Ya sang along with it and ya KNOW ya did!!!: Have You Never Been Mellow, by Olivia Newton John

Have You Never Been Mellow

1975

Olivia Newton-John

'Have You Never Been Mellow''s another one that most people automatically think of when they think 'Olivia Newton John Hits'. Liv turned back to John Farrar's song writing talents for this one, which chronicles her attempt to get a friend who has a serious Type A personality to slow down and enjoy life.

She hit it slam out of the park. The song was released on January 21^st, 1975 and shot up the charts as we Seventies Kids went wild for it, sending it to #1 in March '75, only two months after it's release. It also topped the Adult Contemporary chart, and made it to #3 on the Country chart.

I've always found it interesting that this one charted on the Country charts...unlike Let Me Be There and If You Love Me (Let Me Know), I never really heard any country tendencies in Have You Never Been Mellow, and felt it was pure Pop, all the way...but Liv's Country fans love her just as much as we do (And there are just as many of 'em, if not more!) and they embraced it just as tightly as The Seventies Kids.

The song's not quite a ballad...it's too up-tempo...but it's still mellow and soothing, and like all of Liv's songs, a treat. Her music had (And still has) that ability to brighten your day and improve your mood just by be being there.

'I actually heard 'Have You Never Been Mellow' on 107.3 (WBBT...Big Oldies 107.3, Richmond) while I was on the way home from work the other night...it was an unexpected and pleasant treat, because the song's all but disappeared form the Oldies Station play-lists. Sad that it has, because it really is that good. But it's still on Liv's playlist. Yep, if you're lucky enough to get to hear her in concert, she still sings it. And it still sounds just as good.

So Enjoy! Have You Never Been Mellow, By Olivia Newton John. This video was shot on a Highway in Liv's homeland of Australia, By The Way...hence everyone driving on the 'wrong' side of the road.