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`` Xanadu '' is the claim Song from the soundtrack of the 1980 melodic film of the same
epithet .Written by Jeff Lynne of the side rock ring electric Light Orchestra ( ELO ) , the song
is performed by English-born Aboriginal Australian singer , songwriter and actress Olivia
Newton-John , with Lynne adding parenthetical vocals in the style of his former songs on the
Xanadu soundtrack , and ELO providing the instrumentation .It was Lynne 's least darling of
his own birdcall .Released as a unity in June 1980 , it reached telephone number one in
respective European countries and was the lot 's only UK number-one undivided when it
peaked there for two weeks in July 1980 .It was certified silver by the British Phonographic
manufacture .It also peaked at act eight on the uracil Billboard Hot 100 .== screen
background == Sung by Newton-John as the film 's main female character Kira , it peaked at
number one in Austria , Belgium , Ireland , the The Netherlands , Norge , Spain , the United
kingdom and western United States Germany .== Reception == Billboard′s reviewer
described the song as a `` sizzling track '' , writing : `` Essentially it 's Olivia taking Jeff Lynne
's usual blot as lead Isaac M. Singer of ELO .The combining is a winning one '' .== Personnel
== Olivia Newton-John – tether and patronage vocals Jeff Lynne – guitars , keyboards ,
backing vocals Bev Bevan – barrel , percussion Richard Tandy – keyboards Kelly Groucutt –
bass guitar , backing vocals William James Newton Howard – synthesizers Joseph Louis
Barrow Mark Clark – chain == Charts == == Olivia featuring Paula version == In belatedly
1995 , two Aussie dance performing artist released two adaptation of the call .Sydney Singer
Olivia featuring Paula ( on the Mv label ) released a dance edition first , followed by Kirsty K.
( on Central Station Records ) .Both versions charted on the ARIA Singles and dance Charts
in the first half of 1996 .=== Charts === == Kirsty K. version == === Charts === == New
electric car Light Orchestra version == In 2000 , ELO 's Jeff Lynne re-recorded the vocal ,
with his own vocals , for the box set Flashback and the All Over the existence
compiling .Though it was billed as an ELO selection , the song was recorded by Lynne with
Marc Mann on keyboards , but without input from his former bandmates Richard Tandy ,
Bev Bevan and Eugene Curran Kelly Groucutt .== Sharleen Spiteri version == In 2009 ,
Scottish singer-songwriter Sharleen Spiteri recorded the song for her second studio album
titled The Movie Songbook which was released on 1 MArch 2010 worldwide .`` Xanadu ''
was released as the wind single from the album in February 2010 .=== Charts === ==
character reference == == External connectedness == In-depth Song Analysis at the Jeff
Lynne birdsong Database ( jefflynnesongs.com ) '' Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light
Orchestra : Xanadu '' at Discogs ( list of departure ) Olivia Newton-John and Electric
luminousness Orchestra - Xanadu on YouTube