Olivia Newton John / Have You Never Been Mellow
Song by John Farrar
OLiViA ( UICY )
John Farrar(was born in 1946) who made this song,
he was born in the Australian Melbourne, from at
the time of 12 years old to start playing the guitar,
with 16 years old in the Rock band of local end he
joined. And directly famous "The Strangers" he joins
to the band, the music program "The of TV Go!! Show"
performance he did. In this program, Olivia Newton
John where she has sung here, Pat Carroll where she
become John's wife lator performed as a singer. Pat
of that time as a queen of the Australian pop boundary
she to be proud of tremendous popularity, when 14
years old the talent contest accompanying Olivia
Newton John who wins, to England where is the birth-
place of Olivia tour performance has done with Olivia,
then she sang with Olivia by duet. From the England
tour as for Pat Carroll and John Farrar who return
to get married, John Farrar made the song for Olivia
Newton John the singing and the Pat Carroll backed up.
As for John Farrar invited by the English Rock group
"The Shadows" old member of two, then they formed
"Marvin and Welch & Farrar", released three albums.
To join and reformed as one member of "The Shadows",
in Eurovision song contest as the English represen-
tation and doing, they participated. As for Farrar
the same also before that two years in contest the
English Rock singer Cliff Richard he participated
the back guitar, as a chorus. This time empty Farrar
to show the talent in arrangement, Olivia with the
single disk, way work lyric, he compose and produce.
After this, that the song which was made Olivia Newton
John sang, shot in rapid succession large hit in the
world. In addition uniting with lyricist Tim Rice and
Olivia in 1994, made musical "Heathcliff" for Cliff
Richard which based on the Emily Bronte novel Wuth-
ering Heights. As for at this musical every place
in England so it is performed, also the stage video
is sold and gains very popularity. Olivia Newton John
(was born in 1948) who sings this song with the Cam-
bridge England origin, her parents were the German
origin, but because it is the Jewish heritage,
escaping from the Nazis persecution in the last
war, over England. As for her mother is the eldest
daughter of the German Nobel physics prize-winner
Max Born, also the father being the scientist, in
England after crossing, Enigma cryptographic compi-
lation and decoder machine project he joined to the
team. After the last war as for father he became the
professor of the University of New South Wales uni-
versity. And her at the time of five years old, her
father became the professor of the Melbourne unive-
rsity Australia, then with parents and two older
sisters at family immigrated to the Australian Mel-
bourne. When she was 15 years old she formed "Sol
Four" of all girl's member band, they performed
on the local end TV and the radio with the regular.
And participating in the talent contest of TV to sing
and won, victory prize was the travelling to birth-
place England. After she returns from travelling,
she unite the combination in TV Shaw of John Farrar
and Pat Carroll. In next year to England live for
performing with the attendant of the mother. And
close friend Pat Carroll crossing over England,
night club of European every place they turned,
singing with duet, but the Pat Carroll because the
time limit of the visa is cut off, she returned
home to Australia. And at the time of 18 years old,
with the Decca Record of England beginning recor-
ding of the single was done. At the time of 23 years
old, release to do first album "If Not For You",
this title song to which Bob Dylan wrote tune,
this is the first world-wide hit tune (pop section
25 rank) with it became. The following album as for
"Banks Of The Ohio" in England and Australia top it
entered into 10, but in America it did not hit, but
it choiced woman best vocalist of the Record Mirror
Magazine of England, it was elected with two year
continuation. In England as for her to perform to
singer Cliff Richard's TV Shaw often, even in America
her songs it reached the point where the top 10.
At the time of 26 years old, transferring the record
company to EMI, the album "Long Live Love" which
starts with title tune in Eurovision song contest,
she participated as the English representation and
sang, but Sweden group ABBA sang "Waterloo",
it came after and reached 4 rank. and the album "If
You Love Me which" is put out in America title tune
reached 5 rank of the top 10. And next "I Honestly
Love You" of the single tune which it puts out finally
America to reach top rank of the pop top 10, the annual
woman of Grammy award the pop record was acquired.
where it is sung here "Have You Never Been Mellow",
her at the time of 27 years old release title of
the same name album which is done with song, in America
single hot of Billboad magazine to acquire top rank
of 100 and album 200, in Japan the ORIKON single chart
where the person other than the Japanese singer is
difficult to enter, but it entered into 26 rank. In
addition as for her who is the beauty at the time of
30 years old, even in the American musical movie John
Travolta performed to "Grease" as a partner part.
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