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OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN  OVERNIGHT OBSERVATION (MIRROR BALL'S MARTINI REMIX)

"Have You Never Been Mellow" is a popular song written by John Farrar and recorded by Olivia Newton-John as the title track for her album of the same name.

History and release

In March 1975, the single became Newton-John's second consecutive number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Singles chart.[1] "Have You Never Been Mellow" continued Newton-John's success as a crossover artist when it peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Country Singles chart.[2]

    The record also received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

In the United States, it was Newton-John's fourth straight single to be certified gold for sales of one million copies.[3] "Have You Never Been Mellow" also reached number one in Canada and peaked at number 10 in Australia and number 26 in Japan, but was not much of a success elsewhere in the world, failing to chart altogether in the United Kingdom.
Chart performance
Chart (1975) 	Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 	1
Australian Kent Music Report 	10
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand 	9
Cover versions

The song was performed as part of the 2007 Broadway musical Xanadu.

Along with her later single "Xanadu", a remixed version by The Olivia Project appears in the Dance Dance Revolution series of video games.

The Dutch band Party Animals sampled the song in 1996 on their hit "Have You Ever Been Mellow". The song reached number one on the Netherlands singles chart.

The punk band the Feederz covered the song on their 1984 debut album "Ever Feel Like Killing Your Boss?". The Nip Drivers was another punk band that covered it.

Australian singer James Reyne covered the song (titled simply, "Mellow") on his 2004 release "Speedboats for Breakfast." His version is a raucous, punk-influenced take on the song. (Reyne and Newton-John shared the same management in the late '80s and early '90s, and Newton-John sang backing vocals on Reyne's solo debut album.)

Belgian liquid drum & bass prodigy Netsky sampled the song on his 2010 debut album 'Netsky' (Hospital Records), using the vocals of Terri Pace on the song 'Mellow'.

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes covered the song on their all Australian covers 2011 EP, Go Down Under.[4]

French cover and A side single by Nicole Rieu : "Ma maison au bord de l'eau", 1975.[5]

In 2001, Japanese singer and voice actress Rie Tanaka recorded the song (in English) for her album garnet. Olivia's original version had been a big hit in Japan in 1975.


Olivia Newton-John - Have You Never Been Mellow (Mirror Ball's Spiritchaser Remix)

I keep peace
Peace down the road

I keep peace
Peace for your love

Peace is my life
Peace is my soul
Peace in my brain
Peace helps me love

When I'm away from you
I get so sad
But as long as I know
That peace will
Take away the bad

I keep peace
Peace down the road

I keep peace
Peace for your love

Peace brings me joy
Peace brings me smiles
Peace makes find
That life is not a trial

I keep peace
Peace down the road

I keep peace
Peace for your love

I Keep Peace

Alisha's 1985 Baby Talk tuned up 30 years later

Alisha - Baby Talk (TIM MARTELL REMIX)

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THE LIVING TREE
Written and Produced by Catherine Feeney and Nikki Lamborn

Dame Shirley’s vocal recorded by Matt Howe at Metropolis Studios, London

Strings arranged and conducted by Lynton Naiff

Guitars – Clem Clempson

Bass – David Levy Drums – Tony Kiley

Backing vocals – Catherine Feeney and Nikki Lamborn

Additional production and mix by Bob Kraushaar and Chuck Norman

Superbass Vocal Remix by Paul Harris

THE LIVING TREE
Let me breathe
Cause I'm drowning in your shadow
Let me leave
Respect me do not follow me believe
I can make me own tomorrow
Let me breathe

Does it make
You feel good cause you own me
Does it take
Your puppet strings to hold me
How I ache
As you're trying to control me

Let me breathe
Let me dance 'till my shoes cry
Let me laugh let me be
Let me dance
Let me choose my life
Let me climb the living tree

Picture this
When you wake up in the morning
And I kiss
Your sorry ass goodbye
What will I miss
There's nothing I can think of as I leave

Let me dance 'till my shoes cry
Let me laugh let me be
Let me dance let me choose my life
Let me climb the living tree

Shirley Bassey - The Living Tree (Superbass Vocal Remix)

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GET THE PARTY STARTED
Written by Linda Perry
Published by Famous Music Publishing Limited

Produced by Catherine Feeney, Nikki Lamborn, Bob Kraushaar and Chuck Norman

Dame Shirley’s vocal recorded by Matt Howe at Metropolis Studios, London

Backing vocals - Rietta Austin, Margo Buchanan, Nikki Lamborn and Catherine Feeney

Guitars – Murray Gould

Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by Steve Sidwell

Recorded at Angel Studios, London

Remix and additional production by Fugitive

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Shirley Bassey - Get The Party Started (Fugitive's Coming Up Mix)

COME TO ME -France Joli

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WHAT NOW MY LOVE
Written by Gilbert Becaud, Pierre Delanoe and Carl Sigman
Published by Windswept Music/Sacem/BMG Music Partnership

Remixed by Bugz in the Attic
Mixed by Toni Economides

Dame Shirley's vocal recorded in 1984.
Previously released on the album "I Am What I Am".

From the album: Get The Party Started
Produced by Catherine Feeney and Nikki Lamborn (Never The Bride)

WHAT NOW MY LOVE

What now my love
Now that you’ve left me
How can I live through another day
Watching my dreams turn into ashes
And my hopes into bits of clay

Once I could see
Once I could feel
Now I am numb
I’ve become unreal
I walk the night without a goal
Stripped of my heart, my soul

What now my love
Now that it’s over
I feel the world closing in on me
Here come the stars tumbling around me
There’s the sky where the sea should be

What now my love
Now that you’re gone
I’d be a fool to go on and on
No one would care
No one would cry
If I should live or die

What now my love
Now there is nothing
Only my last goodbye

BUY NOW

Shirley Bassey - What Now My Love (Bugz In The Attic Mix)

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BIG SPENDER
Written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields
Published by Campbell Connelly & Co

Additional Production and Remix by NorthxNWest

Shirley Bassey - Big Spender (Pink Pound Mix)
Produced by Catherine Feeney and Nikki Lamborn

The minute you walked in the joint
I could see you were a man of distinction, a real big spender
Good looking, so refined
Say wouldn’t you like to know what’s going on in my mind
So let me get right to the point
I don’t pop my cork for every man I see
Hey big spender
Spend a little time with me
A little time, a little time with me
Wouldn’t you like to have fun, fun, fun
How’s about a few laughs, laughs
I could show you a good time
Let me show you a good time
The minute you walked in the joint
I could see you were a man of distinction, a real big spender
Good looking, so refined
Say wouldn’t you like to know what’s going on in my mind
So let me get right to the point
I don’t pop my cork for every man I see
Hey big spender
Hey big spender
Hey big spender
Spend a little time with me

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Shirley Bassey - Big Spender (Pink Pound Mix)

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