Editing Jon and Vangelis

{{Short description|Musical duo}}
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{{Infobox musical artist|<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name                = Jon and Vangelis
| image               = t_jon_and_vangelis_glossy.jpg
| caption             = Jon Anderson and Vangelis, 1981
| landscape           = yes
| background          = group_or_band
| origin              = [[Greece]]<br />[[United Kingdom]]
| genre               = {{Hlist|[[Synth-pop]]|[[Electronic music|electronic]]|[[Pop music|pop]]<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|author=Paul Simpson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jon-vangelis-mn0000821950/biography|title=Jon & Vangelis &#124; Biography & History|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=2019-09-05}}</ref>}}
| years_active        = 1979&ndash;1991
| label               = [[Polydor Records]]<br />[[Arista Records]]<br />[[Higher Octave Records]]
| associated_acts     = [[Yes (band)|Yes]]<!--Do not add Vangelis, he is a member of the band not an associated act.-->
| past_members        = [[Jon Anderson]]<br />[[Vangelis]]
}}
'''Jon and Vangelis''' was a music collaboration between British rock singer [[Jon Anderson]] (lead vocalist of the [[progressive rock]] band [[Yes (band)|Yes]]) and Greek [[synthesiser]] musician [[Vangelis]]. The duo released four albums between 1980 and 1991.<ref name="AllMusic"/>

==History==
In 1974, Vangelis was considered as a replacement for [[Rick Wakeman]] as keyboardist in Yes,<ref name="AllMusic"/> and although the job went to [[Patrick Moraz]], it led to several collaborations with Anderson, who contributed vocals to Vangelis' ''[[Heaven and Hell (1975 album)|Heaven and Hell]]'' (1975) on the song "So Long Ago, So Clear", [[harp]] to ''[[Opera Sauvage]]'' (1979) on "Flamants Roses" and finally vocals to ''[[See You Later]]'' (1980) on "Suffocation" and "See You Later".

They recorded their first album together, ''[[Short Stories (Jon and Vangelis album)|Short Stories]]'', in 1979,<ref name="AllMusic"/> 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 "[[State of Independence]]". Later pressings of the album included the UK top 10 hit "[[I'll Find My Way Home]]".<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18194/jon-and-vangelis/|title=JON & VANGELIS &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=2020-06-25}}</ref> In 1983, Anderson rejoined Yes and they released the album ''[[90125]]''. Jon and Vangelis released their own album, ''[[Private Collection (Jon and Vangelis album)|Private Collection]]'', the same year.<ref name="AllMusic"/>

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 ''[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album)|Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]]''. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewjon-anderson-soloyesjon-and-vangelis/4133|title=Interview: Jon Anderson|date=23 April 2012|work=hit-channel.com}}</ref>

Vangelis died on 17 May 2022.<ref name="TGDeath">{{cite news |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |title=Vangelis, composer of Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner soundtracks, dies aged 79 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/19/vangelis-greek-composer-chariots-of-fire-blade-runner-dies |date=19 May 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="BBCDeath">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61514850 |title=Vangelis: Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner composer dies at 79 |date=19 May 2022 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=19 May 2022 |title=Vangelis Papathanasiou: Oscar-winning composer passes away at the age of 79 |url=https://www.ot.gr/2022/05/19/english-edition/vangelis-papathanasiou-oscar-winning-composer-passes-away-at-the-age-of-79/ |quote=Vangelis died at hospital in France on Tuesday, where he was being treated for Covid-19 |work=OT.gr |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.npr.org/2022/05/19/1100133193/vangelis-dead|title = Vangelis, famed film composer and synth pioneer, dead at 79|publisher = [[NPR]]|date = 19 May 2022|access-date = 19 May 2022|last = Limbong|first =Andrew}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
====Studio albums====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details
! colspan="10" |Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" |[[Music recording certification|Certifications]]
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=JON & VANGELIS {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18194/jon-and-vangelis/ |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name="aus">{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |page=160 |author-link=David Kent (historian)}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal |url=https://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=jon%20and%20vangelis&cat=a |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=austriancharts.at}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br/><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2013-07-17 |title=Image : RPM Weekly |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0403&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0403.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0403 |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.bac-lac.gc.ca}}</ref><ref name=":03">{{Cite web |date=2013-07-17 |title=Image : RPM Weekly |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6235b&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6235b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6235b |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.bac-lac.gc.ca}}</ref><br/>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Dutch Album Top 100|NL]]<br /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=jon%20and%20vangelis&cat=a |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=dutchcharts.nl}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal |url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=a&search=jon+and+vangelis |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=charts.nz}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Productores de Música de España|SPA]]<br /><ref name=":32">{{cite book |last=Salaverri |first=Fernando |title=Sólo éxitos 1959–2012 |date=2015 |publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE |isbn=978-84-8048-866-2 |edition=1st |location=Spain}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal |url=https://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=jon+and+vangelis |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=swedishcharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="Awards">{{cite web |title=Jon & Vangelis - Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jon-vangelis-mn0000821950/awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604013001/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jon-vangelis-mn0000821950/awards |archive-date=4 June 2012 |access-date=19 March 2022 |website=AllMusic}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Short Stories (Jon and Vangelis album)|Short Stories]]''
|
* Released: January 1980
* Label: [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
* Formats: [[LP record|LP]], [[Cassette tape|MC]]
|4
|65
|18
|—
|30
|1
|—
|—
|—
|125
|
* [[NVPI|NL]]: Gold<ref name="BVMI">{{cite certification|region=Netherlands|artist=Jon and Vangelis|access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: Gold<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Jon and Vangelis|access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[The Friends of Mr Cairo]]''
|
* Released: 3 July 1981
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: LP, MC
|6
|9
|8
|2
|13
|3
|—
|—
|35
|64
|
* AUS: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/aNf84lX.jpg|title=Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)|via=Imgur.com|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref>
* [[Music Canada|CAN]]: Platinum<ref name="BVMI2">{{cite certification|region=Canada|artist=Jon and Vangelis|access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref>
* UK: Gold<ref name="BPI" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Private Collection (Jon and Vangelis album)|Private Collection]]''
|
* Released: May 1983
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: LP, MC
|22
|31
|18
|78
|27
|15
|45
|10
|24
|148
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Page of Life]]''
|
* Released: 9 September 1991
* Label: [[Arista Records|Arista]]
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], LP, MC
* Re-released in 1998 with different tracks
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|37
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
| colspan="13" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}

====Compilation albums====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details
! colspan="3" |Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name=":1" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name=":2" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Dutch Album Top 100|NL]]<br /><ref name=":3" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[The Best of Jon and Vangelis]]''
|
* Released: 27 July 1984
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: CD, LP, MC
|42
|52
|42
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Chronicles (Jon and Vangelis album)|Chronicles]]''
|
* Released: 19 September 1994
* Label: [[Universal Music Group|Spectrum Music]]
* Formats: CD, MC
|—
|—
|—
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:17em;" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:2em;" | Year
! colspan="10" |Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" |Certifications
! rowspan="2" |Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name=":1" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name="aus" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BE (FL)]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?cat=s&search=jon+and+vangelis |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.ultratop.be}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2013-07-17 |title=Image : RPM Weekly |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0415&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0415.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0415 |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.bac-lac.gc.ca}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name=":2" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=irishcharts.ie}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Dutch Single Top 100|NL]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=jon%20and%20vangelis&cat=s |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=dutchcharts.nl}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch |url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=jon+and+vangelis |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=swisscharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Productores de Música de España|SPA]]<br /><ref name=":32" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="Awards" />
|-
! scope="row" |"[[I Hear You Now]]"
|1979
|8
|—
|3
|—
|69
|12
|9
|—
|—
|58
|
| rowspan="2" |''Short Stories''
|-
! scope="row" |"One More Time"{{efn-ua|Released in the US}}
|1980
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"The Friends of Mr Cairo"
| rowspan="5" |1981
|—
|99
|—
|1
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
* CAN: Gold<ref name="BVMI2" />
| rowspan="4" |''The Friends of Mr Cairo''
|-
! scope="row" |"[[State of Independence]]"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"Back to School"{{efn-ua|Released in Canada}}
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"Outside of This"{{efn-ua|Released in the Netherlands}}
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"[[I'll Find My Way Home]]"
|6
|22
|3
|—
|6
|2
|2
|1
|—
|51
|
* UK: Silver<ref name="BPI" />
|{{N/A|Non-album single}}{{efn-ua|included on the Second Edition of ''"The Friends of Mr Cairo"''}}
|-
! scope="row" |"And When the Night Comes"
| rowspan="4" |1983
|87
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
| rowspan="4" |''Private Collection''
|-
! scope="row" |"He Is Sailing"
|61
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"Deborah"{{efn-ua|Released in Spain and Brazil}}
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|22
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"Polonaise"{{efn-ua|Released in France}}
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"State of Independence"{{efn-ua|Re-release}}
|1984
|67
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|''The Best of Jon and Vangelis''
|-
! scope="row" |"Wisdom Chain"
|1991
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|''Page of Life''
|-
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}

Notes:
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===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Video
! Album
|-
| 1979
| "I Hear You Now"
| ''Short Stories''
|-
| 1981
| "The Friends of Mr Cairo"
| ''The Friends of Mr Cairo''
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/95452-Jon-Vangelis/ Jon and Vangelis discography]

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