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Olivia
Newton John
| Olivia
Newton-John skillfully made the transition from popular country-pop
singer to popular mainstream soft-rock singer, becoming one
of the most successful vocalists of the '70s in the process.
The transition itself wasn't much of a stretch -- her early
'70s hits "I Honestly Love You" and "Have You
Never Been Mellow" were country only in the loosest sense
-- yet the extent of her success in both fields was remarkable.
As a country singer, her first five charting singles all went
Top Ten in the U.S.; as a pop singer, she had no lest than
15 Top Ten hits, including five number one singles, highlighted
by "Physical," which spent ten weeks at number one
in 1981-1982. Newton-John's sweet voice suited both country-pop
and soft-rock perfectly, which is what kept her at the top
of the charts until the mid-'80s. |
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