The first of her five Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, “I Honestly Love You” showed Olivia Newton-John’s early ability to elevate top 40 material.
The crossover appeal of “Let Me Be There” was characteristic of the top 40 during this time. “Anything on Top 10; Bewildering Hit Mix,” screamed aheadline on February 9, 1974, noting the top 10 that week comprised two “basically MOR records” by Barry White and Barbra Streisand as well as “four soul crossovers, two country crossovers and a patriotic spoken-word novelty.
In other words, by early 1974, the pristine production and impeccable songcraft Newton-John had long favored was coming into fashion, at least commercially. This musical shift converged with Newton-John’s burgeoning career momentum, which started to accelerate during the first half of 1974. She won best country vocal performance at the Grammy Awards in March, and was England’s representative in the annual Eurovision Song Contest in April, tying for fourth.
“I Honestly Love You” was perhaps destined for pop success due to its sterling pedigree. The lush song was co-written by Jeff Barry — who also co-wrote girl group classics like “Then He Kissed Me,” “Be My Baby” and “Leader of the Pack” — and Peter Allen; the latter would go on to co-write Christopher Cross’ Hot 100-topping “Arthur’s Theme .” Alan Hawkshaw handled the song’s tasteful arrangement, which emphasized morose strings and downtrodden piano to convey melancholy.
However, “I Honestly Love You” is more clever than it appears to be on the surface. At first, the song seems to be about someone gathering up the courage to confess their love to someone else. Unfortunately, this causes awkwardness, because the confession is unwelcome: “I honestly love you/ You don’t have to answer/ I see it in your eyes.
But “I Honestly Love You” wouldn’t disappear from the charts for long. The song was reissued in November 1977 and peaked at No. 48 on the Hot 100. Newton-John also re-recorded the song for her 1998 studio album, with Babyface on backing vocals. this new version of “I Honestly Love You” put Newton-John back on thecharts that had first embraced her a quarter-century before. The song reached No. 18 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No.
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