The Friends of Mr. Cairo

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The Friends of Mr. Cairo
Cover of second release
Studio album by Jon & Vangelis
Released	1981
Recorded	Davout Studios, Paris, and Nemo Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Polydor
Producer	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 & Vangelis. There are two editions of this album, with different sleeves. Both versions were released in 1981 and only a couple of weeks after each other. The second edition includes the single "I'll Find My Way Home", which stayed for 14 weeks in the Swiss charts and peaked at #1 on March 7, 1982 (1982-03-07). "State of Independence" was later a hit single for Donna Summer, and a decade later for Moodswings with Chrissie Hynde on vocal. Anderson also later re-recorded that song on his solo album Change We Must, released in 1994.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 First edition 1.1.1 Side A 1.1.2 Side B 1.2 Second edition 1.2.1 Side A 1.2.2 Side B 1.3 CD 2 Credits 3 External links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] First edition

[edit] Side A

1. "The Friends of Mr. Cairo" – 12:04
2. "Back to School" – 5:06
3. "Outside of This (Inside of That)" – 5:00

[edit] Side B

4. "State of Independence" – 7:53
5. "Beside" – 4:08
6. "The Mayflower" – 6:35

[edit] Second edition

[edit] Side A

1. "I'll Find My Way Home" – 4:29
2. "State of Independence" – 7:53
3. "Beside" – 4:08
4. "The Mayflower" – 6:35

[edit] Side B

5. "The Friends of Mr. Cairo" – 12:04
6. "Back to School" – 5:06
7. "Outside of This (Inside of That)" – 5:00

[edit] CD

1. "I'll Find My Way Home" – 4:29
2. "State of Independence" – 7:53
3. "Beside" – 4:08
4. "The Mayflower" – 6:35
5. "The Friends of Mr. Cairo" – 12:04
6. "Back to School" – 5:06
7. "Outside of This (Inside of That)" – 5:00

[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

[edit] External links

• Review on Vangelis Movements

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