1982 video by Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Physical is a 1982 video collection featuring the singer Olivia Newton-John and various of her songs, most from the album Physical. A somewhat expanded version of the video was aired as an ABC prime-time television special, Let's Get Physical,[1] which was in the top 10 of the Nielsen ratings. In 1983 the video received a Grammy Award as Video of the Year.[2][3]
Legacy
Newton-John was one of the first artists to invest in music videos. The 1978 album Totally Hot was her first one to features videos accompanying all the singles from the album, but they were very simple, being primarily composed of Newton-John singing in the studio. The music videos of the songs on Physical are more complex, and were some of the first to present a plot line, and not just a video of the artist performing the song. According to Olivia Physical video album director, Brian Grant, Newton-John's record company and management were reluctant about the project at first: "I suppose there was a little nervousness at first. But, [Olivia] got us out here because she liked what we had done".[4] Newton-John herself was a supporter of the music video industry, as she commented in a Billboard article about the Olivia Physical production:
"I think this is the way albums will go in the future: visuals with the music. I got to be a different personality and play another side of myself."[5]
