The Friends of Mr Cairo | ||||
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Released | 3 July 1981 | |||
Studio | Davout Studios, Paris, and Nemo Studios, London | |||
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Length | 45:42 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Vangelis | |||
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Singles from The Friends of Mr Cairo | ||||
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The Friends of Mr Cairo is the second album by Jon and Vangelis,released in July 1981.
A second edition of the album,released in January 1982, [3] includes the single "I'll Find My Way Home",which according to Anderson was added in response to poor initial sales of the album,and which was a big hit across Europe at the time,peaking at No. 1 in Switzerland,No. 2 in The Netherlands and No. 6 in the UK. [4]
"State of Independence" was later a hit single for Donna Summer,and a decade later for Moodswings with Chrissie Hynde on vocal. Anderson also later re-recorded that song on his solo album Change We Must ,released in 1994.
The album saw considerable success in Canada,with the album reaching #2 for 3 weeks,and was #15 in the Best of 1981. [5]
The title track,"The Friends of Mr Cairo",was No. 1 on the Canadian singles chart for 5 weeks in late 1981,although it was not a hit elsewhere, [6] [7] but made No. 99 in Australia for one week on 2 November 1981. [8] Its accompanying music video serves as an ode to classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s,including references to the classic film noir The Maltese Falcon . Joel Cairo (Mr Cairo) is the character played by Peter Lorre in The Maltese Falcon. The track incorporates sound effects and voice impressions of the stars of the era,most notably Lorre,Humphrey Bogart,Sydney Greenstreet,and Jimmy Stewart.
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Weekly charts
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Album
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [17] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada) [18] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
"The Friends of Mr Cairo" single
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [18] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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