Suddenly (Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard song)

"Suddenly"
Picture sleeve of UK vinyl single
Single by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard
from the album Xanadu
B-side "You Made Me Love You"
(Olivia Newton-John)
Released October 24, 1980
Format
Recorded 1980
Studio Musicland (Munich, Germany)
Genre Pop
Length 3:58
Label Jet
Songwriter(s) John Farrar
Producer(s) John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Xanadu"
(1980)		 "Suddenly"
(1980)		 "Physical"
(1981)

"Xanadu"
(1980)		 "Suddenly"
(1980)		 "Physical"
(1981)
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Dreamin'"
(1980) Dreamin'1980		 "Suddenly"
(1980) Suddenly1980		 "A Little in Love"
(1980) A Little in Love1980
Music video
"Suddenly" on YouTube

"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.

"Suddenly" was released on Jet Records and reached No. 15 in the UK charts in October 1980 and No. 20 in the US in January 1981.[1] It was also a major adult contemporary hit, reaching number four.[2] The video shows them in a penthouse singing the song to each other taken from her ABC TV special "Hollywood Nights" that aired before the Academy Awards on March 31st, 1981.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1980–81) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 37
Canada (RPM Top Singles)[4] 60
Canadian Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 14
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 30
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 20
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 4
US Cash Box Top 100 [10] 19

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

  1. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 200.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)|format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ↑ "RPM Top Singles - Volume 34, No. 4, November 22, 1980" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Irish Singles Charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  6. ↑ "Charts.nz – Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard – Suddenly". Top 40 Singles.
  7. ↑ "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  8. ↑ "Cliff Richard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Cliff Richard Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 19, 1981
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