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In 1978 John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John starred in Grease, a big-screen adaptation of the 1972 Broadway musical of the same name.Its success elicited offers to reunite them in another film; Travolta read the screenplay for Two of a Kind and persuaded Newton-John to star in it with him. [1]
Single by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John; from the album Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture; B-side "Alone at a Drive-In Movie" (instrumental) Released: March 1978 (US) May 1978 (UK) Recorded: 1977–1978: Studio: Recorded and Mixed by David J. Holman at Heider Studios and United/Western Studio: Genre: Pop [1 ...
Besides performers John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, the album also featured songs by rock and roll revival group Sha Na Na as well as the hit song "Grease", a tune written by Barry Gibb (of the Bee Gees) and sung by Frankie Valli (of The Four Seasons) that was an additional U.S. No. 1.
John Travolta's Super Bowl ad honors an iconic scene with his late costar, Olivia Newton-John. Watch Travolta sing an updated rendition of "Summer Nights."
"Summer Nights" is a popular song from the musical Grease. Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, [1] its best-known version was recorded by American actor and singer John Travolta and British-Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John for the 1978 big-screen adaptation of the musical, and released as a single that same year.
Newton-John's third Hot 100 No. 1 -- shared with her 'Grease' co-lead Travolta -- represented a shift in sound and image for the '70s superstar.
Those extremes were dictated by the plot of “Grease,” but Olivia Newton-John had a strong narrative arc in her recording career, too. First, she was the country-pop crossover queen who set a ...
Two of a Kind: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album of the film of the same name, released in 1983 by MCA Records and featuring four songs by the film's star Olivia Newton-John, including a duet with her co-star, John Travolta, and the top five hit "Twist of Fate". Songs from other artists on the album also ...