All of the guests were wonderful to work with. Sir Cliff is such a pro, and he and Olivia have a magic sound together. It was a treat to work at Barry Gibb's studio in Miami - he is a lovely man as well. I wasn't there when Olivia went back to do her duet with him.
Delta is a brilliant talent, and three of us had an intense 72 hours at Gaia and in Byron Bay writing RIGHT HERE WITH YOU, and then recording it - start to finish in 3 days. It was sometimes hard for us to tell the two voices apart - they have a similar sheen and intensity.
we did manage to pack it in a heavenly spa treatment at Gaia- perfect for my intense jet lag! I cannot describe the beauty and transendance of that place. Pure Olivia, pure bliss! # 1 for good reason.
Melinda Schneider is full of energy and creativity,and she brought her amazing mother to the studio- who is a professional yodeller!
Did not get to met Jimmy Barnes, he sent us the vocal- I think he has such a soulful voice - leather and lace to Olivia's.
Sun is a very gracious and elegant woman, and we had fun with her in NY. She is a huge star in China.
Ryan Dan and I recorded in Toronto - identical twins with identical voices. Their debut cd is out in the US worldwide now.
Jann did her vocals in Nashville. She is not only a great artist, but one of the funniest people I know. Check out her blogs at her website. She is a huge Olivia fan, maybe bigger than all of you put together!
So we globe trotted in record time- under 12 weeks to get this whole cd together. It was only going to be the Delta song at first- then Cliff came in- then it started to grow.
Amy executive produced this collection for Olivia and freinds - co-ordinating the efforts by all the generous collaborators who partcipated. Amy says:
Olivia Newton-John's new CD Grace & Gratitude
