Page of Life

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Page of Life
Jon & Vangelis - Page of Life album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released26 August 1991
Recorded1986–91
StudioSound Studios, Athens
Forum Studios, Rome
Record Plant, Los Angeles
Genre
Length52:21
Label Arista (Germany/South Korea/Brazil/Argentina)
Producer Vangelis
Jon and Vangelis chronology
The Best of Jon and Vangelis
(1984)
Page of Life
(1991)
Chronicles
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Page of Life is the fourth and final studio album by Jon and Vangelis. It was recorded in 1986 in Athens and Rome and released in 1991 by Arista Records, and is their last studio collaboration as a duo. It was initially unavailable in the United States but was later re-released by Higher Octave with the bonus track "Change We Must", but missing four other tracks and other differences. [2]

Contents

Reception

Allmusic reviewer Jonathan Widran describes the songs on Page of Life as "amazing showcases" for Jon Anderson's singing and Vangelis' instrumentation; the lyrics are described as "clever social commentary". Widran singles out for praise the songs "Garden of Senses", "Anyone Can Light a Candle" and "Is It Love", which he describes as "whimsical and elegant." [2]

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record describes the album as "a thoroughly pleasant album", with the title track featuring "overblown lyrics but a gorgeous vocal and instrumental performance". The Record also praises Vangelis' guitar sound on the fifth track, "Little Guitar". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Wisdom Chain" (5:21)
  2. "Page of Life" (3:16)
  3. "Money" (6:07)
  4. "Jazzy Box" (3:14)
  5. "Garden of Senses" (6:23)
  6. "Is It Love" (4:27)
  7. "Anyone Can Light a Candle" (3:46)
  8. "Be a Good Friend of Mine" (4:14)
  9. "Shine for Me" (4:10)
  10. "Genevieve" (3:48)
  11. "Journey to Ixtlan" (5:50)
  12. "Little Guitar" (1:45)

Alternate US release

The alternate US version was released in 1998, and was not approved by Vangelis. [4] This version is different from the original release:

  1. "Change We Must" (6:28)
  2. "Anyone Can Light a Candle" (3:43)
  3. "Page of Life" (3:17)
  4. "Money" (5:45)
  5. "Little Guitar" (1:42)
  6. "Garden of Senses" (6:42)
  7. "Genevieve" (3:45)
  8. "Shine for Me" (4:01)
  9. "Wisdom Chain" (10:44)

2013 remastered release

In 2013, Cherry Red Records released a remastered version of Page of Life, along with five other Vangelis albums. It contains the same tracks as the original 1991 album with an additional track, "Sing with Your Eyes".

  1. "Wisdom Chain" (5:22)
  2. "Page of Life" (3:16)
  3. "Money" (6:08)
  4. "Jazzy Box" (3:16)
  5. "Garden of Senses" (6:22)
  6. "Is It Love" (4:28)
  7. "Anyone Can Light a Candle" (3:49)
  8. "Be a Good Friend of Mine" (4:14)
  9. "Shine for Me" (4:11)
  10. "Genevieve" (3:47)
  11. "Journey to Ixtlan" (5:51)
  12. "Little Guitar" (1:49)
  13. "Sing with Your Eyes" (bonus) (5:20)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 37

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References

  1. Wildran, Jonathan (2021). "Page of Life - Jon & Vangelis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 Widran, Jonathan. "Page of Life - Jon & Vangelis". Allmusic . Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  3. "Sounds". Kitchener-Waterloo Record . Kitchener, Ontario. 6 February 1992. p. C.7. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  4. "Vangelis Collector - Music - Jon & Vangelis - Page of Life 1998".
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Jon and Vangelis – Page of Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 January 2020.