Olivia Newton John and Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu (1980)

Olivia NewtonJohn and Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu (1980) Artist : Olivia NewtonJohnSong Song : Xanadu Album : Xanadu (1980) Xanadu is the title song from the soundtrack album Xanadu, and is the title song from the 1980 film of the same name. The song is performed by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) and Olivia NewtonJohn. NewtonJohn sings the primary vocals, with ELO lead singer Jeff Lynne adding parenthetic vocals in the style of their other songs on the Xanadu soundtrack, along with ELO providing the instrumentation. It is Jeff Lynne s favourite song of all that he has written. The single reached number one in several countries, and was the band s only UK number one single, when it peaked there for two weeks in July 1980. It was certified as silver by the British Phonographic Industry. The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.