11)
  • Chuck Turner – mixing (6)
  • Cory Barnes – Pro Tools editing (1, 2, 6, 11)
  • Joao Carvalho – mastering
  • Kelly David Smith – design
  • Michael Caprio – cover design
  • Juli Balla – cover photography
  • David Anderson – photography
  • Chad Allen Smith – reissue design, reissue photography

Concert
Olivia Newton-John and Friends: Gala Fundraising Concert
Concert by Olivia Newton-John
VenueState Theatre
Associated albumA Celebration in Song
Date(s)30 September 2008
Guy Sebastian and Olivia Newton-John performing "Summer Nights" at the concert.

The Olivia Newton-John and Friends: Gala Fundraising Concert was a one-night only concert based in the album. The concert was held at the State Theatre in Sydney on 30 September 2008 to raise funds for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal.[6]

Songs performed

References
  1. "Australian release of "A Celebration in Song"". Amazon.
  2. "Worldwide release of "A Celebration in Song"". Amazon.
  3. "Only Olivia: (2)".
  4. "Spring Hill's release of "A Celebration in Song"". Amazon.
  5. "Only Olivia: A Celebration in Song".
  6. "Only Olivia: Gala Concert".
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