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Just putting the word honestly into the mix made it even more poignant.
True to her word, her pop heyday transcended any attempts to musically pigeonhole her.
In 1971, she hit No.
I simply love country music and its straightforwardness.
I wasnt out to do anybody out of an award.
(ACE, which eventually shifted its focus to expanding country-radio playlists, dissolved in 1981.)
Most women were told to just let the men deal with the legal aspects of being in show business.
This Aussie wouldnt hear of it.
It wound up being another moment when she pushed aside any attempts to put her in a box.
That experience made Newton-John wary of being back on the big screen.
I didnt want to make another mistake that would last forever on celluloid, she recalled in her memoir.
The mutual appreciation lit up the screen.
When we walked inside the room together, it was magic and everyone saw it.
Knew it, Newton-John wrote in 2018.Greasebecame a massive worldwide hit, spawning three top-ten hits featuring Newton-John.
Newton-Johns career evolution would mirror Sandys.
But it was the early-80s cut Physical that cemented her new post-country, post-Greaseimage in pop culture.
The latter song would be her final appearance in the Hot 100 top ten, peaking at No.
