Olivia Newton-John

Totally Hot

The Beginning Of A New Era

Review Score:

(8/10)
"Totally Hot" was the turning point For Olivia. This album was released shortly after "Grease" and preceeded both "Xanadu" and "Physical." Olivia was experimenting with different sounds here, a touch of disco, country, and straight forward pop. The opening track, "Don't Keep Me Waiting 'Round" starts upbeat, but ends on a shreeching finish, I'm not sure why her producer let her do that. "Deeper Than The Night" and "Little More Love" were hits from this album, I remember when those songs were all over the radio, they are my favorites from this album. Both songs are upbeat and effortlessly sung. "Gimme Some Lovin'" is by far a most interesting cover Olivia has done to date. She lets it rip on this version. The cover art offers a glimpse of the style of music on this album, the style certainly marks time, but it's just a lot of fun.

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