John Farrar
Australian musician and record producer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, John Clifford Farrar is an Australian music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer, and guitarist. As a musician, Farrar is a former member of several rock and roll groups including The Mustangs , The Strangers , Marvin, Welch & Farrar , and The Shadows . In 1980, he released a solo eponymous album. As a songwriter and producer, he worked with Olivia Newton-John from 1971 to 1989. He wrote her U.S. number-one hit singles: "Have You Never Been Mellow" , "You're the One That I Want" , "Hopelessly Devoted to You" , and "Magic" . He also produced the majority of her recorded material during that time, including her number-one albums, If You Love Me, Let Me Know , Have You Never Been Mellow , and Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 . He was a co-producer of the soundtrack for the film Grease .
