Have You Never Been Mellow

Have You Never Been Mellow
Studio album by Olivia Newton-John
Released	February 12, 1975
Recorded	1974
Genre	Country/Adult contemporary
Length	39:29
Label	MCA
Producer	John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John chronology
If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974) Have You Never Been Mellow (1975) Clearly Love (1975)

Have You Never Been Mellow was an album by Olivia Newton-John, released in 1975.

Reception

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Both the title single and the album rose to the top of their respective U.S. charts (the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts and the Billboard 200 albums charts). 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.

Outside the United States, the album was released with the single "If You Love Me, Let Me Know," as the single was only released in the United States on the album of the same name.

Unlike in the U.S., Have You Never Been Mellow was not much of a success in many countries, and in many notable cases (such as the United Kingdom), the title single failed to chart. However, the title song was Newton-John's first single to chart in Japan, where it reached #26 on the Oricon singles chart, a respectable showing for a non-Japanese artist.

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 certified Gold in the US.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Have You Never Been Mellow" (John Farrar)
2. "Loving Arms" (Tom Jans)
3. "Lifestream" (Rick Nelson)
4. "Goodbye Again" (John Denver)
5. "Water Under The Bridge" (Petrina Lordan)
6. "I Never Did Sing You A Love Song" (David Nichtern)

Side Two

1. "It's So Easy" (Hank Marvin and John Farrar)
2. "The Air That I Breathe" (Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood)
3. "Follow Me" (John Denver)
4. "And In The Morning" (Graeme Hall)
5. "Please Mr. Please" (Bruce Welch and John Rostill)
6. "I Honestly Love You" (Peter Allen and Jeff Barry) — bonus track for Japan and Europe

Charts

Album — Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1975	The Billboard 200	1 (1 week)

Singles — Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Have You Never Been Mellow"	Billboard Hot 100	1 (1 week)
1975	"Have You Never Been Mellow"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	1 (1 week)
1975	"Have You Never Been Mellow"	Billboard Country Singles	3
1975	"Please Mr. Please"	Billboard Hot 100	3
1975	"Please Mr. Please"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	1 (3 weeks)
1975	"Please Mr. Please"	Country Singles	1

Singles — Canadian Singles Charts

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Have You Never Been Mellow"	Canadian Singles Charts	1 (2 weeks)

UK Charts

• Have You Never Been Mellow LP: #37 (no charted singles)

Japanese Charts (Oricon)

• Have You Never Been Mellow LP: charted April 20, 1975; peaked at #4
• "Have You Never Been Mellow" single: charted April 5, 1975; peaked at #26

Preceded by Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan

Billboard 200 number-one album March 15–21, 1975

Succeeded by Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin