Greatest Hits Tour (Olivia Newton-John)

The Greatest Hits Tour was the seventh concert tour by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, in support of her seventeenth studio album Back with a Heart (1998). It's her first solo tour (and her first shows in the United States) in 16 years, since the Physical Tour, in 1982.

Greatest Hits Tour
Tour by Olivia Newton-John
Associated albumBack with a Heart
Start date31 December 1998
End date14 January 1999
Legs2
No. of shows8 in North America
Olivia Newton-John concert chronology

The show visited only cities of the United States, at casinos. Four songs from Back with a Heart album ("Precious Love", the re-recording of "I Honestly Love You", "Back with a Heart" and "Love Is a Gift") are featured. Newton-John had three costume changes through the show.[1]

Critical response

Jon Bream from Star Tribune made a positive review about the show, writing: "Newton-John positively sparkled, singing into their eyes, radiating desire, devotion and delight that couldn't be denied". But stated that "when she tried to sound contemporary, she seemed out of character".[2]

Set list
  1. "Magic"
  2. "Xanadu"
  3. "Please Mr. Please"
  4. "Precious Love"
  5. "If Not for You"
  6. "Banks of the Ohio"
  7. "Jolene"
  8. "Let Me Be There"
  9. "Sam"
  10. "Have You Never Been Mellow"
  11. "Not Gonna Give Into It"
  12. "The Long and Winding Road"
  13. "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
  14. "I Honestly Love You"
  15. "Love the One You're With" (performed by Lisa Edwards)
  16. "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
  17. "Suddenly" (with Lindsay Field)
  18. "You're the One That I Want" (with Joe Creighton)
  19. "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
  20. "Don't Cut Me Down"
  21. "Over the Rainbow"
  22. "Back with a Heart"
  23. "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"
  24. "Physical"
  25. "Love Is a Gift"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
North America
31 December 1998 Paradise United States Las Vegas Hilton
1 January 1999
2 January 1999
7 January 1999 Tunica Resorts Horseshoe Casino Tunica
8 January 1999 Biloxi Grand Casino Biloxi
9 January 1999
12 January 1999 Mount Pleasant Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
14 January 1999 Prior Lake Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

Personnel
  • Olivia Newton-John – vocals
  • Lindsay Field – backing vocals
  • Lisa Edwards – backing vocals
  • Angus Burchall – drums
  • Joe Creighton – bass, backing vocals
  • Stuart Fraiser – guitar
  • Steve Williams – saxophone, harmonica

References
  1. "Only Olivia – Greatest Hits Tour". Archived from the original on 27 November 2010.
  2. "Star Tribune – Review: Newton-John sings older hits, pleases casino crowd (archived)". Archived from the original on 22 December 2010.
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