| "Ode to Olivia" | ||||
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| Single by Stella Parton | ||||
| from the album I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight | ||||
| B-side | "I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight" | |||
| Released | April 1975 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Country Soul | |||
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| Producer(s) | Bob G. Dean | |||
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"Ode to Olivia" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Stella Parton. It appears on Parton's debut solo album, I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight, released in 1975. Written by Parton and Bob G. Dean, "Ode to Olivia" is a response to the criticism Australian singer Olivia Newton-John was receiving at the time by some artists of the American country music community for allegedly not being a "true" country singer. The song contains references to a number of Newton-John songs.
"Ode to Olivia" was released as Parton's debut single, by Country Soul Records. The song was, however, overshadowed by its single's B-side, "I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight", which became Parton's first hit.