Olivia Newton-John - If Not For You (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [2CD]

Primary Wave Music

£16.20

Format: 2 x CD, Digipak
Catalogue No.: 2755900024
Barcode: 0792755900024
Release Date: 09 Dec 2022
Genre: Pop

Olivia Newton-John released her debut album If Not For You (self-titled Olivia Newton-John in the UK) following her first two hit singles, the Bob Dylan penned “If Not For You” (UK #7, US Pop #25, US AC #1, Australia #7) and traditional murder ballad “Banks Of The Ohio” (UK #6, US Pop #94, US AC #34, Australia #1). If Not For You is the album that introduced the world to Olivia and her beautifully expressive voice.

LP (12 tracks), 2 x CD (29 tracks)

• Exceptional sound quality – the recordings have been remastered from the original master tapes. Recorded at the legendary Abbey
Road Studios.
• This is the very first time in 50 years that the album has been remastered.
• The LP includes the original 12-song album pressed on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl.
• The 2 CD set contains the original 12-song album alongside 17 bonus tracks including b-sides, alternate versions, foreign language
recordings and previously unreleased material, plus Olivia’s very first single from 1966 – “Till You Say You’ll Be Mine”.
• The vinyl LP is packaged in a gorgeous gatefold jacket with a custom inner sleeve.
•. The CD contains a full-colour 32-page booklet featuring liner notes, discography, lyrics, comprehensive credits, and a personal
introduction by Olivia.
• Liner notes written by renowned music journalist and founding member of Saint Etienne, Bob Stanley.
• The discography section of the booklet presents a detailed list of every single and album Olivia released from 1966 through 1971.
That is the period of time from the release of her debut single to the third and final single from her debut album. Each entry provides
the title, label, selection number, configuration, release date, territory, and peak chart position.
• All 12 songs on the original were produced by members of The Shadows – Grammy Award® winner, John Farrar (pronounced
Far‘-rah) and Bruce Welch.
• The 50th anniversary deluxe edition of If Not For You is available in four formats – 2 x CD, 180 gram heavyweight vinyl LP, digital
download and streaming.
• The CD and digital formats feature the same tracklist.

TRACKLIST
LP (TRACKS 1-12 ONLY), CD, DOWNLOAD & STREAMING
DISC ONE
ORIGINAL ALBUM
1. Me And Bobby McGee (written by Kris Kristofferson)
2. If (written by David Gates of Bread)
3. Banks Of The Ohio
4. In A Station
5. Love Song (written by Lesley Duncan)
6. Help Me Make It Through The Night (written by Kris Kristofferson)
7. If Not For You (written by Bob Dylan)
8. Where Are You Going To My Love?
9. Lullaby (written by Lesley Duncan)
10. If You Could Read My Mind (written by Gordon Lightfoot)
11. If I Gotta Leave
12. No Regrets (written by Tom Rush)

DISC TWO
BONUS TRACKS – SINGLES & B-SIDES
1. Till You Say You’ll Be Mine (written by Jacke DeShannon)
(a-side of Olivia’s 1966 debut single)
2. For Ever
(b-side of Olivia’s 1966 debut single)
3. The Biggest Clown
4. It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye (written by Alan Hawkshaw who wrote, among other songs, the theme to Countdown.)
5. Would You Follow Me

BONUS TRACKS – ADDITIONAL RECORDINGS
6. I Could Never Live Without Your Love * – Toomorrow
7. Roll Like The River * – Toomorrow
8. Walking On Air – Toomorrow
9. Going Back – Toomorrow
10. Don’t Move Away – Cliff Richard and Olivia Newton-John
(Olivia’s first duet with Cliff Richard, appeared as the b-side to Cliff’s single “Sunny Honey Girl”)
BONUS TRACKS – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS

11. Would You Follow Me (Edit) †
12. Round And Round †
13. The Biggest Clown (Alternate Version) †
14. Game Of Love †
15. Would You Follow Me (Alternate Version) †

BONUS TRACKS – GERMAN LANGUAGE RECORDINGS
16. Unten Am Fluß, Der Ohio Heißt (German Version of “Banks Of The Ohio”)
17. Unten Am Fluß, Der Ohio Heißt (Instrumental) †

* previously unavailable on CD or DSPs
† previously unreleased