ELO, Tape: Xanadu.
Released: 1980
Produced by: Jeff Lynne / John Farrar (b side)
Engineered by: David J. Holman / Mack
Recorded in: Musicland Studios, Munich
Jeff Lynne: Lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitars & synthheizers.
Bev Bevan: Drums & percussion Tympani.
Richard Tandy: Piano, syntheizers & all other keyboards.
Kelly Groucutt: Bass guitar & backing vocals.
Olivia Newton John: Vocal on Xanadu.
ELO is offered to write songs for the movie Xanadu and it achieves a 2 place in the UK and a 4 place in the US, whereas the film will be an economic disaster!.
The single I´m Alive (May. 1980) achieves a 20 place in the UK and (12 June 1980) a 16 place in the United States.
2 single release Xanadu (June 1980) will be the band's first and only single no. 1 in the UK, with Olivia Newton John as vocalist and (11 Oct. 1980), it achieves an 8 place in the United States.
3 single release All Over the world (Aug. 1980) achieves a 11 place in the UK and (4 Oct. 1980), a 13 place in the United States.
4 single release Don´t walk away (6 Dec. 1980) achieves a 21 place in the UK.
Xanadu wins Best Film Song, Theme or Score at the annual Ivor Novello Awards lunch d. 19. may 1981.
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Label: Jet Records, JET LX 526
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Country: EEC
Item: 264
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/2970213-Electric-Light-Orchestra-Olivia-Newton-John-Xanadu-From-The-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack
Runout A:
A1: I'm alive (Jeff Lynne) (3:46)
A2: The Fall (Jeff Lynne) (3:34)
A3: Don't walk away (Jeff Lynne) (4:48)
A4: All over the world (Jeff Lynne) (4:04)
A5: Xanadu (Jeff Lynne) (3:30) (with Olivia Newton John on vocals)
B1: Olivia Newton John : Magic (J.Farrar) (4:25)
B2:
Olivia Newton John & Cliff Richard : Suddenly (J.Farrar) (4:03)
B3: Olivia Newton John & The Tubes : Dancin' (J.Farrar) (5:14)
B4: Olivia Newton John : Suspended in time (J.Farrar) (3:52)
B5: Olivia Newton John & Gene Kelly : Whenever you're away from me (J.Farrar) (4:15)
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Label: CBS CIC, PROMXA 1, Promotion copy not for sale
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Country: S
Item: 812
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Runout:
A+B1: Xanadu (Jeff Lynne) (-:--) (with Olivia Newton John on vocals)
A+B2: All over the world (Jeff Lynne) (-:--)
A+B3: Olivia Newton John & The Tubes : Dancin' (J.Farrar) (-:--)
A+B4: Olivia Newton John : Magic (J.Farrar) (-:--)
A+B5: Olivia Newton John & Cliff Richard : Suddenly (J.Farrar) (-:--)
A+B6: Olivia Newton John & Gene Kelly : Whenever you're away from me (J.Farrar) (-:--)
A+B7:
The Fall (Jeff Lynne) (-:--)
A+B8: All over the world (Jeff Lynne) (-:--)
René Hydemyr, Commercial Speak Betwen All Tracks
Same tracks on both side.
Commercial speaking and jingles in and between tracks
René Hedemyr was leader of SweMix back in the end of '80s and '90s:
SweMix was located in the soundproofed basement of a building on Kocksgatan Street, in Sodermalm. It was a collective of 10 Swedish DJs led by René Hedemyr, who as JackMaster Fax spun records at Tramps, one of the city’s biggest discos. When they weren’t in the studio or working a club, most of them clerked at the Vinyl Mania record store in Vasagatan, close to the Stockholm train station.
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