Suddenly (Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard song)

"Suddenly"
Single by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard
from the album Xanadu
B-side "You Made Me Love You"
Olivia Newton-John
[UK version]
Released October 24, 1980
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1980 Musicland Studios Munich
Genre Pop
Length 3:58
Label Jet Records
Writer(s) John Farrar
Producer John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Xanadu"
(1980)		 "Suddenly"
(1980)		 "Physical"
(1981)
Cliff Richard chronology
"Dreamin'"
(1980)		 "Suddenly"
(1980)		 "A Little in Love"
(1981)

"Suddenly" is the love theme from the film Xanadu, and is also on the soundtrack to 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

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 37
Canadian Singles Chart 60
Canadian Hot Adult Contemporany Tracks 14
Irish Singles Chart 6
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 30
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 20
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 4
UK Singles Chart 15

Personnel

Cover versions

In 2010, the song was covered by Filipino singers Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga and was included in their album Love Duets.

External links

Olivia Newton-John singles (1971-1990)
If Not for You
Olivia
Let Me Be There
Long Live Love
If You Love Me, Let Me Know
Have You Never Been Mellow
Clearly Love
Come on Over
Don't Stop Believin'
Making a Good Thing Better
"Making a Good Thing Better"
Grease
Totally Hot
"A Little More Love" • "Deeper Than the Night" • "Totally Hot"
Xanadu
"Magic" • "Xanadu" • "Suddenly"
Physical
"Physical" • "Make a Move on Me" • "Landslide"
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
"Heart Attack" • "Tied Up"
Two of a Kind
"Twist of Fate" • "Take a Chance" • "Livin' in Desperate Times"
Soul Kiss
"Soul Kiss" • "Toughen Up"
The Rumour
"The Rumour" • "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed"
Warm and Tender
"Reach Out for Me" • "When You Wish Upon a Star"
Cliff Richard singles discography
1950s
"Move It" (1958)
1960s
"Please Don't Tease" (1960) · "I Love You"(1960) · "A Girl Like You" (1961) · "When the Girl in Your Arms is the Girl in Your Heart" (1961) · "The Young Ones" (1962) · "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" (1962) · "Summer Holiday" (1963) · "Lucky Lips" (1963) · "It's All in the Game" (1963) · "The Twelfth of Never" (1964) · "The Minute You're Gone" (1965) · "Blue Turns to Grey" (1966) · "All My Love" (1967) · "Congratulations" (1968) · "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (1968) · "Marianne" (1968)
1970s
"Power to All Our Friends" (1973) · "Miss You Nights" (1976) · "Devil Woman" (1976) · "We Don't Talk Anymore" (1979)
1980s
"Suddenly" (1980) · "True Love Ways" (1983) · "Donna" (1984) · "Two to the Power of Love" (1984) · "All I Ask of You" (1986) · "Mistletoe and Wine" (1988) · "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (1989) · "Whenever God Shines His Light" (1989)
1990s
"Stronger Than That" (1990) · "From a Distance" (1990) · "Saviour's Day" (1990) · "We Should Be Together" (1991) · "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (live) (1994) · "The Millennium Prayer" (1999)
2000s
Book:Cliff Richard