A Celebration in Song

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A Celebration in Song is the twenty-fourth studio album by Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 3 June 2008 by Warner Bros. in Australia. The worldwide release of album was by EMI, on 2 September 2008. It is her second duets album, following (2), released in 2002 by Festival Mushroom.

On 25 January 2011 the album was re-released by Spring Hill with a new cover.

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Background

The album was released in conjunction with Newton-John's walk to Beijing which, together with this album, raises funds for the future The Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Center in Melbourne, Australia.

The songs "Never Far Away" (with Richard Marx) and "Sunburned Country" (with Keith Urban) originally belong to Newton-John's 2002 duets album, (2). The song "Beautiful Thing" was extracted from Belinda Emmett's album So I Am and the track is "dedicated with love" to her.

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Track listing

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Personnel

From the album booklet:

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Concert

The Olivia Newton-John and Friends: Gala Fundraising Concert was a one night only concert based in the album. The concert held at the State Theatre in Sydney, on the date of 30 September 2008, raised funds for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal.

Songs performed

• "I Say a Little Prayer" (Paulini)
• "Calling You" (Katy Cebrano)
• "A Song for You" (Katy Cebrano)
• "All Come Together" (Johnny Diesel)
• "My Heart Will Go On" (Trisha Crowe)
• "Someone to Watch Over Me" (Lucy Durack)
• "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (Christine Anu)
• "My Island Home" (Christine Anu)
• "Blow Up the Pokies" (Tim Freedman)
• "Run to Paradise" (Mark Gable)
• "Reminiscing" (Carl Riseley)
• "Memphis medley" (Guy Sebastian)
• "Tucker's Daughter" (Ian Moss)
• "Perfect" (Vanessa Amorosi)
• "The Horses" (Daryl Braithwaite)
• "Reckless" (James Reyne)
• "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (Chantelle Delaney)
• "Let Me Be There" (with Chantelle Delaney)
• "Tenterfield Saddler" (with Todd McKenney)
• "Summer Nights" (with Guy Sebastian)
• "Pearls on a Chain"
• "Courageous" (with Melinda Schneider)
• "I Honestly Love You"
• "You're the One That I Want" (Mark Gable and Melinda Schneider)

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia