A Celebration in Song

A Celebration in Song is the twenty-fourth studio album by the Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 3 June 2008 by Warner Bros. in Australia. The worldwide release of the 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.

Background
The album was released in conjunction with Newton-John's walk to Beijing which, together with this album, raised 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 taken from Belinda Emmett's album So I Am and the track is "dedicated with love" to her.

Track listing

Personnel
From the album booklet:

David Anderson – photography
Elvis Aponte – assistant
Jon Bailey – engineer, mixing
Juli Balla – cover photo
Cory Barnes – digital editing
Bill Bell – bass, guitar, engineer
Bruce Bouton – pedal steel
Steve Brewster – drums
Dane Bryant – keyboards
Phil Buckle – producer
Michal Bukovic – guitar
Michael Caprio – cover design
Ethan Carlson – engineer, mixing, assistant
Joao Carvalho – mastering
Martin Landin Chapman – backing vocals
Mike Clute – producer
Ian Cooper – strings
Daniel Denholm – producer
Andy Downer – keyboards
Doug Emery – keyboards
John Farrar – guitar, keyboards, producer
Attila Fias – keyboards
Charles Fisher – producer
Victor Florencia – engineer, mixing
James Freeman – engineer, mixing, overdub engineer
Barry Gibb – producer
Steve Gibb – guitar
Todd Gunnerson – assistant
Sam Hannan – engineer
Tony Harrell – hammond organ
Andy Hunt – engineer
Greg Johnston – bass, guitar, programming, producer, engineer
Mark Kelso – drums, engineer
Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar
Mike Klute – producer
Fred Knobloch – acoustic guitar
Amy Laing – cello
Paul Leim – drums
Lee Levin – drums
Steve Markantonio – engineer
Richard Marx – keyboards, programming
Chris McHugh – drums
Steve Nathan – organ
Olivia Newton-John – producer
Justin Niebank – engineer
Noah Passovay – vocal engineer
Alison Prestwood – bass
Gary Prim – keyboards
Mark Punch – acoustic guitar
Steve Real – backing vocals
Hal Roland – keyboards
RyanDan – vocal harmony
Dave Sanders – drums
Melinda Schneider – producer
Eddie Schwartz – producer
Michael Severs – electric guitar
Amy Sky – piano, arranger, keyboards, producer, executive producer
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
Kelly David Smith – design
Chuck Turner – mixing
Keith Urban – guitar
Anthony Vanderburgh – keyboards
Alonzo Vargas – assistant
Peter Wolf – programming
Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, cello

Concert

The Olivia Newton-John and Friends: Gala Fundraising Concert was a one-night only concert based in the album. The concert was held at the State Theatre in Sydney on 30 September 2008 to raise funds for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal.

Songs performed
"I Say a Little Prayer" (Paulini)
"Calling You" (Katy Cebrano)
"A Song for You" (Katy Cebrano)
"All Come Together" (Johnny Diesel)
"My Heart Will Go On" (Trisha Crowe)
"Someone to Watch Over Me" (Lucy Durack)
"Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (Christine Anu)
"My Island Home" (Christine Anu)
"Blow Up the Pokies" (Tim Freedman)
"Run to Paradise" (Mark Gable)
"Reminiscing" (Carl Riseley)
"Memphis medley" (Guy Sebastian)
"Tucker's Daughter" (Ian Moss)
"Perfect" (Vanessa Amorosi)
"The Horses" (Daryl Braithwaite)
"Reckless" (James Reyne)
"Hopelessly Devoted to You" (Chantelle Delaney)
"Let Me Be There" (with Chantelle Delaney)
"Tenterfield Saddler" (with Todd McKenney)
"Summer Nights" (with Guy Sebastian)
"Pearls on a Chain"
"Courageous" (with Melinda Schneider)
"I Honestly Love You"
"You're the One That I Want" (Mark Gable and Melinda Schneider)

References

Category:2008 albums
Category:Olivia Newton-John albums
Category:Vocal duet albums
Category:Christmas albums by Australian artists