Page of Life is the fourth studio album by Jon and Vangelis

Jon and Vangelis

Jon and Vangelis is the collaborative effort between the singer Jon Anderson and the Greek synthesizer musician Evangelos Papathanassiou who is usually known as "Vangelis"...

. It was released in 1991 by Higher Octave

Higher Octave

Higher Octave is a sub-label imprint of Narada Productions, which is part of EMI's Blue Note Records label group, located in New York.Higher Octave was founded in 1986 as an independent record label specializing in a wide variety of uplifting music, including smooth jazz, New Age music, Latin music...

, and is, as of 2011, their last studio collaboration as a duo. It was initially unavailable in the United States but was later re-released with the bonus track "Change We Must".

Reception

Allmusic reviewer Jonathan Widran describes the songs on Page of Life as "amazing showcases" for Anderson's singing and Vangelis' instrumentation; the lyrics are described as "clever social commentary". Widran singles out for praise the songs "Garden of Senses", "Anyone Can Light a Candle" and "Is It Love", which he describes as "whimsical and elegant."

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record describes the album as "a thoroughly pleasant album", with the title track featuring "overblown lyrics but a gorgeous vocal and instrumental performance". The Record also praises Vangelis' guitar work on the fifth track, "Little Guitar".

Tracklist

Original European Tracks

1. "Wisdom Chain" (5:21)
2. "Page Of Life" (3:16)
3. "Money" (6:07)
4. "Jazzy Box" (3:14)
5. "Garden Of Senses" (6:23)
6. "Is It Love" (4:27)
7. "Anyone Can Light A Candle" (3:46)
8. "Be A Good Friend Of Mine" (4:14)
9. "Shine For Me" (4:10)
10. "Genevieve" (3:48)
11. "Journey To Ixtlan" (5:50)
12. "Little Guitar" (1:45)

Original America Tracks

1. "Change We Must" (6:28)
2. "Anyone Can Light a Candle" (3:43)
3. "Page of Life" (3:17)
4. "Money" (5:43)
5. "Little Guitar" (1:42)
6. "Garden of Senses" (6:32)
7. "Genevieve" (3:45)
8. "Shine for Me" (4:01)
9. "Wisdom Chain" (10:44)

Personnel

• Jon Anderson - Vocals
• Vangelis - Keyboards / Synthesizers / Programming