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Heaven And Hell (vangelis Album)




  Type Album
  Artist Vangelis
  Cover Vangelis_Heaven_and_Helljpg
  Background orange
  Released 1975
  Recorded September 1975
  Genre Electronica
  Length 48:12
  Label Windham Hill
  Producer Vangelis
  Last Album ''Cosmos''<br />(1974)
  This Album '''''Heaven and Hell'''''<br />(1975)
  Next Album '' Albedo 039 ''<br />(1976)


''Heaven and Hell'', released in 1975, is the second solo album by Greek artist Vangelis . It has classical overtones, but branches into ethnic themes occasionally.
"Movement 3" was used as the theme for the '' (by Carl Sagan ), which also included other music by Vangelis among others.
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TRACK LISTING

"Heaven and Hell" has two tracks:
  • Heaven and Hell (part one) – 21:58 (including the 4:58 So Long Ago, So Clear)

  • Heaven and Hell (part two) – 21:16


Older pressings of the LP version have a more elaborate track listing:
  • Part One:

  • --- Bacchanale – 4:40

  • --- Symphony to the Powers B – 8:18

  • --- Movement 3 – 4:03

  • --- So Long Ago, So Clear – 5:00

  • Part Two:

  • --- Intestinal Bat – 3:18

  • --- Needles and Bones – 3:22

  • --- 12 O'Clock – 8:48

  • --- Aries – 2:05

  • --- A Way – 3:45



PERSONNEL

Vangelis plays Synthesizer s, Grand Piano (Bösendorfer), Percussion and several other instruments.

The choirs are by the English Chamber Choir , conducted by Guy Protheroe . Lead vocals on "12 O'Clock" are by Vana Veroutis .

Jon Anderson contributes lead vocals to "So Long Ago, So Clear". This was to be the first product of a collaboration (spanning 20 years) between the two artists, sometimes as Jon & Vangelis .


STYLE

The music was a more Classical style by Vangelis, contrasting with the Progressive Rock on Earth and Albedo 0.39 , which was released less than a year later. He would later return to classical style work on Mask .


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