Suddenly_(Xanadu_song)

Suddenly (Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard song)

Suddenly (Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard song)

1980 single by Olivia Newton John and Cliff Richard

"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.

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"Suddenly" reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1980 and number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in January 1981.[3] It finished the year as number 91 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1981. It was also a major Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number four.[4] The music video shows Newton-John and Richard 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

Track listing and formats

7-inch vinyl single[5]

  1. "Suddenly" – 4:03
  2. "You Made Me Love You" (Olivia Newton-John) – 3:04

Charts

Weekly charts

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Cover versions

The song was covered by Filipino singers Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga on their debut studio album Love Duets (2009).

References

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    "Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard - Suddenly [Single/Album Version]". cliffrichardsongs.com.
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    "Review: Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard – Suddenly" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 42. 18 October 1980. p. 69. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
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    Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
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    Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 200.
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    "Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard – Suddenly (Song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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    Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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    "RPM Top Singles - Volume 34, No. 4, November 22, 1980" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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    "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Suddenly". Irish Singles Chart.
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    "Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard – Suddenly". Top 40 Singles.
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    "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
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    "Cliff Richard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
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    "Cliff Richard Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
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    "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 19, 1981". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
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    "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts: Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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    "CU.S Digital Song Sales: Week of August 20, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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