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Suddenly (Olivia Newton John and Cliff Richard song)

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Released
  
October 24, 1980

Genre
  
Pop

Format
  
7", 12"

Length
  
3:58

B-side
  
"You Made Me Love You" Olivia Newton-John [UK version]

Recorded
  
1980 Musicland Studios Munich

"Suddenly" is a song from the soundtrack album Xanadu, and is the love theme from the 1980 film of the same name. The song is performed as a duet between Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard. It was written by John Farrar who also produced the record. It was released on Jet Records and reached No. 15 in the UK charts in October 1980 and reached No. 20 in the US. The video shows them in a penthouse singing the song to each other.

Contents

Personnel

  • Olivia Newton-John - vocals
  • Cliff Richard - vocals
  • John Farrar - guitar, synthesizer
  • David McDaniel - bass
  • Ed Greene - drums
  • Michael Boddicker - vocoder
  • Jai Winding - electric piano
  • Richard Hewson - orchestra conductor
  • Cover versions

    The song was covered by Filipino singers Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga on their gold album Love Duets, released February 20, 2009, also released as a single.

    References

    Suddenly (Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard song) Wikipedia