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The Best Of Jon And Vangelis
''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''. 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 Personnel * Jon Anderson - Composer, Vocals * Vangelis - Composer, Arranger, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano, Electronics * Carol Kenyon - Backing vocals * Dick Morrissey - Flute, Saxophone ;Production * Sleeve design - Vangelis Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou ( el, Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; el, Βαγγέλης, links=no ), was a G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon And Vangelis
Jon and Vangelis was a music collaboration between British rock singer Jon Anderson (lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Yes) and Greek synthesiser musician Vangelis. The duo released four albums between 1980 and 1991. History In 1974, Vangelis was considered as a replacement for Rick Wakeman as keyboardist in Yes, and although the job went to Patrick Moraz, it led to several collaborations with Anderson, who contributed vocals to Vangelis' '' Heaven and Hell'' (1975) on the song "So Long Ago, So Clear", harp to '' Opera Sauvage'' (1979) on "Flamants Roses" and finally vocals to ''See You Later'' (1980) on "Suffocation" and "See You Later". They recorded their first album together, ''Short Stories'', in 1979, producing the major hit " I Hear You Now" as well as "One More Time". Anderson wrote the lyrics and Vangelis composed the music. In 1980, Anderson left Yes and while he published his third solo album, ''Song of Seven'' in 1980, Vangelis did the same with ''See You L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Friends Of Mr Cairo
The Friends of Mr Cairo is the second album by Jon and Vangelis, released in 1981. There are two editions of the album, with different sleeves. Both were released in 1981 within a few weeks of each other. The title track, "The Friends of Mr Cairo", peaked at No. 1 on the Canadian singles chart in late 1981, though the track was not a hit elsewhere. The second edition of the album 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 stayed in the Swiss charts for 14 weeks and peaked at No. 1 on 7 March 1982. It also peaked at No. 6 in the UK. The album was #2 in Canada for 3 weeks, and was #15 in the Best of 1981. " 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 title track and its accompanying music video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Compilation Albums
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Raine Shine
Raine is a name derived from any of several personal names (such as Raymond or Lorraine), and may refer to: ;Given name * Raine Baljak (born 1996), Filipino-Australian beauty queen titleholder * Raine Karp (born 1939), Estonian architect * Raine Loo (1945-2020), Estonian actress * Raine Maida (born 1970), Canadian musician and vocalist * Raine Nuutinen (1931-2012), Finnish basketball player * Raine Peltokoski, Finnish sport shooter * Raine Seville (born 1986), Jamaican dancehall and reggae artist * Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer (born 1929), step-mother of Lady Diana, Princess of Wales * Raine Storey (born 1995), Canadian artist * Raine Tuononen (born 1970), Finnish ice hockey player ;Surname * Adrian Raine (born 1954), British-American psychologist * Craig Raine (born 1944), English poet * David Raine (born 1957), English footballer * James Raine (1791-1858), English historian * James Raine (footballer) (1886–1928), English footballer * Jessica Raine (born 1982), Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphael Preston
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period. His father was court painter to the ruler of the small but highly cultured city of Urbino. He died when Raphael was eleven, and Raphael seems to have played a role in managing the family workshop from this point. He trained in the workshop of Perugino, and was described as a fully trained "master" by 1500. He worked in or for several cities in north Italy until in 1508 he moved to Rome at the invitation of the pope, to work on the Vatican Palace. He was given a series of important commissions there and elsewhere in the city, and began to work as an architect. He was sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alwyn Clayden
Alwyn is a name, primarily used as a given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Alwyn Bramley-Moore (1878–1916), politician and soldier from Alberta, Canada *Alwyn Davey (born 1984), Indigenous Australian rules footballer * Alwyn Eato (born 1929), English cricketer *Alwyn Hamilton, author of ''Rebel of the Sands'' *Alwyn Jones (biophysicist) (born 1947), Welsh biophysicist and professor at the University of Uppsala *Alwyn Jones (athlete) (born 1985), Australian triple jumper *Alwyn Kurts (1915–2000), Australian drama and comedy actor *Alwyn MacArchill (12th century), a ''rannair'' to the King of Scots *Alwyn Morris (born 1957), Canadian flatwater canoeist *Alwyn Myburgh (born 1980), South African hurdler *Alwyn Rice Jones (1934–2007), Archbishop of Wales from 1991 to 1999 *Alwyn Schlebusch (1917–2008), Vice State President of South Africa 1981–1984 *Alwyn Scott (born 1963), American business journalist and editor *Alwyn Sheppard Fidler CBE (1909–199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Morrissey
Richard Edwin Morrissey (9 May 1940 – 8 November 2000) was a British jazz musician and composer. He played the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and flute. Biography Background He was born in Horley, Surrey, England. Dick Morrissey emerged in the early 1960s in the wake of Tubby Hayes, Britain’s pre-eminent sax player at the time. Self-taught, he started playing clarinet in his school band, The Delta City Jazzmen, at the age of sixteen with fellow pupils Robin Mayhew (trumpet), Eric Archer (trombone), Steve Pennells (banjo), Glyn Greenfield (drums), and young brother Chris on tea-chest bass. He then joined the Original Climax Jazz Band. Going on to join trumpeter Gus Galbraith's Septet, where alto-sax player Peter King introduced him to Charlie Parker's recordings, he began specialising on tenor saxophone shortly after. Making his name as a hard bop player, he appeared regularly at the Marquee Club from August 1960, and recorded his first solo album at the age of 21, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Kenyon
Carol Kenyon (sometimes spelt Karol; born 1959) is a British singer. She is best known for her vocals on the Heaven 17 hit song "Temptation", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1983. When the song was re-released as a remix by Brothers in Rhythm in 1992, again featuring Carol's vocals, it made number 4. She was also featured on the Paul Hardcastle hit " Don't Waste My Time", which got to number 8 in 1986. Early life When Kenyon was a child, she was encouraged to sing and dance. She took lessons and entered arts festival contests. She played piano. She enjoyed listening to the collection of jazz records her father had. She was singing with a school choir at a music festival in Harrow. A young musician also appearing there, Guy Barker, heard her. He encouraged her to work more seriously on singing. Eventually Barker encouraged her to attend an National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) engagement. There, after hearing her sing, NYJO took her on, as its first regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Hear You Now
"I Hear You Now" is a song by Jon and Vangelis Jon and Vangelis was a music collaboration between British rock singer Jon Anderson (lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Yes) and Greek synthesiser musician Vangelis. The duo released four albums between 1980 and 1991. History In 1974, ... released in November 1979 and is their debut single from their first album '' Short Stories''. It peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Charts, making it the duo's second biggest hit in that country. Track listing # "I Hear You Now" – 5:12 # "Thunder" – 2:12 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References {{authority control 1979 singles 1979 songs Vangelis songs Jon Anderson songs Songs written by Jon Anderson Songs with music by Vangelis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Find My Way Home
I'll Find My Way Home is a song written by Jon Anderson and Vangelis for the Jon and Vangelis' 1981 album ''The Friends of Mr Cairo''. The song was released late November 1981. It was later covered by numerous artists, including Demis Roussos, Chayanne, Gregorian, Project Pitchfork, Spanish singer Ana Belén, or Czech singer Hana Zagorová. The song is also featured in the movie '' The Challengers''. Charts In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at #6 and was certified Silver (1982) for sales of over 250,000 copies by BPI. It reached #51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #41 on the Adult Contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ... chart. In Europe, it peaked at #1 in Switzerland and Poland, #2 Ireland and Netherlands, #3 Belgium, #5 Israel, #6 West Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Album Charts
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays (previously Sundays). It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (top 5) and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on UKChartsPlus as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album (as in the case of The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums) in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums book only including this data. As of 2021, the OCC still only tracks how many UK Top 75s album hits and how many weeks in Top 75 albums chart each artist has achieved. To qualify for the Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Stories (Jon And Vangelis Album)
''Short Stories'' is the debut album by Jon and Vangelis, the collaboration between Jon Anderson of the progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes and electronic music pioneer Vangelis. This was not the first time that the two had worked together: Vangelis had auditioned to be Rick Wakeman's replacement in Yes in 1974, but the role was given to Patrick Moraz. In 1975, Jon Anderson sang on "So Long Ago So Clear" from ''Heaven and Hell (Vangelis album), Heaven and Hell''. Background and composition Putting overdubs aside, the cuts on ''Short Stories'' were all improvised one-take tape recordings tracked in 1979, with the album's working title ''Spont.'' [Spontaneous] ''Music'' based on this process. Vangelis said that the album may have taken a total of only two and a half non-consecutive weeks to produce, and "just four days to start with." Both Anderson and Vangelis wanted to work together just to have a fun time, the former explaining, "I won't say effortless, but the enjoyment of makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
