Jon and Vangelis was a music collaboration between British rock singer

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(lead vocalist of the

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band Yes) and Greek synthesiser musician

Vangelis Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (, ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; , ), was a Greek musician, composer, and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. He composed ...

. 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",

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to ''

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'' (1979) on "Flamants Roses" and finally vocals to '' See You Later'' (1980) on "Suffocation" and "See You Later". They recorded their first album together, ''

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'', 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 released his second solo album, '' Song of Seven''. Vangelis released his ''See You Later'' album the same year, with Anderson contributing vocals to two songs. The two reunited to record their second album, '' The Friends of Mr Cairo'', in 1981, including the songs "Friends of Mr Cairo" and "

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". Later pressings of the album included the UK top 10 hit " I'll Find My Way Home". In 1983, Anderson rejoined Yes and they released the album ''

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''. Jon and Vangelis released their own album, '' Private Collection'', the same year. In 1986, the duo made a few attempts at writing a new album, but much of this work was never officially released under the Jon and Vangelis name. Twelve tracks were compiled on 1991's '' Page of Life'', while other songs from these sessions appeared in later works, including "Let's Pretend", the last song on the 1989 album ''

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''. Anderson ultimately took it upon himself to rework ''Page of Life'', which was released in 1998 in the United States only with nine tracks. In 2011, Anderson approached Vangelis for a possible new collaboration but he did not receive a reply. Vangelis died on 17 May 2022.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Notes:

Music videos

References

External links

Jon and Vangelis discography
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