If Not for You
Olivia Newton-John
1971
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1971
Release: 1971Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The selected original studio single was released in 1971, the same supported year as its original album or soundtrack association. No album day is assigned to an earlier single, and a later annual appearance or expanded reissue does not redate it.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
If Not for You - reviewed original licensed program
The licensed program identifies the original 1971 studio or soundtrack performances and their individual released credits. Only the reviewed original program is used; expanded bonuses, alternate mixes, later remakes and inherited parent dates are checked separately. Year precision does not assert an exact earliest album or single day.
Olivia Newton-John - if not for you original catalog
The official catalog identifies the original 1971 album. The title single belongs to that same year and precedes the album association; its album day is not assigned to the single. Expanded Toomorrow and earlier solo bonuses are not dated from this album.
About Olivia Newton-John
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Olivia Newton-John was born in Cambridge and grew up in Melbourne, where television talent shows helped launch her singing career. After performing in Britain, she recorded If Not for You with producers Bruce Welch and John Farrar. Her repertoire moved through country and pop, while Grease paired her screen performance with songs including Hopelessly Devoted to You. Physical and the film Xanadu extended her later pop career.
Artist background sources
Olivia Newton-John - official career biography
Cambridge/Melbourne background, talent shows, British performing work, If Not for You production, country/pop career, Grease, Physical and Xanadu. The outdated present tense, incorrect US-album-debut claim, personal medical history and sales rankings are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
If Not for You by Olivia Newton-John appears at number 76 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1971. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1971 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1971 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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