If Not for You is the debut studio album by British-Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John, released in November 1971 by Festival Records.

The album was released on the Pye International label in the UK as Olivia Newton-John, with a slightly different cover.

She made several performances to promote If Not for You and her follow-up album, Olivia, including an international tour with British singer Cliff Richard.

In 1966, Newton-John released her debut single, a cover of Jackie DeShannon's "Till You Say You'll Be Mine" (with "For Ever" as B-side), by Decca Records.

Farrar would establish a partnership with Newton-John, producing all her studio albums from If Not for You until Soul Kiss, released in 1985.

[5] Three additional songs were recorded by Newton-John, but were discarded during the album creation process: "The Biggest Clown", "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye" and "Would You Follow Me".

[6][7][8] The album features covers of Kris Kristofferson ("Me and Bobby McGee" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"), Bread ("If"), The Band ("In a Station"), Lesley Duncan ("Love Song" and "Lullaby"), Bob Dylan ("If Not for You"), Brotherhood of Man ("Where Are You Going to My Love"), Gordon Lightfoot ("If You Could Read My Mind") and Tom Rush ("No Regrets").

[15] The single was Newton-John's first number one on the US Top Easy Listening chart (now Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks).

[20] In their review, Billboard noted that "the title tune took this young stylist high on the charts both in the U.S. and Europe and more of her fine sound is found in this LP.

[21] Cashbox stated "Olivia made an impressive debut via her single of the Bob Dylan piece, "If Not For You".

[24][25] Despite the lack of promotion in the country the album made a minor impact in the United States, peaking at number one hundred and fifty-eight on the Billboard 200.

The album was simply called Olivia Newton-John, which was the full title of the original vinyl / cassette release in England in 1971.

The packaging included a Japanese-language obi, and a folded white paper insert, containing all the song lyrics in English on one side, and in Japanese on the other.