Jon and Vangelis

Jon and Vangelis

Company type	Musical partnership
Industry	Music
Founded	1979
Founder	Jon Anderson, Vangelis
Defunct	1991
Products	Albums, singles

Jon and Vangelis represented a musical partnership between British rock vocalist Jon Anderson, known as the frontman of the progressive rock group Yes, and the Greek electronic composer Vangelis. Together, they produced four albums spanning from 1980 through 1991.

History

In 1974, Vangelis was considered as a potential keyboardist for Yes, which initiated creative exchanges with Anderson. Anderson lent his voice to several of Vangelis' works, including Heaven and Hell (1975), Opera Sauvage (1979), and See You Later (1980).

Their debut album, Short Stories (1979), featured the popular track "I Hear You Now". The songwriting process involved Anderson crafting the lyrics while Vangelis composed the instrumental parts. Following Anderson’s departure from Yes in 1980, the duo reunited to produce their sophomore album, The Friends of Mr Cairo (1981), which yielded the UK top 10 single "I'll Find My Way Home". Anderson returned to Yes in 1983, releasing 90125, coinciding with Jon and Vangelis unveiling Private Collection that same year.

Work on a subsequent album began in 1986; however, much of this material remained unreleased until it appeared on 1991's Page of Life. Certain tracks were later incorporated into Anderson’s solo projects. A revised edition of Page of Life was issued in the United States in 1998. In 2011, Anderson attempted to initiate a new collaboration with Vangelis but did not receive a response.

Vangelis passed away on 17 May 2022.

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK	AUS	AUT	CAN	GER	NL	NZ	SPA	SWE	US
Short Stories	Released: January 1980 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC	4	65	18	—	30	1	—	—	—	125	NL: Gold UK: Gold
The Friends of Mr Cairo	Released: 3 July 1981 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC	6	9	8	2	13	3	—	—	35	64	AUS: Platinum CAN: Platinum UK: Gold
Private Collection	Released: May 1983 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC	22	31	18	78	27	15	45	10	24	148
Page of Life	Released: 9 September 1991 Label: Arista Formats: CD, LP, MC Reissued in 1998 featuring alternate tracks	—	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	—	—

|- colspan="13" style="font-size:90%" | "—" indicates albums that did not chart or were unavailable in that market.

Compilation albums

Title	Album information	Highest chart rankings
		UK	GER	NL
The Best of Jon and Vangelis	Released on: 27 July 1984 Record label: Polydor Available formats: CD, LP, MC	42	52	42
Chronicles	Release date: 19 September 1994 Label: Spectrum Music Formats issued: CD, MC	—	—	—
The symbol "—" indicates titles that did not chart or were not distributed in the specified region.

Singles

Song title	Release year	Peak positions on charts										Certifications	Associated album
		UK	AUS	BE (FL)	CAN	GER	IRE	NL	SWI	SPA	US
"I Hear You Now"	1979	8	—	3	—	69	12	9	—	—	58		Short Stories
"One More Time"	1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Friends of Mr Cairo"	1981	—	99	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	CAN: Gold certification	The Friends of Mr Cairo
"State of Independence"	1981	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Back to School"	"1981"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	""
"Outside of This"	"1981"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	""
"I'll Find My Way Home"	"1981"	"6"	"22"	"3"	"—"	"6"	"2"	"2"	"1"	"—"	"51"	UK: Silver certification
"And When the Night Comes"	"1983"	"87"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
"He Is Sailing "	"1983 "	"61 "	"— "	"— "	"— "	"— "	"— "	"— "	"— "	"— "	"— "
"Deborah "	(1983)	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| 22 "	"| — "
"Polonaise "	(1983)	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "
"State of Independence "(Re-release)	(1984)	67	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	"| — "	The Best of Jon and Vangelis
"Wisdom Chain "(1991)	(1991)	" "	" "	" "	" "	" "	" "	" "	" "	" "	Page of Life

Music videos

Year	Title	Album
1979	"I Hear You Now"	Short Stories
1981	"The Friends of Mr Cairo"	The Friends of Mr Cairo