Two Strong Hearts Live

Two Strong Hearts Live
Live album by John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John
Released 16 June 2015
Recorded Melbourne,
April 2015
Genre Pop, rock
Label Sony Music Australia
John Farnham chronology
The Acoustic Chapel Sessions
(2011)The Acoustic Chapel Sessions2011		 Two Strong Hearts Live
(2015)		 Friends for Christmas
(2016)Friends for Christmas2016
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Hotel Sessions
(2014) Hotel Sessions2014		 Two Strong Hearts Live
(2015) Two Strong Hearts Live2015		 Liv On
(2016) Liv On2016

Two Strong Hearts Live is a live album by John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John recorded in Melbourne with Philharmonia Australia in April 2015. During the concert, the two performed a set spanning their hits over five decades along with several covers.

Chong Lim who is Farnham’s musical director, put together the show with a mishmash of songs from both artists, spanning over two acts, one that only had 14 songs and ending in a total of 31 songs.

This is also Newton-John’s debut under her new contract with Sony Music Australia.

The set list included of:

[DVD]

Act 1: Act 2:

  1. Overture 15. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
  2. Two Strong Hearts 16. Burn For You
  3. Let Me Be There 17. Hit The Road Jack/Fever
  4. Magic 18. Cry Me A River
  5. Have You Never Been Mellow 19. A Little More Love
  6. Xanadu 20. Hopelessly Devoted To You
  7. I Honestly Love You 21. You’re The One That I Want
  8. Tenterfield Saddler 22. Summer Nights
  9. No One Comes Close 23. Reasons
  10. Love To Shine 24. Man Of The Hour
  11. Age Of Reason 25. Pressure Down
  12. That’s Freedom 26. Play’in To Win
  13. Suddenly 27. Heart’s On Fire
  14. Dare To Dream INTERMISSION 28. If Not For You

29. Every Time You Cry

30. Physical

. 31. You’re The Voice

32. It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock ‘n’ Roll)

CD Version:

  1. Overture
  2. Two Strong Hearts
  3. Let Me Be There
  4. Xanadu
  5. I Honestly Love You
  6. Tenterfield Saddler
  7. No One Comes Close
  8. Love To Shine
  9. Suddenly
  10. Dare To Dream
  11. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
  12. Burn For You
  13. Hit The Road Jack/Fever
  14. You’re The One That I Want
  15. Summer Nights
  16. Heart’s On Fire
  17. If Not For You
  18. Every Time You Cry
  19. Physical
  20. You’re The Voice
  21. It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock ‘n’ Roll)

The live album was released on 16 June 2015 with the live DVD being released on 21 August 2015. [1]

Critical reception

Cameron Adams gave the album 4 out of 5 stars saying, "John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John have a chemistry and friendship you just can’t fake. And zero egos. The fact these two were having serious fun is not lost in the recorded translation. You also see new sides, like Farnham blitzing 'Over the Rainbow' and Livvie cutting loose with rock wailing on 'Hit the Road Jack'. That’s another one of the joys here, we rarely get to hear Olivia live and from the divine thrills of 'Xanadu' to the spine chills of I Honestly Love You it’s our loss. On the Grease favourites 'Summer Nights' and 'You’re the One That I Want', Farnham slips into John Travolta mode [and] Farnham sings 'Olivia Newton-John' better than ONJ’s original duet partner Cliff Richard". [2]

Track listing

CD: DVD:
  1. "Overture” 1. “Overture” 15. “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”
  2. "Two Strong Hearts" 2. “Two Strong Hearts” 16. “Burn For You”
  3. "Let Me Be There" 3. “Let Me Be There” 17. “Hit The Road Jack/Fever”
  4. "Xanadu" 4. “Magic” 18. “Cry Me A River”
  5. "I Honestly Love You" 5. “Have You Never Been Mellow” 19. “A Little More Love”
  6. "Tenterfield Saddler" 6. “Xanadu” 20. “Hopelessly Devoted To You”
  7. "No One Comes Close" 7. “I Honestly Love You” 21. “You’re The One That I Want”
  8. "Love to Shine" 8. “Tenterfield Saddler” 22. “Summer Nights”
  9. "Suddenly" 9. “No One Comes Close” 23. “Reasons”
  10. "Dare to Dream" 10. “Love To Shine” 24. “Man Of The Hour”
  11. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" 11. “Age Of Reason” 25. “Pressure Down”
  12. "Burn for You" 12. “That’s Freedom” 26. “Playing To Win”
  13. "Hit the Road Jack / Fever" 13. “Suddenly” 27. “Heart’s On Fire”
  14. "You're the One That I Want" 14. “Dare To Dream” 28. “If Not For You”
  15. "Summer Nights" 29. “Every Time You Cry”
  16. "Hearts on Fire" 30. “Physical”
  17. "If Not for You" 31. “You’re The Voice”
  18. "Everytime You Cry" 32. “It’s A Long Way To The Top”
  19. "Physical"
  20. "You're the Voice"
  21. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)"

Band Personnel:

Angus Burchall - Drums

Craig Newman - Bass Guitar

Stuart Fraser - Guitar

Chong Lim - Musical Director/Keyboards

Brett Garsed - Guitar Backing Vocals:

1. Lisa Edwards

2. Susie Ahern

3. Rod Davies

4. Lindsay Fields

5. Steve Real

Charts

Two Strong Hearts Live debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Charts. This is the second time Farnham and Newton-John had topped the charts together; in 1998, their Highlights from The Main Event album (with Anthony Warlow) also peaked at No. 1.[3]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 31

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Two Strong Hearts: Live In Concert". www.jbhifi.com.au. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Cameron Adams (25 June 2015). "Album Reviews: John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Gavin Ryan (4 July 2015). "ARIA Albums: John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John Have The No 1 Album". www .noise11.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John – Highlights from Two Strong Hearts Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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