I'll Find My Way Home is a song written by
Jon Anderson and
Vangelis
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou ( el, Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; el, Βαγγέλης, links=no ), was a Greek composer and arranger of ...
for the
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, V ...
' 1981 album ''
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 Cai ...
''. The song was released late November 1981. It was later covered by numerous artists, including
Demis Roussos
Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos ( ; el, Αρτέμιος "Ντέμης" Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος, ; 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek singer, songwriter and musician. As a band member he is best remembered for his work in ...
,
Chayanne
Elmer Figueroa Arce (born June 28, 1968), better known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide, making him one of ...
,
Gregorian,
Project Pitchfork, Spanish singer
Ana Belén
María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta (born 27 May 1951, Madrid), known professionally as Ana Belén, is a Spanish actress and singer.
Life/career
Born in 1951, Ana Belén is the oldest of three children. Her father was a cook in Hotel Palace, and ...
, or Czech singer
Hana Zagorová
Hana Zagorová (6 September 1946 – 26 August 2022) was a Czech singer-songwriter, actress, and presenter who recorded music since 1964. She is considered to be one of the most famous Czech singers. She won the national Zlatý slavík music a ...
. The song is also featured in the movie ''
The Challengers''.
Charts
In the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
, 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, #9 Sweden, #13 France, #19 Austria and also reached #22 in Australia and #45 in New Zealand.
In 2012, it reached #4 on the Sweden Digital Songs chart.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Cover version
A cover version of the Song, ''Im Land das Ewigkeit heißt'', is sung and produced by
Waterloo in 1982.
References
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1981 singles
1982 singles
Vangelis songs
Jon Anderson songs
Songs written by Jon Anderson
Songs with music by Vangelis
1981 songs