The Friends of Mr. Cairo
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| Friends of Mr. Cairo | ||
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| Studio album by Jon & Vangelis | ||
| Released | 1981 | |
| Recorded | Davout Studios, Paris, and Nemo Studios, London | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Label | Polydor | |
| Producer(s) | Vangelis | |
| Jon & Vangelis chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Short Stories (1979) |
Friends of Mr. Cairo (1981) |
Private Collection (1983) |
The Friends of Mr. Cairo is the second collaboration of Jon Anderson and Vangelis as Jon and Vangelis.
There were two editions of this album:
Contents |
[edit] First edition
with a white cover released without the track "I'll Find My Way Home":
Side A
- The Friends of Mr. Cairo
- Back to School
- Outside of This (Inside of That)
Side B
- State of Independence
- Beside
- The Mayflower
[edit] Second edition
released a couple of weeks later:
Side A
- I'll Find My Way Home
- State of Independence
- Beside
- The Mayflower
Side B
- The Friends of Mr. Cairo
- Back to School
- Outside of This (Inside of That)
The single of "I'll Find My Way Home" stayed for 14 weeks in the Swiss charts and peaked at #1 on March 7, 1982.
"State of Independence" was later a hit single for Donna Summer. Anderson also later re-recorded that song on his solo album "Change We Must", released in 1994.
[edit] Credits
- Composed by Jon Anderson and Vangelis.
- Lyrics and vocals by Jon Anderson.
- Produced, arranged and performed by Vangelis.
- Dick Morrissey - saxophone, flute
- David Coker - voices
- Sally Grace - voices (5)
- Claire Hamill - backing vocals (6)
- Carol Kenyon - backing vocals
- Roger Roche - engineer
- Raine Shine - engineer
- Alwyn Clayden - sleeve
- Veronique Skawinska - photography
