MORE THAN PHYSICAL EXCLUSIVE
Recorded in early 1981, it first rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in America in November 1981 and stayed there for 10 weeks, until near the end of January 1982. In terms of chart placement, it was the most popular single of her career, as well as her final number-one (to date). Billboard ranked it as the number one pop single of 1982 (since the chart year for 1982 actually began in November 1981), and it was also the most successful song on the Hot 100 during the entire decade of the 1980s. The famous guitar solo is performed by Toto's guitarist Steve Lukather.
nterestingly, "Physical" was preceded and followed in the #1 position by recordings of the duo Hall and Oates. "Private Eyes" yielded its top spot to "Physical" in November 1981, and "Physical" yielded to "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" the following January.
The single, slightly edgier than she had been known for in the past (such as her songs from Grease and her country-pop ballad "I Honestly Love You"), proved to be immensely popular both in America and in the United Kingdom, despite the fact that the song was censored and even banned by some radio stations, particularly Adult Contemporary stations; in spite of Newton-John's status as the reigning queen of soft-rock music at the time, "Physical" peaked at only number twenty-nine on the AC chart (its follow-up, the slightly softer-edged "Make a Move on Me," found more acceptance at AC radio and went to number six AC as well as number five pop.) The song was a big dance hit and spawned a music video. The revamped acoustic version of the song was released on the 2002 Olivia duet album (2) as a bonus track.
The song ranks at #6 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.
**Included here is the rare instrumental version.
RELEASE/PRODUCTION INFORMATIONLabel:
MCA RecordsFormat: CDR-Promo
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock
Artwork/Design: DjPaulT
Photos: Herb Ritts
Credits:
Mixed By -
David J. Holman Producer -
John FarrarBITRATE INFORMATIONLovingly Ripped Directly From Original CD in Secure Mode Using
EACConverted To Very High Quality/
Mp3/320 kbpsUsing dBPoweramp
TRACKS1. Physical 3:44
2. Physical (Instrumental Version) 3:28

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