Earth

Earth is the third solo album by the Greek artist Vangelis, released in 1973. It is a prime example of the progressive rock of the day. In contrast to Heaven and Hell (1975) and some soundtracks by Vangelis from this period, Earth was not released on compact disc in the 1980s — it was not until 1996 that a CD version was made available, and then only in Greece. Richelle Dassin wrote the lyrics. In 1974 two left-over tracks from the recording sess... more

Earth is the third solo album by the Greek artist Vangelis, released in 1973. It is a prime example of the progressive rock of the day. In contrast to Heaven and Hell (1975) and some soundtracks by Vangelis from this period, Earth was not released on compact disc in the 1980s — it was not until 1996 that a CD version was made available, and then only in Greece. Richelle Dassin wrote the lyrics. In 1974 two left-over tracks from the recording sessions for Earth were issued as a single, on the WWA label: Who, written by Fitoussi and Dassin on the A-side and featuring vocals by the former, and the instrumental Sad Face, by Vangelis himself, on the B-side. Vangelis plays synthesizers, Mellotron, a drum machine, percussion, provides background vocals, and various ethnic instruments (flute, tabla). Collaborating artists are Anargyros Koulouris (guitars, background vocals, and lute), Robert Fitoussi (bass, and lead vocals on tracks 1, 4, 6, and 8). He became known in the 1980s as F. R. David... less