Vorlage:Infobox Album 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 and composed by lead singer Jeff Lynne. The album was very successful commercially, reaching Multi-Platinum.
Track listing
Side 1
- "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
Side 2
- "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
Singles
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
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 1 |
| RPM Albums Chart | 2 | |
| UK Albums Chart | 2 | |
| Billboard 200 | 4 |
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/