A Celebration in Song
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| Studio album by Olivia Newton-John | ||||
| Released | 3 June 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 45:59 | |||
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EMI (worldwide) Warner Bros. (Australia) |
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| Producer | Olivia Newton-John, Amy Sky (also exec.), Mike Clute, Melinda Schneider, Barry Gibb, Eddie Schwartz, Charles Fisher, Richard Marx, John Farrar, Greg Johnson, Daniel Denholm, Phil Buckie | |||
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| Venue | State Theatre |
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| Associated album | A Celebration in Song |
| Date(s) | 30 September 2008 |
A Celebration in Song is the twenty-fourth studio album by Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 3 June 2008 by Warner Bros. in Australia. The worldwide release of album was by EMI, on 2 September 2008. It is her second duets album, following (2), released in 2002 by Festival Mushroom.
On 25 January 2011 the album was re-released by Spring Hill with a new cover.
The album was released in conjunction with Newton-John's walk to Beijing which, together with this album, raises funds for the future The Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Center in Melbourne, Australia.
The songs "Never Far Away" (with Richard Marx) and "Sunburned Country" (with Keith Urban) originally belong to Newton-John's 2002 duets album, (2). The song "Beautiful Thing" was extracted from Belinda Emmett's album So I Am and the track is "dedicated with love" to her.
From the album booklet:
The Olivia Newton-John and Friends: Gala Fundraising Concert was a one night only concert based in the album. The concert held at the State Theatre in Sydney, on the date of 30 September 2008, raised funds for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal.
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