Xanadu (soundtrack)

Infobox Album
Name = Xanadu
Type = Soundtrack
Longtype =
Artist = Olivia Newton-John and the Electric Light Orchestra


Released = August 1980
Recorded = 1979-1980
Genre = Pop, Disco, Pop rock
Length = 41:34
Label = Jet Records (UK) MCA Records (U.S.)
Producer = Jeff Lynne, John Farrar
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:pq5s8qfbbtb4 link]
Chronology = Olivia Newton-John
Last album = "Totally Hot" (1979)
This album = Xanadu (1980)
Next album = "Physical" (1981)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Electric Light Orchestra
Type = Soundtrack
Last album = "Discovery" (1979)
This album = "Xanadu" (1980)
Next album = "Time" (1981) The soundtrack to the 1980 movie "Xanadu" featured songs on side one of the album written by John Farrar and performed by Olivia Newton-John, and songs on side two performed by the Electric Light Orchestra which were composed by lead singer Jeff Lynne. The album was a Top 5 success in the UK and the US (where it was certified double platinum), and peaked at no.1 in Newton-John's native Australia.

Track listing

ide 1

Olivia Newton-John
# "Magic" – 4:31
# "Suddenly" (duet with Cliff Richard) – 4:02
# "Dancin'" (duet with The Tubes) – 5:17
# "Suspended in Time" – 3:55
# "Whenever You're Away From Me" (duet with Gene Kelly) – 4:22

ide 2

Electric Light Orchestra
# "I'm Alive" – 3:46
# "The Fall" – 3:34
# "Don't Walk Away" – 4:48
# "All Over the World" – 4:04
# "Xanadu" (sung by Olivia Newton-John) – 3:28

ingles

Newton-John side
* "Magic" - #1 Billboard Hot 100 (4 weeks), #1 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (5 weeks), #32 UK Singles Chart
* "Suddenly" - #20 Billboard Hot 100, #4 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, #15 UK Singles Chart

ELO Side
* "I'm Alive" - #16 Billboard Hot 100, #48 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, RIAA: Gold , #20 UK Singles Chart
* "All Over the World" - #13 Billboard Hot 100, #46 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks , #11 UK Singles Chart
* "Don't Walk Away" - #21 UK Singles Chart, US: not released
* "Xanadu" (with Olivia Newton-John on lead vocal) - #8 Billboard Hot 100, #2 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, #1 UK Singles Chart

"Magic" became Newton-John's biggest Adult Contemporary hit to date. It also became Newton-John's biggest pop hit until "Physical" ruled the Hot 100 for ten weeks beginning in November 1981.

"Xanadu" is ELO's only #1 single in the UK.

Tracks excluded from soundtrack

# "Fool Country" (Olivia Newton-John) B-side to "Magic" single
# "Drum Dreams" (Electric Light Orchestra) B-side to both ELO singles
# "You Made Me Love You" (Olivia Newton-John) B-side to "Suddenly" single

ELO personnel

* Jeff Lynne - Lead vocals (except on "Xanadu"), backing vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, synthesizers
* Bev Bevan - Drums, percussion, Tympani
* Richard Tandy - Pianos, synthesizers, all other keyboards
* Kelly Groucutt - Bass guitar, backing vocals
* Louis Clark - strings

Chart positions

Weeks on chart

* Australia (ARIA Albums Chart): 29 weeks
* Canada (RPM Albums Chart): 20 weeks
* United Kingdom (UK Albums Chart): 17 weeks
* United States ("Billboard" 200): 36 weeks

References

*"http://www.jefflynnesongs.com/"
*"http://home-1.tiscali.nl/~elo/Basis-frames/frames-other/feloclopedia-elo.htm"
*"http://members.iinet.com.au/~althomp/austelo/elo/chartelo.htm"
*"http://www.rockaria.com/charts.html"
*"http://www.webfitz.com/lyrics/Chartlst.html"
*"http://www.rock.co.za/files/sarock_charts.html#world"
*"http://lista.vg.no/artist_info.php?ArtistOp=show&artistId=2557"
*"http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra"
*"http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra"
*"http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra"
*"http://tsort.info/music/3evwrf.htm"
*"http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/"

succession box
before = "Can't Stop the Music" by Village People
title = Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
years = August 25 - October 5 1980
after = "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" by David Bowie