Short Stories (Jon and Vangelis album)

Short Stories

Album cover
Studio album by Jon and Vangelis
Released January 1980
Recorded 1979
Genre Electronic music
Length 53:12
Label Polydor
Producer Vangelis
Jon and Vangelis chronology
Tormato
(1978)		 Short Stories
(with Jon & Vangelis)
(1980)		 Song of Seven
(with Jon Anderson)
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Short Stories is the debut album by Jon and Vangelis, the collaborative effort between Jon Anderson of the prog rock band Yes and electronic music pioneer Evangelos Papathanassiou. Although 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 sung on "So Long Ago So Clear" from Heaven and Hell.

Contents

Track listing

Vinyl and Cassette

  1. "Curious Electric" 6:42
  2. "Each and Everyday" 3:43
  3. "Bird Song" 1:26
  4. "I Hear You Now" 5:13
  5. "The Road" 4:31
  6. "Far Away in Baagad" 2:18
  7. "Love Is" 5:46
  8. "One More Time" 6:18
  9. "Thunder" 2:14
  10. "A Play Within a Play" 7:00

CD

The CD insert lists ten tracks as per the vinyl / cassette release, but the CD is actually divided into eight tracks as follows.

  1. "Curious Electric" 6:42
  2. "Each and Everyday / Bird Song" 5:08
  3. "I Hear You Now" 5:13
  4. "The Road" 4:31
  5. "Far Away in Baagad / Love Is" 8:04
  6. "One More Time" 6:18
  7. "Thunder" 2:14
  8. "A Play Within a Play" 7:00

Personnel

Charts

Year Chart Position
1980 Billboard Pop Albums 125
1980 UK Albums Chart 4

Production

References

  1. ^ Connolly, Dave (2011 [last update]). "Short Stories - Jon & Vangelis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10536. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
Jon Anderson
Studio albums
Olias of Sunhillow · Song of Seven · Animation · 3 Ships · In the City of Angels · Deseo · Change We Must · Angels Embrace · Toltec · Lost Tapes of Opio · The Promise Ring · Earth Mother Earth · The More You Know · Survival & Other Stories · Open
Live albums
Live from La La Land
Jon & Vangelis
Anderson/Wakeman
Related articles
Vangelis
Studio albums
Soundtracks
Collaboration albums
Compilations
Pseudonyms
  • Who/Sad Face (Odyssey)
  • Red Square (Mama O')