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08-20-2005, 02:14 PM
Newton-John set raises funds to fight breast cancer
By Margo Whitmire
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Inspired by the words of Maya Angelou, breast cancer survivor Olivia Newton-John is spotlighting the disease with a musical version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer's poem "Phenomenal Woman."
The song is the lead single to Newton-John's upcoming 10-song collection, "Stronger Than Before." The album will be available exclusively in Hallmark's Gold Crown stores Aug. 29-Oct. 31.
For each purchase of the $9.95 CD in the United States, Hallmark will make a $2 donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Newton-John recorded the song with Beth Nielsen Chapman, Diahann Carroll, Patti LaBelle, Amy Holland, Delta Goodrem and Mindy Smith -- all of whose lives have been affected by cancer.
The project is timed with Breast Cancer Awareness month in October and marks the singer's second collaboration with Hallmark. In 2000, she and country artist Vince Gill teamed with the London Symphony Orchestra for a Christmas album.
"Their CD together did very well for us, so we knew we'd had success with her in the past," Hallmark manager of integrated marketing Ann Herrick says.
That, in addition to Newton-John's public campaign against the disease, made the artist the logical choice for the project, she adds.
All the songs on the album are by songwriters whose lives have been affected by cancer. For example, "Can I Trust Your Arms" was written by Newton-John's daughter Chloe Lattanzi. Newton-John and Nielsen Chapman wrote the title track together.
This marks the seventh year that Hallmark and the foundation have formed a partnership related to breast cancer. The two previously created a line of cards that remind friends and family to make an appointment for a mammogram.
A line of products including night shirts and a set of toasting glasses are available for purchase along with "Stronger Than Before," a portion of which will also benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Reuters/Billboard
08/19/05 22:22 ET
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By Margo Whitmire
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Inspired by the words of Maya Angelou, breast cancer survivor Olivia Newton-John is spotlighting the disease with a musical version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer's poem "Phenomenal Woman."
The song is the lead single to Newton-John's upcoming 10-song collection, "Stronger Than Before." The album will be available exclusively in Hallmark's Gold Crown stores Aug. 29-Oct. 31.
For each purchase of the $9.95 CD in the United States, Hallmark will make a $2 donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Newton-John recorded the song with Beth Nielsen Chapman, Diahann Carroll, Patti LaBelle, Amy Holland, Delta Goodrem and Mindy Smith -- all of whose lives have been affected by cancer.
The project is timed with Breast Cancer Awareness month in October and marks the singer's second collaboration with Hallmark. In 2000, she and country artist Vince Gill teamed with the London Symphony Orchestra for a Christmas album.
"Their CD together did very well for us, so we knew we'd had success with her in the past," Hallmark manager of integrated marketing Ann Herrick says.
That, in addition to Newton-John's public campaign against the disease, made the artist the logical choice for the project, she adds.
All the songs on the album are by songwriters whose lives have been affected by cancer. For example, "Can I Trust Your Arms" was written by Newton-John's daughter Chloe Lattanzi. Newton-John and Nielsen Chapman wrote the title track together.
This marks the seventh year that Hallmark and the foundation have formed a partnership related to breast cancer. The two previously created a line of cards that remind friends and family to make an appointment for a mammogram.
A line of products including night shirts and a set of toasting glasses are available for purchase along with "Stronger Than Before," a portion of which will also benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Reuters/Billboard
08/19/05 22:22 ET
Copyright 2004 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.