First Impressions (album)

1974 compilation album by Olivia Newton-John

First Impressions

Compilation album by

Olivia Newton-John

Released

1974

Genre

Pop rock
country

Label

EMI
Interfusion

Producer

John Farrar

Olivia Newton-John chronology

If You Love Me, Let Me Know
(1974)

First Impressions
(1974)

Have You Never Been Mellow
(1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

First Impressions is a compilation album by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, released in 1974 on the EMI label. The collection presents the main hits of the singer, recorded from 1971 to 1974 – songs from the first three studio albums and the compilation If You Love Me, Let Me Know.

In Japan, the album was released under the title Let Me Be There and the same cover as on the original album. In Australia and New Zealand, the album was released by Interfusion Records under the title Great Hits! First Impressions and with a modified tracklist (songs from the album Long Live Love were added).

Track listing

*First Impressions* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If Not For You"	Bob Dylan	2:45
2.	"Banks of the Ohio"	Traditional	3:08
3.	"Love Song"	Lesley Duncan	3:35
4.	"Winterwood"	Don McLean	2:42
5.	"Everything I Own"	David Gates	2:53
6.	"What Is Life"	George Harrison	3:13
7.	"Take Me Home, Country Roads"	Bill Danoff John Denver Taffy Nivert	3:10
8.	"Amoureuse"	Véronique Sanson Gary Osborne	3:29
9.	"Let Me Be There"	John Rostill	2:51
10.	"Changes"	Olivia Newton-John	2:23
11.	"Music Makes My Day"	John Farrar	3:03
12.	"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"	Rostill	3:05
Total length:			36:17

*Great Hits! First Impressions* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If Not For You"	Dylan	2:45
2.	"Banks of the Ohio"	Traditional	3:08
3.	"Winterwood"	McLean	2:42
4.	"Take Me Home, Country Roads"	Danoff Denver Nivert	3:10
5.	"Amoureuse"	Sanson Osborne	3:29
6.	"Let Me Be There"	Rostill	2:51
7.	"I Honestly Love You"	Jeff Barry Peter Allen	3:37
8.	"Long Live Love"	Valerie Avon Harold Spiro	2:47
9.	"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"	Rostill	3:05
10.	"What Is Life"	Harrison	3:21
11.	"If We Try"	McLean	3:23
12.	"Music Makes My Day"	Farrar	3:03
Total length:			37:21

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *First Impressions*
Chart (1974–76)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[2]	3
Japanese Oricon LP Chart^[3]	25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[4]	2

Year-end charts

1974 year-end chart performance for *First Impressions*
Chart (1975)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[5]	5

1975 year-end chart performance for *First Impressions*
Chart (1976)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	36

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	5× Platinum	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Great Hits!: First Impressions at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 2017. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Charts.nz – Olivia Newton-John – First Impressions (Greatest Hits)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1975 - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1976 - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "Olivia Newton John - Australian album plaques in 1978". ARIA. Retrieved 18 September 2024 – via Imgur.com.