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Track Listings
| 1. Magic |
| 2. Suddenly |
| 3. Dancin' |
| 4. Suspended In Time |
| 5. Whenever You're Away From Me |
| 6. I'm Alive |
| 7. The Fall |
| 8. Don't Walk Away |
| 9. All Over The World |
| 10. Xanadu |
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I heard the songs on this album before watching the movie, so I guess it was the quality of the music which led me to see it. Even though I found the story a bit far-fetched, the music was as good in the film as on the album, albeit with fewer songs on the album. Nevertheless, as a huge ELO fan I enjoyed the unique fusion of music styles between ELO and Olivia, with some worthwhile contributions from The Tubes and Gene Kelly. "Whenever you're away from me" is, in my opinion, a great piece of swing music, and both Olivia's and Gene's vocals do it much justice. Composition plays a big part too, with a certain erstwhile member of the Shadows (John Farrar) penning the excellent "Magic", and no-one can deny the powerful song-writing of the excellent Jeff Lynne. All these ingredients make this a worthwhile purchase if one is interested in diversity of music styles, even if the movie wasn't all that great. I have owned this album on vinyl and cassette and will now, upon completion of this review, order it on CD from Amazon. Enjoy!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I do love this album! It has to be one of the finest soundtracks ever produced, working totally as a 'pop' album also. Olivia Newton-John comes out well on top with her 'side', which features duets with the likes of Cliff Richard, The Tubes and Gene Kelly! Her US #1, Magic, is probably the most exquisite thing here. A beautiful swirling melody with ONJ's sweet voice hitting every note with great precision. Suspended In Time is another fan fave. It was never released as a single in the UK or US, but would surely have been a chart topper had it been. Dancin' is a fabulous big band/rock fusion between Olivia and The Tubes and though probably not single material, it's a definite highlight. Whenever You're Away From Me, a 40's style duet with Gene Kelly, shouldn't work but it does. If you've seen the movie you'll remember the beautiful dance sequence that goes with the track. Suddenly, with Cliff, was another hit, though quite a small one, but like the rest of the material flows wonderfully.
Olivia also crops up on ELO's 'side' (the original LP had 5 songs by ONJ on side 1 and 5 by ELO on side 2) duetting on the title track. UK fans will remember it soaring to #1 in the summer of 1980. It's a brilliantly catchy tune (if a little repetitive!) that pushes Olivia's often wispy vocals to new heights. Olivia should team up with Jeff Lynne again!
The other 4 ELO tracks are also alarmingly commercial, but in truth, these aren't their strongest songs. For that you'll have to seek out Discovery, Out Of The Blue and A New World Record. However, I'm Alive and All Over The World are pop gems, the latter in particular really brightens the day. The Xanadu Soundtrack is a joyous listening experience and I recommend it unreservedly. It's been remastered so it sounds great, too!
If you haven't seen the movie, do try to. It's quite absurd with a dreadful script and performances of pure oak from it's 3 leads. Poor Olivia comes across as a rollerskating Barbie doll with mental health issues, spouting some of the worst dialogue of all time. Her dancing is mostly remarkably clumsy and out of sync, as well! That said, watching Xanadu is a blast with the colourful, and often ahead of the time, dance routines (don't look at Olivia, though!), stunning soundtrack and Olivia looking absolutely glorious. It's a camp classic in every sense of the word.
Olivia also crops up on ELO's 'side' (the original LP had 5 songs by ONJ on side 1 and 5 by ELO on side 2) duetting on the title track. UK fans will remember it soaring to #1 in the summer of 1980. It's a brilliantly catchy tune (if a little repetitive!) that pushes Olivia's often wispy vocals to new heights. Olivia should team up with Jeff Lynne again!
The other 4 ELO tracks are also alarmingly commercial, but in truth, these aren't their strongest songs. For that you'll have to seek out Discovery, Out Of The Blue and A New World Record. However, I'm Alive and All Over The World are pop gems, the latter in particular really brightens the day. The Xanadu Soundtrack is a joyous listening experience and I recommend it unreservedly. It's been remastered so it sounds great, too!
If you haven't seen the movie, do try to. It's quite absurd with a dreadful script and performances of pure oak from it's 3 leads. Poor Olivia comes across as a rollerskating Barbie doll with mental health issues, spouting some of the worst dialogue of all time. Her dancing is mostly remarkably clumsy and out of sync, as well! That said, watching Xanadu is a blast with the colourful, and often ahead of the time, dance routines (don't look at Olivia, though!), stunning soundtrack and Olivia looking absolutely glorious. It's a camp classic in every sense of the word.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The movie is awful but the sound track is excellent, to me the only redeeming factor apart from Olivia Newton-John looking hot. The first 5 tracks are Olivia & duets with Cliff Richard, the Tubes and Gene Kelly, the next 4 are ELO/Jeff Lynne with the final track being Xanadu itself written by Lynne and sung by Olivia. Sound quality is OK but if you are particularly a fan of ELO you should consider buying All Over The World: The Very Best Of ELO which has their music remastered.
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xanado buy this
bought this cd after looking for it for quite a while,i owned the same album on vinyl a long time ago.
wondered if it was the very same,pleased to find out that it was. Read more
wondered if it was the very same,pleased to find out that it was. Read more
Published 1 month ago by JAzzsinger
BEST EVER
If you've not seen Xanadu you haven't lived. Done in the 80's total nostalgia. Don't understand why its not up there with Grease or Sat Night Fever, better than both. Read more
Published 20 months ago by marsha
Xanadu
Had this on vinyl years ago when it was first released but unfortunately the record was damaged so buying this was a dream and brought alot of memories back. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Big Stu
Xanadu Soundtrack
Brilliant, 10 songs,5 each for Olivia and ELO, with A duet with ELO for the title track, also duets with Cliff Richard, The Tubes, and Gene Kelly, for those fans who are looking... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Derek A. Mcinally
If you're an ELO fan...
If you're an ELO fan only interested in the ELO tracks, you might do better to get Light Years: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra (1997) which includes all but one of the... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2009 by S. Kane
The Five stars are for the music NOT!!!!!!! The Movie
I think the title ive chosen to head my review says it all.Xanadu the album(ELOs contributions only)is more of what we've come to expect from the greatest band of all time. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2008 by Mrs. D. Moncrieff
I'm in Xanadu!!
This is a fantastic
soundtrack,
combining the
beautiful voice of
Olivia Newton
John and the
ELO. Read more
soundtrack,
combining the
beautiful voice of
Olivia Newton
John and the
ELO. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2008 by Claire Louise Clarke
Tracks are 50% ONJ; followed by 50% ELO
I tried to ask Amazon to amend the product info on this item, but they refused as could 'not verify the information' (although it's on the CD track listing), so here is my... Read more
Published on 11 May 2008 by Cheshire Dave
WHERE ARE THE LOST XANADU SONGS?
Xanadu as is, is a great soundtrack, Olivia has never
sounded better, and ELO, Just great, but in the movie
the section where Oliva sings at Xanadu, and changes... Read more
sounded better, and ELO, Just great, but in the movie
the section where Oliva sings at Xanadu, and changes... Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2002 by DC
oh my god !!!THANKYOU XANADU X X X
This is the only thing that I really remeber from the 80's, and Istill love it today. A mix of cheesy 80's love and rock songs which floods back memories on a tidal wave. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2002
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