Have You Never Been Mellow

Have You Never Been Mellow
Studio album by
Olivia Newton-John
Released 12 February 1975
Recorded 1974
Studio Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre
Length 39:29
Label MCA
Producer John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John chronology
First Impressions
(1974) 		Have You Never Been Mellow
(1975) 		Clearly Love
(1975)
Singles from Have You Never Been Mellow
  1. "Have You Never Been Mellow"
    Released: 21 January 1975
  2. "Please Mr. Please"
    Released: June 1975

Have You Never Been Mellow is the fifth studio album by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 12 February 1975 by MCA Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic
The Village Voice D+

Both the title single and the album rose to the top of their respective US charts (the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and the Billboard 200 albums chart), and both also rose to the top of the charts in the Netherlands, giving Olivia her fourth Number One single and first Number One album in that country. The title song and its follow-up, "Please Mr. Please", were both top 10 on three Billboard charts: the Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and Country. "Please Mr. Please" was also Olivia's fifth Dutch chart-topper. The title song was Newton-John's first charting single in Japan, where it reached number 26 on the Oricon singles chart. Newton-John received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her work on the song "Have You Never Been Mellow", but lost to "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian. The album was also named Favorite Pop/Rock Album at the American Music Awards of 1976, beating The Eagles and Elton John.

The album was certified Gold in the US. The LP sold 169,380 in Japan.

Track listings

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Have You Never Been Mellow" John Farrar 3:33
2. "Loving Arms" Tom Jans 2:56
3. "Lifestream" Ricky Nelson 2:38
4. "Goodbye Again" John Denver 3:59
5. "Water Under the Bridge" Petrina Lordan 3:05
6. "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song" David Nichtern 2:47
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
7. "It's So Easy" Hank Marvin, John Farrar 3:10
8. "The Air That I Breathe"
3:52
9. "Follow Me" John Denver 3:03
10. "And in the Morning" Graeme Hall 4:36
11. "Please Mr. Please"
3:22
Japanese bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Length
12. "I Honestly Love You"
3:22
Australian bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Length
12. "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" John Rostill 3:12

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) 2× Platinum 200,000^
Japan — 169,380
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.