The Rumour (album)
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| Studio album by Olivia Newton-John | ||||
| Released | August 1988 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Elton John, James Newton Howard, Davitt Sigerson, Hank Medress, Sandy Linzer, Randy Goodrum | |||
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The Rumour is an album released by Olivia Newton-John in August 1988. The title track was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, features backing vocals and piano by John, and was a Number One single in Finland. The album featured the singles "The Rumour", "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed" (later covered by Grayson Hugh) and the Australian-only promo-single "It's Always Australia for Me", which was released for the Australian Bicentenary in 1988. This was also her first album not produced by long-time producer, John Farrar.
Track listing
- "The Rumour" (with Elton John) (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) - 3:55
- "Love and Let Live" (Alan O'Day) - 3:25
- "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed" (Irwin Levine, Sandy Linzer) - 3:53
- "Let's Talk About Tomorrow" (John Capek, Olivia Newton-John) - 3:18
- "It's Not Heaven" (Randy Goodrum, Newton-John) - 3:58
- "Get Out" (Goodrum, Newton-John) - 3:55
- "Big and Strong" (Mark Heard) - 4:32
- "Car Games" (Goodrum, Newton-John) - 4:45
- "Walk Through Fire" (David Baerwald, David Ricketts) - 5:30
- "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.
Personnel
- 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)
- Phil 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 arrangement (4)
- Randy Goodrum – keyboards (5, 8), programming (5, 6, 8), arrangements (5)
- 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)
- Mark Heard – guitar (7), keyboards (7), programming (7)
- Jef Scott – guitar (9, 10), backing vocals (10)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1)
- Davey Faragher – bass (2), backing vocals (2)
- Jason Scheff – bass (7, 8), backing vocals (7)
- David Baerweld – bass (9), guitar (9)
- Abraham Laboriel Sr. – 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 – 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)
Production
- Producers – Elton John and James Newton Howard (Track 1); Davitt Sigerson (Tracks 2 & 4-10); Sandy Linzer and Hank Medress (Track 3); Randy Goodrum (Co-producer on Tracks 5 & 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 & 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 & 10); Randy Goodrum (Tracks 5 & 9).
- Strings on Tracks 4 & 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 & 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
- Management – Bill Sammeth
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