The Rumour (album)

1. "The Rumour" (with Elton John) (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 3:55
2. "Love and Let Live" (Alan O'Day) – 3:25
3. "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed" (Irwin Levine, Sandy Linzer) – 3:53
4. "Let's Talk About Tomorrow" (John Capek, Amy Sky, Olivia Newton-John) – 3:18
5. "It's Not Heaven" (Randy Goodrum, Newton-John) – 3:58
6. "Get Out" (Goodrum, Newton-John) – 3:55
7. "Big and Strong" (Mark Heard) – 4:32
8. "Car Games" (Goodrum, Newton-John) – 4:45
9. "Walk Through Fire" (David Baerwald, David Ricketts) – 5:30
10. "Tutta La Vita" (Lucio Dalla; English lyrics: Davitt Sigerson) – 3:31

Notes

• The Australian version of the album contains the track "It's Always Australia for Me".
• The single version of "The Rumour" was backed with "Winter Angel", not available on LP.

Japan 2010 SHM-CD bonus tracks

11. "Winter Angel" (B-side of "The Rumour" single) – 3:40
12. "It's Always Australia for Me" (previously released on The Rumour 1988 Festival Records CD [Cat.# D53263]) – 3:19

• Olivia Newton-John – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7–10)
• Elton John – digital piano (1), lead and backing vocals (1)
• James Newton Howard – additional keyboards (1), additional synthesizer (1), drum programming (1)
• John Philip Shenale – keyboards (2, 4–10), programming (2, 4, 5, 7-10)
• Bob Thiele Jr. – keyboards (2), programming (2)
• Charles Giordano – keyboards (3)
• John Sheard – keyboards (3)
• John Capek – keyboards (4), programming (4), synthesizer arrangements (4)
• Randy Goodrum – keyboards (5, 8), programming (5, 6, 8), arrangements (5)
• Mark Heard – keyboards (7), programming (7), guitar (7)
• Leon Ware – keyboards (8), programming (8), backing vocals (8)
• David Ricketts – keyboards (9), programming (9)
• Davey Johnstone – guitar (1)
• Dann Huff – guitar (2)
• Jerry Friedman – guitar (3)
• Michael Landau – guitar (4–8)
• Jimmy Rip – guitar (4, 6, 10)
• Jef Scott – guitar (9, 10), backing vocals (10)
• David Baerweld – guitar (9), bass (9)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1)
• Davey Faragher – bass (2), backing vocals (2)
• Jason Scheff – bass (7, 8), backing vocals (7)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass (10)
• Carlos Vega – drum overdubs (1)
• Ed Greene – drums (2, 4-10)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4, 5, 7-10)
• Kim Hutchcroft – baritone saxophone (1)
• Gary Herbig – tenor saxophone (1)
• Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (1)
• Gerald Albright – saxophone (6)
• Lincoln Adler – saxophone (8)
• Lew McCreary – trombone (1)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (1)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (1)
• Chuck Findley – trumpet (6, 10)
• Tommy Morgan – harmonica (6)
• Billy Meyers – string arrangements (4, 7), keyboards (7), programming (7)
• Bruce Roberts – backing vocals (1)
• Janis Liebhart – backing vocals (2)
• Davitt Sigerson – backing vocals (2, 10)
• Amy Sky – backing vocals (4, 10)
• Tom Keane – backing vocals (7)
• Julia Waters-Tillman – backing vocals (9)
• Luther Waters – backing vocals (9)
• Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals (9)
• Oren Waters – backing vocals (9)
• Ned Albright – backing vocals (10)
• Steven Soles – backing vocals (10)

• Producers – Elton John and James Newton Howard (track 1); Davitt Sigerson (tracks 2 and 4–10); Sandy Linzer and Hank Medress (track 3); Randy Goodrum (co-producer on tracks 5 and 9).
• Production coordination – Shari Sutcliffe (track 1) and Steve Rosen (track 3).
• Engineers – Jack Joseph Puig, Ross Pallone and Bob Schaper (track 1); John Beverly Jones (tracks 2 and 4–10); Bill Schenman (track 3).
• Assistant recording – Mike Klouster, Michael Mason and Martin Schmeizie (track 1); Ted Blaisdell, Jim Dineen, Ken Felton and Mitch Zelezry (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10); Randy Goodrum (tracks 5 and 9).
• Strings on tracks 4 and 8 recorded by Allen Sides
• Recorded at Kren Studio and The Grey Room (Hollywood, CA); Skyline Recording (Topanga, CA); Ocean Way Recording, Sunset Sound, Ground Control Studios, California Phase Studios and Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA); Avatar (Malibu, CA); Right Track Recording and Skyline Studios (New York, NY).
• Mixing – Ross Pallone (track 1); Brian Malouf (tracks 2, 4 and 10); John Beverly Jones (tracks 5–9).
• Mixed at Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
• Art direction and design – Jeff Adamoff and Michael Diehl
• Photography – Herb Ritts

Olivia Down Under is a compilation of music and clips from the album The Rumour released in 1989, featuring Newton-John performing songs from The Rumour against a backdrop of Australian scenery.