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In 1985 Olivia released a video
of five of the tracks from her new album Soul Kiss. These were directed by David Mallet.
The title track is one of the hottest videos Olivia has ever filmed and Olivia is fully
clothed throughout. Although Physical partially broke the 1970s whiter than white image
this album with its overtly sexual subjects coupled with Olivia's "red hot" look
was a shock to some fans.
The title video is innovative and interesting and inevitably the other videos pale by
comparison. Olivia was pregnant at the time and this probably curtailed the amount of time
spent filming. The Toughen Up video is fun if cliched. The three remaining videos are
basically Olivia performing to camera. On the two ballads this is very effective, despite
Olivia's new raunchy image, she's as lovely and sincere as ever. After the birth of her
daughter Olivia returned to her "normal image" with the release of The Rumour video in 1988.
Use the links on the side menu for a pictorial look at the videos.
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