1. Track listing

2. Personnel

3. Production

4. Charts
    Album  Single 

5. Olivia Down Under video
    Description  Contents 

6. References

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The Rumour is an album released by Olivia Newton-John in August 1988. The title track was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, features backing vocals and piano by John, and was a Number One single in Finland. 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 long-time producer, John Farrar.

Track listing

1. "The Rumour" (with Elton John) (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) - 3:55
2. "Love and Let Live" (Alan O'Day) - 3:25
3. "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed" (Irwin Levine, Sandy Linzer) - 3:53
4. "Let's Talk About Tomorrow" (John Capek, Amy Sky, Olivia Newton-John) - 3:18
5. "It's Not Heaven" (Randy Goodrum, Newton-John) - 3:58
6. "Get Out" (Goodrum, Newton-John) - 3:55
7. "Big and Strong" (Mark Heard) - 4:32
8. "Car Games" (Goodrum, Newton-John) - 4:45
9. "Walk Through Fire" (David Baerwald, David Ricketts) - 5:30
10. "Tutta La Vita" (Lucio Dalla; English lyrics: Davitt Sigerson) - 3:31

• 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.

Personnel

• Olivia Newton-John – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
• Elton John – digital piano (1), lead and backing vocals (1)
• James Newton Howard – additional keyboards (1), additional synthesizer (1), drum programming (1)
• Phil Shenale – keyboards (2, 4-10), programming (2, 4, 5, 7-10)
• Bob Thiele Jr. – keyboards (2), programming (2)
• Charles Giordano – keyboards (3)
• John Sheard – keyboards (3)
• John Capek – keyboards (4), programming (4), synthesizer arrangement (4)
• Randy Goodrum – keyboards (5, 8), programming (5, 6, 8), arrangements (5)
• Leon Ware – keyboards (8), programming (8), backing vocals (8)
• David Ricketts – keyboards (9), programming (9)
• Davey Johnstone – guitar (1)
• Dann Huff – guitar (2)
• Jerry Friedman – guitar (3)
• Michael Landau – guitar (4-8)
• Jimmy Rip – guitar (4, 6, 10)
• Mark Heard – guitar (7), keyboards (7), programming (7)
• Jef Scott – guitar (9, 10), backing vocals (10)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1)
• Davey Faragher – bass (2), backing vocals (2)
• Jason Scheff – bass (7, 8), backing vocals (7)
• David Baerweld – bass (9), guitar (9)
• Abraham Laboriel Sr. – bass (10)
• Carlos Vega – drum overdubs (1)
• Ed Greene – drums (2, 4-10)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4, 5, 7-10)
• Kim Hutchcroft – baritone saxophone (1)
• Gary Herbig – tenor saxophone (1)
• Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (1)
• Gerald Albright – saxophone (6)
• Lincoln Adler – saxophone (8)
• Lew McCreary – trombone (1)
• Bill Reichenbach – trombone (1)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (1)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (1)
• Chuck Findley – trumpet (6, 10)
• Tommy Morgan – harmonica (6)
• Billy Meyers – string arrangements (4, 7), keyboards (7), programming (7)
• Bruce Roberts – backing vocals (1)
• Janis Liebhart – backing vocals (2)
• Davitt Sigerson – backing vocals (2, 10)
• Amy Sky – backing vocals (4, 10)
• Tom Keane – backing vocals (7)
• Julia Waters-Tillman – backing vocals (9)
• Luther Waters – backing vocals (9)
• Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals (9)
• Oren Waters – backing vocals (9)
• Ned Albright – backing vocals (10)
• Steven Soles– backing vocals (10)

Production

• Producers – Elton John and James Newton Howard (Track 1); Davitt Sigerson (Tracks 2 & 4-10); Sandy Linzer and Hank Medress (Track 3); Randy Goodrum (Co-producer on Tracks 5 & 9).
• Production Coordination – Shari Sutcliffe (Track 1) and Steve Rosen (Track 3).
• Engineers – Jack Joseph Puig, Ross Pallone and Bob Schaper (Track 1); John Beverly Jones (Tracks 2 & 4-10); Bill Schenman (Track 3).
• Assistant Recording – Mike Klouster, Michael Mason and Martin Schmeizie (Track 1); Ted Blaisdell, Jim Dineen, Ken Felton and Mitch Zelezry (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 & 10); Randy Goodrum (Tracks 5 & 9).
• Strings on Tracks 4 & 8 recorded by Allen Sides
• Recorded at Kren Studio and The Grey Room (Hollywood, CA); Skyline Recording (Topanga, CA); Ocean Way Recording, Sunset Sound, Ground Control Studios, California Phase Studios and Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA); Avatar (Malibu, CA); Right Track Recording and Skyline Studios (New York, NY).
• Mixing – Ross Pallone (Track 1); Brian Malouf (Tracks 2, 4 & 10); John Beverly Jones (Tracks 5-9).
• Mixed at Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction and Design – Jeff Adamoff and Michael Diehl
• Photography – Herb Ritts
• Management – Bill Sammeth

Charts

Album

Single

Olivia Down Under video

Olivia Down Under is a compilation of music and clips from the album The Rumour released in 1989, featuring the singer Olivia Newton-John.

Description

An entertaining hour in company of the delightful Olivia Newton-John performing songs from her album The Rumour against a backdrop of spectacular Australian scenery.

Contents

• "Tutta La Vita"
• "Click Go the Shears"
• "Walk Through Fire"
• "Old Fashioned Man"
• "Let's Talk About Tomorrow"
• "Winter Angel"
• "Get Out"
• "Big and Strong"
• "Love and Let Live"
• "Australia for Me"
• "The Rumour"

References

• Xue Ying (Eastern Wu)
• Xue Yueh
• Xue Zhao
• Xu Feng (album)
• Xu Feng-Xiong
• Xu Feng Xiong
• Xu Feng-xiong
• Xu FengXiong
• Xu Fengxiong
• Xu Fuguan
• Xu Gan
• Xu Garden
• Xugu
• Xu Gu
• Xu Guangchun
• Xu Guang-qi
• Xu Guangxian
• Xu Guangyi
• Xu Guanjie
• Xuhai
• Xu Haidong
• Xu Haifeng
• Xu Haifeng (canoeist)
• Xu Haiyan
• Xuheki