Travolta and Newton-John reunite 34 years after Summer Nights with album that includes follow-up to You're The One That I Want
Winter always brings chills, and this year they will be multiplying: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John have announced a holiday album, This Christmas, featuring guest appearances by Cliff Richard, Chick Corea, Barbra Streisand and Kenny G.
It has been 35 years since Travolta and Newton-John appeared together in the movie Grease, scoring worldwide hits with songs such as Summer Nights and You're the One That I Want. That song's enduring success is apparently what initiated the new record: Newton-John recently texted Travolta to tell him the track had become "the bestselling duet in pop music history".
"My desire was to make This Christmas an intimate album, not something too ostentatious or showy," Newton-John said of the new album. "We want to make a lot of people smile and happy."
Most exciting for Grease fans is news of a sequel to You're The One That I Want. I Think You Might Like It, track 10 on This Christmas, is described as a follow-up to Danny and Sandy's lovestruck duet. It was written by John Farrar, the same songwriter who composed the original. "It just fell into place," Newton-John said.
"John and I have always connected," she went on. "That's never gone away … When we're together, we have a good laugh and feel bonded to one another."
Proceeds from This Christmas will benefit the Jett Travolta Foundation, which works with children with disabilities, and Melbourne's Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre. The album is out on 13 November. The original Grease soundtrack album sold 28m copies worldwide and is the sixth best selling soundtrack album ever.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/oct/03/grease-sequel-album-travolta
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