tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post5313555149157221469..comments2024-01-20T10:19:12.985-05:00Comments on Martin's View: Olivia Newton-John - Come On OverMartin Maenzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-18698853005176766592016-03-05T03:34:30.810-05:002016-03-05T03:34:30.810-05:00I was unfamiliar with this album and several other...I was unfamiliar with this album and several other early ONJ albums when I found her first ten CDs cheap at an upscale thrift shop here in town not too long ago.<br /><br />While I knew her bigger country crossover hits courtesy of the radio and the legendary Cow Talk Jukebox, the one thing that struck me most about those first ten albums (1971-1977) was the number of cover versions of familiar songs she included on nearly every album. Her first seven albums are not on Spotify so they were mostly new to me except for the hits.<br /><br />One of those albums that is on Spotify but I hadn't bothered to check out was 1977's <a href="http://open.spotify.com/album/2Mt0bcqv8KDIoUfmAJXLqW" rel="nofollow"><b>Making A Good Thing Better</b></a> and the cover song I discovered on that one is track two <a href="http://open.spotify.com/track/0ZW9nSL79kxIW4p74mqPpV" rel="nofollow"><b>"Slow Dancing"</b></a>, a cover of the Jack Tempchin song originally recorded by his band <a href="https://youtu.be/yGjqUSOyDHc" rel="nofollow"><b>The Funky Kings</b></a> and made famous by <a href="http://open.spotify.com/track/3ARNUtmd0qaWCDgLHBLjom" rel="nofollow"><b>Johnny Rivers</b></a>. Olivia's version features Jeff Porcaro on drums and Jay Graydon on acoustic guitar. I like Oliva's take on the song better than the Funky Kings but not as much as Johnny Rivers.<br /><br />Sorry I went off-topic.<br /><br />Pretty cool that <a href="http://open.spotify.com/album/2ra1se1K716P4O5KWYmTys" rel="nofollow"><b>Come On Over</b></a> is a leap year album. Thanks for pointing that out.HERChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361888365133381438noreply@blogger.com