The Rumour (Olivia Newton-John album)
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The Rumour is an album released by Olivia Newton-John in 1988. The title track was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin; and features backing vocals and piano by John. 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 longtime producer, John Farrar.
Track listing
- "The Rumour" (with Elton John) (Elton John, Bernie Taupin)
- "Love And Let Live" (Alan O'Day)
- "Can't We Talk It Over In Bed" (Irwin Levine, Sandy Linzer)
- "Let's Talk About Tomorrow" (John Capek, Olivia Newton-John)
- "It's Not Heaven" (Randy Goodrum, Newton-John)
- "Get Out" (Goodrum, Newton-John)
- "Big and Strong" (Mark Heard)
- "Car Games" (Goodrum, Newton-John)
- "Walk Through Fire" (David Baerwald, David Ricketts)
- "Tutta La Vita" (Lucio Dalla; English lyrics: Davitt Sigerson)
- 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.
Charts
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| Australian Albums Chart |
30[2] |
| Japan Album Charts |
31 |
| U.S. Billboard Charts |
67 |
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