Have You Never Been Mellow

Have You Never Been Mellow is the fifth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John, released on 12 February 1975 by MCA Records.

Have You Never Been Mellow
Studio album by
Olivia Newton-John
Released12 February 1975
Recorded1974
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London
GenreCountry
Length39:29
LabelEMI
ProducerJohn Farrar
Olivia Newton-John chronology
If You Love Me, Let Me Know
(1974)		 Have You Never Been Mellow
(1975)		 Clearly Love
(1975)
Singles from Have You Never Been Mellow
  1. "Have You Never Been Mellow"
    Released: 21 January 1975
  2. "Please Mr. Please"
    Released: June 1975

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Village VoiceD+[2]

Both the title single and the album rose to the top of their respective US charts (the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and the Billboard 200 albums chart). The title song and its follow-up, "Please Mr. Please", were both top 10 on three Billboard charts: the Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and Country, and were both also number one singles in the Netherlands. The title song was Newton-John's first charting single in Japan, where it reached number 26 on the Oricon singles chart. Newton-John received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her work on the song "Have You Never Been Mellow," but lost to "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian.

The album was certified Gold in the US.[3] The LP sold 169,380 in Japan.[4]

Track listings
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Have You Never Been Mellow"John Farrar3:33
2."Loving Arms"Tom Jans2:56
3."Lifestream"Ricky Nelson2:38
4."Goodbye Again"John Denver3:59
5."Water Under the Bridge"Petrina Lordan3:05
6."I Never Did Sing You a Love Song"David Nichtern2:47
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."It's So Easy"Hank Marvin, Farrar3:10
8."The Air That I Breathe"
3:52
9."Follow Me"Denver3:03
10."And in the Morning"Graeme Hall4:36
11."Please Mr. Please"
3:22
12."I Honestly Love You" (Japanese bonus track)
3:22

Charts

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Japan (Oricon Charts) — 169,380[9]
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Christgau, Robert (17 March 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Have You Never Been Mellow". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. p. 349. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  5. {{cite book|first= David |last= Kent |author-link= David Kent (historian) |title= Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |publisher= Australian Chart Book |location= St Ives, N.S.W. |year= 1993 |isbn= 0-646-11917-6}|page217}
  6. "1975 Year-End Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1975". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. "Canadian album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Have You Never Been Mellow". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  10. "American album certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Have You Never Been Mellow". Recording Industry Association of America.
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