When Olivia Newton-John recorded her 11th studio album, Physical, 40 years ago, she’d already begun her evolution from wholesome ingenue to sexually assertive pop-rock provocateur — a ...

Look at her, she’s Sandra Dee… and also a spandex-rocking stiletto queen. Those extremes were dictated by the plot of “Grease,” but Olivia Newton-John had a strong narrative arc in her recording ...

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We first see her backstage, sitting at a mirror lined with lights. She looks like the 1980s: permed hair, a high-cut berry-colored leotard, a sparkly silver belt. It is 1986, according to the numbers ...