Two Strong Hearts Live Explained

Two Strong Hearts Live
Type:Live
Artist:John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John
Cover:Highlights from Two Strong Hearts Live album cover.jpg
Released:16 June 2015
Recorded:Melbourne, April 2015
Length:79:06
Label:Universal
Chronology:John Farnham
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Two Strong Hearts Live is a live album by John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John recorded in Melbourne with Philharmonia Australia in April 2015. The live album was released on 16 June 2015 with the live DVD being released on 21 August 2015.[1]

Critical reception

Cameron Adams gave the album 4 out of 5 stars saying, "John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John have a chemistry and friendship you just can’t fake. And zero egos. The fact these two were having serious fun is not lost in the recorded translation. You also see new sides, like Farnham blitzing 'Over the Rainbow' and Livvie cutting loose with rock wailing on 'Hit the Road Jack'. That’s another one of the joys here, we rarely get to hear Olivia live and from the divine thrills of 'Xanadu' to the spine chills of I Honestly Love You it’s our loss. On the Grease favourites 'Summer Nights' and 'You’re the One That I Want', Farnham slips into John Travolta mode [and] Farnham sings 'Olivia Newton-John' better than ONJ’s original duet partner".[2]

Chart performance

Two Strong Hearts Live debuted at number one on the ARIA Charts. This marked the second time Farnham and Newton-John had topped the charts together; in 1998, their Highlights from The Main Event album (with Anthony Warlow) also peaked at number one.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Overture”
  2. "Two Strong Hearts"
  3. "Let Me Be There"
  4. "Xanadu"
  5. "I Honestly Love You"
  6. "Tenterfield Saddler"
  7. "No One Comes Close"
  8. "Love to Shine"
  9. "Suddenly"
  10. "Dare to Dream"
  11. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
  12. "Burn for You"
  13. "Hit the Road Jack / Fever"
  14. "You're the One That I Want"
  15. "Summer Nights"
  16. "Hearts on Fire"
  17. "If Not for You"
  18. "Everytime You Cry"
  19. "Physical"
  20. "You're the Voice"
  21. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)"

Charts

Year-end charts

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Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 31

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Two Strong Hearts: Live In Concert. www.jbhifi.com.au. 1 August 2015. 1 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Album Reviews: John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John. www.news.com.au. Cameron Adams. 25 June 2015. 4 July 2015.
  3. Web site: ARIA Albums: John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John Have The No 1 Album. Noise11. Gavin Ryan. 4 July 2015. 4 July 2015.
  4. Web site: ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2015. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 January 2016.