Olivia's Soul Kiss
*disclaimer/guilty pleasure*
Post-Grease, Olivia's star rose and rose with a series of winning early 80s tracks (the endless #1 reign of "Physical" would be chief among them). Most songs have been forgotten as discardable pop of the era. Can't say I totally disagree but amongst the "Xanadu"s and "Magic"s that we all know so well, there are a couple other guilty pleasures that are worth a listen.
Still in her prime, this 1979 track is hard not to love.
ONJ - "A Little More Love" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byhs-qVzkNA
And this single was a worthy follow-up to "Physical."
ONJ - "Make A Move On Me" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ziyCPLHwOY
Shortly after this track, ONJ hit a rocky patch when Physical's third single, "Landslide", didn't crack the Top 40. Seek it out if you like. An extremely awkward ode to polyamory - it is just plain b.a.d.
By 1985, a string of flop films had ONJ scrambling and her Soul Kiss album apparently put the nail in the coffin of her US sales (though Elton John would help resuscitate her - a bit - with "The Rumour" in 1988). Some online searching reveals that folks were a bit scandalized by the album's more sexual content and she never really found her footing again here.
Explicit content or no, I can't help but love this one.
ONJ - "Soul Kiss" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yydxdWaoOJg&feature=related
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