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Suddenly (Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Suddenly
| cover = Suddenly_cover.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Picture sleeve of UK vinyl single
| type = single
| artist = Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard
| album = Xanadu
| B-side = "You Made Me Love You"
| released = October 10, 1980 (UK)
| recorded = 1979
| studio = Musicland Studios
(Munich, Germany)
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 4:02
| label =
| writer = John Farrar
| producer = John Farrar
| chronology = Olivia Newton-John
| prev_title = Xanadu
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Physical
| next_year = 1981
| misc =
}}
"'Suddenly'" is a duet performed by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard from the soundtrack 'Xanadu', and is the love theme from the 1980 film of the same name. It was written and produced by John Farrar.
"Suddenly" reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1980 and number 20 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 in January 1981.'Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990' - It was also a major Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number four. The music video shows them in a penthouse singing the song to each other taken from her ABC TV special "Hollywood Nights" that aired before the 52nd Academy Awards on April 14, 1980.
The single's B-side, "You Made Me Love You" (Olivia solo), was also featured in the film 'Xanadu' but does not appear on the soundtrack album.
Personnel
* Olivia Newton-John vocals
* Cliff Richard vocals
* John Farrar guitar and synthesizer
* David McDaniel bass
* Ed Greene drums
* Michael Boddicker vocoder
* Jai Winding electric piano
* Richard Hewson orchestra conductor
Track listing and formats
'7-inch vinyl single'
# "Suddenly" 4:03
# "You Made Me Love You" (Olivia Newton-John) 3:04
Charts
Weekly charts
Cover versions
The song was covered by Filipino singers Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga on their debut studio album 'Love Duets' (2009).
References
Category:1980 singles
Category:1980 songs
Category:Olivia Newton-John songs
Category:Cliff Richard songs
Category:Jet Records singles
Category:Love themes
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:Songs from Xanadu (film)
Category:Song recordings produced by John Farrar
Category:Songs written by John Farrar
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