Heaven and Hell (Vangelis album)

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Name = Heaven and Hell
Type = Album
Artist = Vangelis


Released = 1975
Recorded = September 1975
Genre = Electronica
Length = 48:12
Label = RCA (original)/Windham Hill (reissue)
Producer = Vangelis
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:596gtr49kl6x link] |
Last album = "Earth"
(1973)
This album = "Heaven and Hell"
(1975)
Next album = "Albedo 0.39"
(1976)

"Heaven and Hell", released in 1975, is the second solo album by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis. It got worldwide recognition through the use of "Movement 3" as the theme for the television documentary series "".

The album has classical overtones, occasionally branching into ethnic themes, in contrast with the progressive rock on both the previous and the following albums, "Earth" (1973) and "Albedo 0.39" (1976) respectively. Vangelis would return to classical style work ten years later, on "Mask" (1985).

This album also marked the first collaboration between Vangelis and Jon Anderson, on "So Long Ago, So Clear", which would continue more fully a few years later.

"Heaven and Hell" reached number 31 in the UK album charts in January 1976.

Track listing

The audio CD has two tracks:
# "Heaven and Hell (part one)" – 21:58
#* includes "So Long Ago, So Clear" – 4:58
# "Heaven and Hell (part two)" – 21:16

Older pressings of the LP had a more elaborate track listing "(in parenthesis, even more details)":

Part One:
** "Bacchanale" – 4:40
** "Symphony to the Powers B" "(Movements 1 and 2)" – 8:18
** "Movement 3" "(from "Symphony to the Powers B")" – 4:03
** "So Long Ago, So Clear" – 5:00Part Two:
** "Intestinal Bat" – 3:18
** "Needles and Bones" – 3:22
** "12 O'Clock" (in two parts) – 8:48
** "Aries" – 2:05
** "A Way" – 3:45

"So Long Ago, So Clear" is not to be part of the overall album concept but rather a bonus track, for which reason was singled out in the minimal CD version of the track listing. "Movement 3" is also known as "Theme from Cosmos".

Personnel

*Vangelis - synthesizers, Bösendorfer grand piano, percussion, arrangements
*Jon Anderson - vocals on "So Long Ago, So Clear"
*Vana Veroutis - vocals on "12 O'Clock"
*English Chamber Choir, conducted by Guy Protheroe

External links

* [http://elsew.com/data/albums3.htm Dennis Lodewijks' Elsewhere]
* [http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=van-hah Ground & Sky review]