Olivia Newton-John

Physical

Once you press play, you can't press stop.

Review Score:

(10/10)
There's something intriging about PHYSICAL, that hasn't occured before or since. The music isn't as mellow or goregous as her early country records(1971-1975),nor is it as production heavy or deep as her mid seventies albums, but it is unbeatable. "Landslide" is fantastic, after hearing it the first tie, I had to play it again. "Straner's Touch" is good. "Make A Move On Me" is a classic, a terific dance number with fantastic vocals. "Falling" cools things down, but fits in with the rest of the music. "Love Make Me Strong" is breath-taking, bring the music back to uptempo. "Physical" Olivia's biggest single, spending 10 weeks at #1, is another classic. "Silvery Rain" is outstanding, you can almost hear the raindrops. Olivia's voice glides gracefully in the verses, but at the refrain she gives us her rock voice, and it's a delight. "Carried Away" is beautiful, with gorgeous vocal harmonies. "Recovery" is stunning. "The Promise" brings the album to a thoughtful and meaningful close. PHYSICAL is one of the best Olivia albums, in terms of consisitency, song selection and variety. She gives us the right amount of fast and slow songs, and goregous vocal harmonies, clever arrangements, and great songs. After buying PHYSICAL, I just had to hear TOTALLY HOT, but thanks to MCA, I had to buy an import copy. The two records blend together perfectly, it would be nice if TOTALY HOT was available just as easily. PHYSICAL is sure to please. Once I press play, I won't get up and hit stop until the last note of "The Promise". PHYSICAL is that good.

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