Short Stories is the debut 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"...

, the collaborative effort between Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes...

 of the prog rock band Yes

Yes (band)

Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...

 and electronic music pioneer Evangelos Papathanassiou. Although this was not the first time that the two had worked together; Vangelis

Vangelis

Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...

 had auditioned to be Rick Wakeman

Rick Wakeman

Richard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes...

's replacement in Yes in 1974, but the role was given to Patrick Moraz

Patrick Moraz

Patrick Philippe Moraz is a progressive rock keyboard player. He is best known as the keyboardist for the progressive rock band Yes, from 1974 to 1976, and the Moody Blues from 1978 to 1991...

. In 1975 Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes...

 sung on "So Long Ago So Clear" from Heaven and Hell

Heaven and Hell (Vangelis album)

Heaven and Hell, released in 1975, is the fifth 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 Cosmos....

.

Vinyl and Cassette

1. "Curious Electric" 6:42
2. "Each and Everyday" 3:43
3. "Bird Song" 1:26
4. "I Hear You Now" 5:13
5. "The Road" 4:31
6. "Far Away in Baagad" 2:18
7. "Love Is" 5:46
8. "One More Time" 6:18
9. "Thunder" 2:14
10. "A Play Within a Play" 7:00

CD

The CD insert lists ten tracks as per the vinyl / cassette release, but the CD is actually divided into eight tracks as follows.

1. "Curious Electric" 6:42
2. "Each and Everyday / Bird Song" 5:08
3. "I Hear You Now" 5:13
4. "The Road" 4:31
5. "Far Away in Baagad / Love Is" 8:04
6. "One More Time" 6:18
7. "Thunder" 2:14
8. "A Play Within a Play" 7:00

Personnel

• Jon Anderson
  Jon Anderson
  Jon Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes...
  
  : All Vocals
• Vangelis
  Vangelis
  Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...
  
  : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano, Electronics
• Raphael Preston: Acoustic Guitars

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...  Pop Albums	125
1980	UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	4