Next up is Falling and this is a slow number. This is a great song, and thankfully was released as the album’s third and final single, but sadly it stalled in the UK – getting stuck at #43. The brushed drums and the synth keep the sound moving along as well as light on its toes, and they act as the perfectly complimenting platform from where Olivia’s breathy vocals project. The ‘making a move’ also fits closely thematically with the later seductive Physical track. That’s followed by Make A Move On Me and this is a bouncy pop song from the outset. The chorus lets Olivia really belt out the vocals with power, giving a nice contrast to the softer music. The vocals in this otherwise warm and tender track sound great, with Olivia joined by the album’s co-writer and musician John Farrar.

Strangers Touch follows this and the guitars and bass set us up for a nice mid-tempo love song.

This was the album’s second single, giving her a moderate #18 UK hit. There’s a slightly odd melody in this song during the verse that makes it feel a little bit meandering but by the time that the chorus comes along it sets you right again as Olivia shares how love hit her. Olivia is soon on the microphone and her vocals flow effortlessly – able to show her vocal power alongside her breathy beauty with ease. The LP opens with Landslide, sliding in with an air of urgency thanks to a siren-like synth and clattering drum fills. Will this album leave you feeling pumped, or will it give you cramps? Read on… Olivia Newton-John – Physical (1981) album Today’s Pop Rescue from an uncertain future, is the 1981 eleventh album Physical by British-Australian singer and actress, the late Olivia Newton-John.

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