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Private Collection

 
Album Review: Private Collection

  • Artist: Jon & Vangelis
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1983
  • Total Time: 47:26
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Electronica

Review

Jon & Vangelis' first two albums really seemed to be building up to this point. With Private Collection, the two artists (Jon Anderson of Yes fame and Vangelis) have created what feels just a bit like a classical work. Truly the nearly 23-minute "Horizon" really feels a lot like a modern symphony. It is definitely the culmination of their work together, their most ambitious effort. The shorter cuts on the album all have their moments and surely hold up to anything from the previous releases, but "Horizon" stands far above them all. It combines the best elements of Anderson's work in Yes with the electronically classically tinged stylings of Vangelis to produce a work that is near masterpiece in its quality. It is a life-affirming, positive piece. Among the other highlights of the disc are "Deborah" and "He Is Sailing." If you only buy one Jon & Vangelis album, choose the best-of collection. However, if you opt for a second disc, this is the one. ~ Gary Hill, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Italian Song (Lyrics) Vangelis, Jon Anderson Vangelis, Jon Anderson, Jon & Vangelis (2:54)
And When the Night Comes (Lyrics) Jon Anderson, Vangelis Jon Anderson, Jon & Vangelis, Vangelis (4:37)
Deborah (Lyrics) Vangelis, Jon Anderson Jon & Vangelis, Vangelis, Jon Anderson (4:56)
Polonaise Vangelis, Jon Anderson, Frédéric Chopin Vangelis, Jon Anderson, Jon & Vangelis (5:26)
He Is Sailing (Lyrics) Jon Anderson, Vangelis Jon & Vangelis, Jon Anderson, Vangelis (6:49)
Horizon Jon Anderson, Vangelis Jon & Vangelis, Jon Anderson, Vangelis (22:53)

Credits

Tony Latham (Design), Jerome Vandekrugt (Engineer), Vangelis (Photography), Dick Morrissey (Wind), Hitoshi Takiguchi (Mastering Engineer), Vangelis (Performer), Minoru Harada (Product Manager), Raine Shine (Engineer), Jerome Van de Krugy (Engineer), Kiyoshi Tokiwa (Art Coordinator), Tony Latham (Photography), Jon Anderson (Performer), Vangelis (Producer), Dick Morrisey (Saxophone), Vangelis (Design), Alwyn Clayden (Design), Vangelis (Arranger), Alwyn Clayden (Photography)
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Private Collection
Studio album by Jon & Vangelis
Released 1983
Genre Electronic music
Length 47:26
Label Polydor Records
Producer Vangelis
Jon & Vangelis chronology
The Friends of Mr. Cairo
(1981)
Private Collection
(1983)
The Best of Jon & Vangelis
(1984)

Private Collection is the third studio album produced by Jon & Vangelis (Jon Anderson and Vangelis), released by Polydor in 1983. "He is Sailing" was released as a single shortly before the album.

Track listing

  1. "Italian Song" (2:53)
  2. "And When the Night Comes" (4:35)
  3. "Deborah" (4:54)
  4. "Polonaise" (5:24)
  5. "He Is Sailing" (6:47)
  6. "Horizon" (22:53)

Personnel

  • Jon Anderson - Vocals
  • Vangelis - Keyboards / Synthesisers / Programming
  • Dick Morrissey - Saxophone

Music composed by Vangelis Lyrics composed by Jon Anderson

Arranged and Produced by Vangelis.



 
 

 

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