''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

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and features songs by the film's star

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, as well as songs from various other artists. Although the film was a critical and commercial disappointment, the soundtrack was successful, especially in the United States, where it was certified Platinum by RIAA.

Overview

The soundtrack was produced by

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. The album contains songs recorded by Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, Patti Austin,

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, Boz Scaggs, the bands

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and

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. Newton-John and Travolta had previously worked together on the film '' Grease'', which became a box office hit, the same success awaited the

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and singles from it, including their duet "

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." This time around, they reteamed for another duet, "Take a Chance", which was released as a single in some territories, the very first single to credit Newton-John as a writer (she, in fact, wrote the lyrics; the music was written by Foster and Toto's Steve Lukather). In the U.S. the song was a b-side and only serviced to radio. On the strength of the latter, it entered the top three of the

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chart,. In Canada, it hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary charts. Newton-John's American top 5 hit " Twist of Fate" was nominated for

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at the

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. The song also hit #4 in both Canada and Australia and became a #1 single in Luxembourg. "(Livin' in) Desperate Times" was issued as the second single in the U.S. and reached number 31 in the Hot 100. In support of the album , two additional single were issued. " Ask the Lonely" by Journey, which was originally intended for the album '' Frontiers'' (1983) hit #3 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart. "It's Gonna Be Special" by Patti Austin, hit #82 on the Hot 100 and also entered the

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chart at number 15 and top 5 of the dance chart in 1984,.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications and sales

''Twist of Fate'' video

''Twist of Fate'' is a 1983 video collection of the music videos from the ''Two of a Kind'' soundtrack by

. The video was released on VHS and LaserDisc by MCA Home Video. All videos of standard release are directed by

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except for "Take a Chance", which was directed by David Mallet.

Track listing

References

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