On the playlist 11/MAR/2019...

Throwback Monday here with Jon and Vangelis and their album "The Friends of Mr. Cairo". This was a big hit in Canada when I was growing up but apparently only a moderate hit elsewhere. This album was released in 1981 and the title track was a throwback to the classic film noire the Maltese Falcon. Jon and Vangelis was an interesting combination of Jon Anderson from the band Yes and the Greek synthesizer musician Vangelis. Both were taking breaks from their other commitments and although the did four albums as Jon and Vangelis this album was by far their most successful.