Olivia Newton-John - Video Gold 2 [DVD]

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2005--All of the Superstar's Video Classics from "I Honestly Love You" to "Magic," "Hopelessly Devoted To You" to "Physical"Pop icon Olivia Newton-John was one of the first and most endearing artists of the video generation. Her clips for hits such as "Deeper Than The Night," "Twist Of Fate," "Physical," "Soul Kiss," "Magic" and others became instant MTV staples. Today, many of these highly treasured videos have found a second life on VH-1.Now, on the heels of a new tour and the June release of her first two-CD retrospective -- Olivia Newton-John - Gold (Geffen/UMe) -- the DVDs Olivia Newton-John - Video Gold I and Video Gold II (Geffen/UMe), released August 16, 2005, bring together for the first time all of the video highlights and biggest hits of this groundbreaking music video artist. Combined, the two volumes include all of her conceptual videos from the Physical, Twist Of Fate and Soul Kiss video collections plus a handful of live videos of earlier hits as well as rarities.Featured among the 19 selections on Video Gold I are live 1982 performances (shot on her Physical tour) of the early '70s classics "Let Me Be There" (gold, #6, Grammy winner), "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" (gold, #5) and "Please Mr. Please" (gold, #3). In 1978, she starred in Grease, the most successful movie musical in history, and this video compilation contains the video clip version of "Hopelessly Devoted To You" (#3, gold). That same year, she issued Totally Hot, which spun off the pre-MTV videos for the title track, two versions of the gold #3 "A Little More Love" and "Deeper Than The Night." Her 1980 film Xanadu yielded a blockbuster album and the #1 gold "Magic."Video Gold I also boasts not only the videos for the best-known songs from 1981's Physical -- "Physical" (platinum, #1 for 10 weeks) and "Make A Move On Me" (#5) -- but also those for the album's eight other tracks: "Landslide," "Carried Away," "Recovery," "The Promise (The Dolphin Song)," "Love Make Me Strong," "Stranger's Touch," "Falling" and "Silvery Rain."Video Gold II presents 20 selections, reaching back to Xanadu with live versions of "Suddenly" and the Top 10 "Xanadu" (featuring ELO), Grease's "You're The One That I Want" (#1, platinum) and '70s fan favorite "Sam" all taped live in 1982. "Heart Attack" (#3) and "Tied Up" appeared on 1982's Greatest Hits. "Livin' In Desperate Times," the John Travolta duet "Twist Of Fate" (#5), "Take A Chance" and "Shaking You" debuted on 1983's Two Of A Kind soundtrack. The 1985 album Soul Kiss contributes its title track, "Culture Shock," "Emotional Tangle," "Toughen Up" and "The Right Moment."Also seen and heard are: from 1988's The Rumour, "Can't We Talk It Over In Bed," "Reach Out For Me" and the title track; from 1992's Back To Basics, "I Need Love;" and the 1998 #1 Adult Contemporary remake with Babyface of Olivia's double Grammy winning "I Honestly Love You" (gold, #1).

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For Those Of Us That Wax Nostalgic Over The Music Of Years Gone By And Think That What Passes For Music These Days Is An Assault On The Senses, This Collection Is A Must Have. The Music Is Melodic, And The Lyrics Are Sung From The Heart....Not Only That...Unlike The Trash That Passes For Music These Days...Which Could Better Be Described As NOISE The Words Are Comprehensible!....This Album Is A Delight To Listen To And Is Definitely A Must Have!

I'm a huge Olivia Newton-John fan and I was born in 1983 which a hand full of these videos came out. The video collection is something very nice concidering the popularity of these songs. After her Physical phase 81/82 and before her Warm and Tender period I think her music sounds very dated in a cheesy way. I especially hate the Soul Kiss period. She tried to be too sexy and it didn't work. The videos are Okay. It's great to see the progression of her videos. Twist of fate, take a chance, livin' in desperate times, shaking you, heart attack, tied up, are the better songs and videos. Then you got 80's cheese full force with soul kiss, culture shock, emotional tangle, toughen up. These videos are very dated along with the music. If you like typical 80's pop in the mid 80's then you will like it. I honestly Love You '98 isn't as good as the orignal. I know this sounds funny but it also sounds dated, like a non-popular celine dion ballad from the mid-90's. The live versions are nice from 1982 I believe. I would stick only to Olivia's Gold volume One but if you like her rare 80's stuff or love all of her stuff this is great. I would have rather saw her material from the 70's. Or her special with ABBA and Andy Gibb. Oh well I will settle for this 80's set.

This collection is going to be a prized possession for the rest of my life. The musis is one thing, but the pleasure of watching Olivia Newton-John sing her songs is like being right there with her. My favorite on GOLD 2 is "The Rumor" because it is a fun video to watch and the music written by Elton John rocks. It's too bad he didn't have a cameo in the video. Now if Olivia & Elton would just do an actual duet together, that would be killer!

This dvd is fantastic and I love it so much, I am a fan ofOlivia and I have everything about her and now I have thisspecial gold dvd ! so great !Olivia is a sweet and lovely person.She takes care of so many things in her live.her live is so devolted to humanity and to our beautiful planet.Olivia is an icon and an exemple for all of us.Thank you Olivia, everytime I think of you, I feel better."Happiness Always",Stéphane

Vol. II"Suddenly" (live)"Xanadu" (live)"You're The One That I Want" (live)"Sam" (live)"Heart Attack""Tied Up""Livin' In Desperate Times""Twist Of Fate""Take A Chance""Shaking You""Soul Kiss"Culture Shock""Emotional Tangle""Toughen Up""The Right Moment""The Rumour""Can't We Talk It Over In Bed""Reach Out For Me""I Need Love""I Honestly Love You '98"

I had gotten the first DVD years ago, but was missing the 2nd version. So glad I have the complete set now, thank you!