Olivia Newton-John Reaction If Not For You (TANGY BOP W/ A DAB OF RANCH!) | Empress Reacts

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In 1971, singer Olivia Newton-John released "If Not for You" as her first international single, after gaining prominence through her appearances on Cliff Richard's concert tours and the TV show It's Cliff Richard.[80] Marking the start of her 1970s country pop period,[80] the recording featured an arrangement closer to Harrison's version than to Dylan's.[81][82] It was one of many examples of middle-of-the-road artists seeking to achieve hit songs by covering tracks from All Things Must Pass.[82]
The single enjoyed considerable international success, peaking at number 7 in the UK and number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.[80][81] The song also spent three weeks at number 1 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[83] It was subsequently issued as the title track of Newton-John's debut album, If Not for You.

[@productivepenguin8865]

Thank you for posting this one! This is hands down my favorite one of her songs. I'm always entranced by watching her perform this. Her moves, her innocence... RIP.

[@tomrobinsondc]

Have You Never Been Mellow will always be my fav ONJ song 💯. It was the first album I ever bought as a teenage boy. I wore out those grooves and would fall asleep listening to it. It still amazes me that ONJ’s initial success in the US was in Country music. She won her first Grammy as a Country artist and was also voted the 1974 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, beating out the likes of Dolly, Loretta Lynn, Tanya Tucker and Anne Murray. And she did it without even living in the US at the time! It wasn’t until 1976 that ONJ left the UK and settled over here at the urging of her friend and fellow Aussie, Helen Reddy. Helen Reddy was the Queen of 70s Pop and your girl ONJ wisely headed to LA rather than Nashville, as her CMA win had inadvertently caused a huge schism to form within Country music. A new genre called country-pop (or pop-country) had taken hold due to ONJ, Mac Davis, Anne Murray, etc and this pissed off the country “traditionalists” so much they actually quit the CMA for a while. “Pop” artists recording Country music found it difficult to get airplay or receive recognition in Nashville- Glen Campbell (Rhinestone Cowboy) and John Denver (Take Me Home, Country Roads) are 2 notable artists that faced the backlash. However, all the fuss was really quite shady because at the same time there was a huge stampede of country acts crossing over into pop (Dolly, Lynn Anderson, Crystal Gayle), getting huge airplay and racking up gold records. ONJ wisely made the decision to head to LA and said goodbye to Nashville. Just 2 years later, Grease would make her into a global superstar. Today, Keith Urban (Australia) and Shania Twain (Canada) are country LEGENDS, but Nashville was not very welcoming to outsiders after ONJ’s CMA win. The following year (1975) Charlie Rich famously lit 🔥 the envelope for CMA Entertainer of the Year on fire with his lighter when he had to announce John Denver as the winner. Even the recent controversy with Lil Nas and Old Town Road shows that Country music is still having the same argument with itself. My rule is if it sounds “country” (vocals, arrangement, instrumentation) and tells a story- then it’s “country”- no matter who is singing it. We all got some country in us.

[@EmpressReacts]

🗣🗣🗣come thru with a comment! Country still has those good ol boys politics at play 😔 so crazy! Checkout my reaction to Mellow if you haven't: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ2sdqFvib5pY5I

[@tomrobinsondc]

@@EmpressReacts I did! And I was happy and strong and found comfort from inside! 💯🤣

[@tomrobinsondc]

@@EmpressReacts By the way, Tammy Wynette was one of those “traditionalists” who left the CMA. She was married to George Jones at the time and looks like Miss Tammy decided to “stand by her man” to protest the influx of pop into country, which was being called “countrypolitan” by some. The whole fuss died down a couple of years later when George and Tammy got a D-I-V-O-R-C-E. 😂 Always found that a bit strange because Tammy had a huge crossover pop/dance hit with her 1991 collab with The KLF called “Justified and Ancient.” You should give it a listen sometime. It literally made her a household name again with a younger urban crowd. Then Hillary Clinton caused quite the stir when she gave that infamous quote “I’m not sitting here some little woman standing by my man like Tammy Wynette.” Tammy loved her some drama in her music and real life. 😂

[@EmpressReacts]

@@tomrobinsondc 😂😂😂‼️

[@EmpressReacts]

@@tomrobinsondc dang Tammy ‼️ But its believable she was hatin😂😂

[@olivianewtonjohnvideos]

I have another update on Olivia 😍😍!! She & her daughter Chloe have brought out a new song together called Window in the wall which both song & music video has just came out today 💖

[@russellgreen3841]

Yeah, bought it just now, and the remake of rest your love on me with Barry Gib on his new Greenfields album.

[@EmpressReacts]

i know! so excited. my reaction is currently blocked tho😢

[@olivianewtonjohnvideos]

@@EmpressReacts awww no way 😢! that’s so sad it’s been blocked

[@redletter2008]

Great song. Written by Bob Dylan and made famous by George Harrison right after the split up of the Beatles in 1970. You have GREAT taste in music Empress!!

[@EmpressReacts]

Oh wow‼️ So this song has history 💯. Thank u!!!

[@laminage]

@@EmpressReacts It was 50 Years ago that she recorded it but she missed doing Ed Sullivan. Two Years later she won her First Grammy Award for Let Me Be There. She made History by being one of the first Non Americans to win a Grammy for Country Music.

[@IBGECKO]

If you listen to the studio version, you can hear when her dog, Jackson, bumped the mic stand during the guitar solo.

[@EmpressReacts]

Oh wow! That's cute 🤣 especially considering how much she loves animals.

[@michaeldubin8965]

This went to #1 in US ac charts, first one out of the box. She really did not want to record this one and had to be talked into it. Ironically, it happens to be her husbands favorite of hers. Oh... and if anyone tries to tell you there is a ‘demo’ of this song floating around.. it DOES NOT exist. It is only the same song with left side stereo only (cuts out all the waa waa waa).

[@EmpressReacts]

😂thanks for letting me know not to fall for the fake demo and i can see her initially not liking this song 💯😂

[@michaeldubin8965]

@@EmpressReacts anytime! I know you love a good demo! Sadly... ONJ vault seems padlocked and guarded! She has new publishing deal in place for her entire catalogue, so who knows we may get to hear some of that stuff in the future.

[@EmpressReacts]

@@michaeldubin8965 🤩yep that's right❤ and it would be soooo 💣 to hear some ONJ demos - especially Soul Kiss or Physical

[@michaeldubin8965]

@@EmpressReacts 👍

[@diannabennett1769]

Glad you did the performance video, her dancing cracks me up🤣 Can't wait til you get to the next album🥰

[@EmpressReacts]

😂😂😂ikr!

[@aldoditoro3139]

"I'm giving this 10 🖐🖐" I agree 😊

[@EmpressReacts]

😂i had too, its 🔥🔥

[@michaelasay6140]

Im giving you a 10 too...lol

[@brianmidthun2914]

Considered her first US hit, number 25 on the hit 100 and number 1 AC. Bob Dylan wrote the song. Early in her career, Olivia didn't care for the song. She likes it now.

[@EmpressReacts]

i can kinda see why😂

[@tizianotorcasio6046]

Dear Empress, I was thinking when I heard this song, and when I saw the cover I realized that my father got this record and he really loved Olivia 😍 She Is an awesome singer, she's really cute and she has an incredibile voice. Thank you so much for having made me listen to It once again, after so many years!!! Anyway, you're cute too, our sweet Empress 😘❤️ and your reaction made me laugh too 🤣🤣🤣

[@EmpressReacts]

🥰😍🥰🤩thank u‼️

[@bearballin]

ONJ certainly had her share of cute, innocent, infectious songs pre Xanadu. She was considered crossover pop as her music/ sound was influenced by country western music. Give a listen to "Let Me Be There"! You'll love her killer vocals, tambourine & "barbershop" backup singers. Fun song! I think her biggest 70s hit was "Have You Never Been Mellow". I think she sings it mostly in the 1st soprano range, head voice throughout.

[@EmpressReacts]

Im def gonna check that song out. I plan on listening to all her 70s and 80s albums. Here's my reaction to Mellow: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ2sdqFvib5pY5I

[@petermiller1839]

Olivia please mister please

[@EmpressReacts]

✅will def give it a listen

[@brenday.5769]

This is one of my fave song top 10 most definitely. You know Olivia didn’t want to sing this song? I enjoy it more than ever and be careful.. it’s one of those songs get stuck in your head😂. I like the reference of ranch dressing😂😂 you are absolutely right 😂

[@EmpressReacts]

😂 it just popped in my mind and on first listen i can see why she wouldn't want to record this song, especially not hearing her on voice on the track 🤣

[@d.kyrstede3556]

It's a cover of George Harrison's (The Beatles) song. It was #1 on the Adult Contemporary Chart and #25 on the Hot 100 Billboard Chart. You can George Harrison's original on youtube.com. I almost forgot Bob Dylan wrote the song. It's genre is classified as Country-Rock

[@EmpressReacts]

Wow! Thanx!

[@tomlegener6131]

"I Honestly Love You" should be on your ONJ list. Lessgooo!

[@EmpressReacts]

I'm listening to most of her records, so it is 🤩✅

[@tomrobinsondc]

It’s “Let’s get toooo it!” How many times Empress got to say it??? 🤣🤣😘

[@wendyharrow7209]

Listen also to ONJ Come on over and please Mr please

[@jons.105]

She looks like Suzi Quatro dressed like Snow White!! LOL. This was the first time I had access to ONJ and I was hooked.

[@EmpressReacts]

Was it you that made me google Suzi? 😂 Anyway i agree💯

[@jons.105]

@@EmpressReacts Yes, I'm a big Suzi fan. Check out "Your Mama Won't Like Me".

[@tomrobinsondc]

OMG. That is totally Suzuki Quatro hair. I had to look her up to check for sure. Seems Suzi had a lot of success in Australia in the early 70s... so maybe ONJ got the look directly from Suzi Quatro??? 🤷‍♂️ I do remember her hit “Stumblin’ In” but I totally forgot she played Fonzie’s girlfriend Leather Tuscadero on Happy Days. What a name, Leather Tuscadero 😂😂😂

[@jons.105]

@@tomrobinsondc ONJ was definitely a fan. I found a picture online of young Olivia's record collection and Suzi's 1st album is front & center.

[@tomrobinsondc]

@@jons.105 How cool! Do you think they are friends now? 😂 They have to be! Can you imagine a duet called “I Honestly Love You Stumblin’ In”? 😱😱😱

[@Braedensground]

Great Reaction, Empress. My early fave ONJ! I had an Olivia Wall of posters and cut outs from my days working in a record store. Country is considered 'TWANGY' music but Olivia is rightfully ' TANGY' or spicey! ' Have You Never Been Mellow' next!

[@EmpressReacts]

Yaaaas! And I listened to it before I started this journey kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ2sdqFvib5pY5I

[@jack_the_tripper8952]

Might catch myself singing this on some random day... 😁🔥🔥

[@EmpressReacts]

🤣 bet it didn't even take a full 24 hours

[@SamJones-11]

Absolutely beautiful

[@EmpressReacts]

💯

[@mizwilsontoyou1046]

First time hearing this and I like it!

[@EmpressReacts]

🔥

[@jonchields561]

Hahaha glad you gave this a 10

[@EmpressReacts]

🔥

[@msaz2720]

You have a lovely singing voice...

[@EmpressReacts]

Thanks

[@britsluver]

Yaass kween

[@dal9631]

I'm some way this reminded me definitely of Linda Ronstand

[@tomrobinsondc]

I love ONJ, but Linda Ronstadt was A-List in the music biz when Olivia started. Linda started in the mid-1960s as lead singer for the Stone Poneys, a folk-rock and Country-rock group. After a successful run with them she went solo and while she has always crossed many genres in the early 70s she was touring with Neil Young, the Doors and Jackson Browne. By the time 1974 rolled around her Heart Like a Wheel album was #1 on Billboard with huge singles “You’re No Good” and “When Will I Be Loved.” She was always a belter and considered the first female arena rock star. Some of Linda’s later Country work might remind you of early ONJ, though I think Linda really made it big as a full-on rock diva.

[@EmpressReacts]

Interesting!

[@dal9631]

@@tomrobinsondc I love Olivia Newton John. Ronstand too, she was a large talent. Comparison is dubious.

[@tomrobinsondc]

@@dal9631 Agree, but I didn’t make the comparison. I believe you did. Amirite?

[@tomrobinsondc]

@@dal9631 Are you trying to say Linda Rondstadt is not on the same level as ONJ? For real? 10 Grammys, 2 CMAs, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I was never a huge fan of LR. ONJ was always my fav. But I’m not gonna give Linda her due. Rondstadt has always been considered a major artist in multiple genres- rock, country, pop, Latin, blues.

[@v24231]

Oh, what a good taste you've got! On my mind, this is the best Bob's cover in spite of my George Harrison adoration. (Forgive me George).

[@EmpressReacts]

Wow, thank you!

[@havensmm9308]

Love your reaction to this song. I like the song okay but not one of my favorites. You are giving me a new appreciation for it though. Tens across the board to you!!

[@EmpressReacts]

I appreciate that!!

[@catieschrager5282]

I don’t know why this look just screams she’s a sweetie

[@brianmidthun2914]

Hey Empress! Have you thought about reviewing the BRAND NEW RELEASED TODAY ONJ song? kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ66Xqqrosl1jJY

[@EmpressReacts]

i did - youtube blocked it😢

[@brianmidthun2914]

@@EmpressReacts , doggone it! I hope you liked the song!