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Olivia* – Totally Hot
Olivia Newton-John - Totally Hot album cover
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSL 1-040, MCA Records – MFSL 1-040
Series: Original Master Recording
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered
Country: US
Released: Aug 1980
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Ballad, Vocal
A1 Please Don't Keep Me Waiting
Written-By – Joe Falsia, Stephen Sinclair
5:48
A2 Dancin' 'Round And 'Round
Written-By – Adam Mitchell
3:58
A3 Talk To Me
Recorded By [Rhythm Section] – Elliot Scheiner
Written-By – John Farrar, Olivia Newton-John
3:27
A4 Deeper Than The Night
Written-By – Johnny Vastano, Tom Snow
3:35
A5 Borrowed Time
Written-By – Olivia Newton-John
3:36
B1 A Little More Love
Written-By – John Farrar
3:27
B2 Never Enough
Written-By – Alan Tarney, John Farrar, Pat Farrar, Trevor Spencer
4:10
B3 Totally Hot
Written-By – John Farrar
3:11
B4 Boats Against The Current
Written-By – Eric Carmen
3:56
B5 Gimme Some Lovin'
Written-By – Muff Winwood, Spencer Davis, Steve Winwood
4:11
Licensed From – MCA Records, Inc.
Distributed By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
Manufactured By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MCA Records, Inc.
Copyright © – MCA Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
Pressed By – Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd.
Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
Recorded At – Group IV Recording Studios
Recorded At – Cherokee Studios
Mixed At – Indigo Ranch Studios
Remastered At – Original Masteringworks
Designed At – RIA Images
Arranged By – John Farrar
Art Direction, Design – Ria Lewerke
Engineer [Second] – Bart Johnson (2), Betsy Banghart, Bob Mockler, George Tutko, Michael Carnevale, Ron Garrett, Terry Becker
Engineer, Mixed By – David J. Holman
Performer – David Hungate, Mike Botts, Pattie Brooks, Phyllis St. James, Steve Lukather
Photography By – Claude Mougin
Producer – John Farrar
Remastered By – SR/2*
Original Master Recording
(C)(P)1977 MCA Records (on sleeve)
(P)1978 MCA Records (On media)
This album was mixed using the Aphex Aural Exciter
Mike Botts appears courtesy of Elektra Records
David Hungate appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Steve Lukather appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Pattie Brooks appears courtesy of Casablanca Records
Phyllis St. James appears courtesy of Silverspoon Records
Half-Speed production and mastering by Original Mastering Works.
Specially plated and pressed on high definition vinyl by Victor Company of Japan Ltd.
Special Static Free-Dust Free Inner Sleeve.
Special Heavy Duty Protective packaging
Source: The Original Stereo Master Tape
Mastered with the Ortofon Cutting System
Pressed in Japan
************************************************************************************************** TRACKS: ..................... 1. PLEASE DON'T KEEP ME WAITING ..................... 2. DANCIN' 'ROUND AND 'ROUND ..................... 3. TALK TO ME ..................... 4. DEEPER THAN THE NIGHT ..................... 5. BORROWED TIME ..................... 6. A LITTLE MORE LOVE ..................... 7. NEVER ENOUGH ..................... 8. TOTALLY HOT ..................... 9. BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT ..................... 10. GIMME SOME LOVIN' ..................... *************************************************************************************************** ..................... Album Notes: ................................ Totally Hot is one of the most fun albums from Olivia Newton John. Total abandon is its trademark, the atmosphere lightened up a bit, and from top to bottom it is one of her most satisfying projects. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" is a girl group all grown up. Is it Newton-John's voice or Michael Botticker's synthesizer at the end of the first track? A little jarring for her country audience, but she takes care of them on "Dancin' 'Round and 'Round," a wonderful country-pop tune and quick about face. As with the Let Me Be There release, her name is prominently splashed on the cover and the tan background suits her well, with the mysterious look with the kerchief on the inside cover as playful as the music. David Foster, Steve Lukather, and Tom Snow add their talents to the project, but it is Newton-John, with the guidance of John Farrar, who really shines here. Her own "Talk to Me" is bouncy adult contemporary, but it is the two hit singles which, naturally, stand out. Tom Snow's "Deeper Than the Night" was a nice musical departure for the singer, with its strong piano reflecting the melody. Along with the John Farrar smash "A Little More Love," those involved showed that Olivia Newton-John could move beyond the three huge hits from the film Grease which saturated the airwaves in 1978. "A Little More Love" went Top Three in December of 1978, with "Deeper Than the Night" hovering around the Top Ten in May of 1979. The album contains a nice balance, something missing from 1985's Soul Kiss. "Borrowed Time" is more country-pop and is one of the more serious tracks on the album. The cover of Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'," on the other hand, is as close to a drunken party as one will get on a Newton-John album. Jimmy Miller, producer of the original 1967 hit, would probably approve of the spirit -- it is definitely more fun than the Blues Brothers' version which charted three years after this. John Farrar actually pens three songs in a row on Totally Hot, including the title track, and with Newton-John's two contributions, the songstress and her producer compose half of this album. That the prolific John Farrar didn't contribute more to these albums shows how careful they were about material, but "Never Enough" is stunning, and maybe Newton-John will take on the Marvin, Welch, & Farrar songbook sometime in the future. The precision on the verse and chorus make for a beautiful album track, lyrics that flow perfectly on the singer's voice. The title track is funky and the big mistake on this disc is that Dr. John isn't performing a duet with Newton-John on this New Orleans adventure. The cover of Eric Carmen's "Boats Against the Current" is a nice feather in his cap. It's a dramatic reading that shows the other side of this recording. The Olivia Newton-John catalog runs deep, and Totally Hot is one of the more consistently entertaining albums in the collection. ~ Joe Viglione ................
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