Don't Stop Believin' (album)

Don't Stop Believin' is an album by Olivia Newton-John, released in 1976 and her first to be recorded in Nashville. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA[2] and peaked at No. 33 on the US Pop chart and No. 7 on the US Country chart, and became her third chart-topping album in the Netherlands.

Don't Stop Believin'
Studio album by
Olivia Newton-John
Released30 October 1976[1]
Recorded1976
GenreCountry, pop rock
Length34:19
LabelEMI
ProducerJohn Farrar
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Come On Over
(1976)		 Don't Stop Believin'
(1976)		 Making a Good Thing Better
(1977)

The first single was the title track, which peaked at No. 33 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "Every Face Tells a Story" ended Newton-John's streak of seven consecutive No. 1 AC hits from 1974's "I Honestly Love You" through 1976's "Don't Stop Believin'". "Every Face" also ended her streak of nine Top 40 hits in a row with its No. 55 peak. 1977's "Sam" was Newton-John's highest-charting hit on the Hot 100 since the No. 13 peak of "Something Better to Do" in 1975, and was also her seventh Dutch chart-topping single.

"Don't Stop Believin'", "Compassionate Man" and "Sam" were all released as singles to promote the album in Japan. A live album recorded on the promotional tour for Don't Stop Believin', Love Performance, was released in Japan in 1981, the LP sold 123,590 and the cassette 10,600 copies there.[3]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Stop Believin'"John Farrar3:33
2."A Thousand Conversations"
2:58
3."Compassionate Man"
3:21
4."New-Born Babe"Glenn Cardier3:20
5."Hey Mr. Dreammaker"
4:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Every Face Tells a Story"
3:38
7."Sam"
3:43
8."Love You Hold the Key"
  • Newton-John
  • Farrar
2:31
9."I'll Bet You a Kangaroo"Larry Murray3:35
10."The Last Time You Loved"
  • Brian Neary
3:35
Japan 2010 SHM-CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Don't Stop Believin'" (Live in Osaka, Japan, December 1976)3:39
12."Looking for Space" (previously unreleased)3:48

Personnel

Charts and certifications

References
  1. "Don't Stop Believin'". Borders Group. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  2. "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Don't Stop Believin'". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  3. Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. p. 349. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5136". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  6. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  8. "Canadian album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Don't Stop Believin'". Music Canada.
  9. "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Don't Stop Believin'". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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