Private Collection (Jon and Vangelis album)

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Private Collection
PrivateCollection.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1983
Genre Electronic music
Length47:26
Label Polydor, 813 174-1
Producer Vangelis
Jon and Vangelis chronology
The Friends of Mr Cairo
(1981)
Private Collection
(1983)
The Best of Jon and Vangelis
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Private Collection is the third album released by Jon and Vangelis, released in May 1983 on Polydor Records. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jon Anderson and Vangelis

  1. "Italian Song" (2:53)
  2. "And When the Night Comes" (4:35)
  3. "Deborah" (4:54)
  4. "Polonaise" (5:24)
  5. "He Is Sailing" (6:49)
  6. "Horizon" (22:53)

Personnel

with:

Credits

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [3] 31
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 18
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5] 78
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 27
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8] 45
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 24
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 22
US Billboard 200 [11] 148

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