The Best of Jon and Vangelis

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The Best of Jon and Vangelis
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Greatest hits album by
Released27 July 1984 [1]
Recorded1979–1983
Genre Electronic music
Length50:43
Label Polydor
Producer Vangelis
Jon and Vangelis chronology
Private Collection
(1983)
The Best of Jon and Vangelis
(1984)
Page of Life
(1991)
Singles from The Best of Jon and Vangelis
  1. "State of Independence"
    Released: 20 July 1984 [2]
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The Best of Jon and Vangelis is a compilation album by the Jon and Vangelis duo, the musical collaboration between Yes frontman Jon Anderson and Greek synthesizer musician, Vangelis. Released in 1984 by Polydor Records, the album features songs from their first three studio albums: Short Stories , The Friends of Mr Cairo and Private Collection .

Contents

It peaked at number 42 in UK and spent 9 weeks in the charts. It was the duo's last charting album in the UK and their lowest peaking album in this country.

Track listing

TrackTitleLengthAlbum
1Italian Song2:54 Private Collection
2 I'll Find My Way Home 4:29 The Friends of Mr Cairo
3 State of Independence (Single Edit)4:22The Friends of Mr. Cairo
4One More Time6:15 Short Stories
5A Play Within a Play7:00Short Stories
6The Friends of Mr Cairo11:50The Friends of Mr Cairo
7Outside of This (Inside of That)5:03The Friends of Mr Cairo
8He Is Sailing (Single Edit)4:11Private Collection
9 I Hear You Now (Single Edit)4:48Short Stories

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 52
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 42

References

  1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 27.
  2. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 14.
  3. The Best of Jon and Vangelis at AllMusic
  4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Jon and Vangelis – The Best of Jon and Vangelis" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jon and Vangelis – The Best of Jon and Vangelis" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.