A Celebration in Song


A Celebration in Song is the twenty-fourth studio album by the Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 3 June 2008 by Warner Bros. in Australia. The worldwide release of the album was by EMI, on 2 September 2008. It is her second duets album, following , released in 2002 by Festival Mushroom.
On 25 January 2011, the album was re-released by Spring Hill with a new cover.

Background

The album was released in conjunction with Newton-John's walk to Beijing which, together with this album, raised funds for the future The Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Center in Melbourne, Australia.
The songs "Never Far Away" and "Sunburned Country" originally belong to Newton-John's 2002 duets album, . The song "Beautiful Thing" was taken from Belinda Emmett's album So I Am and the track is "dedicated with love" to her.

Track listing

Personnel

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

Songs performed