The Friends of Mr Cairo The Friends of Mr Cairo is the second album by Jon and Vangelis, released in 1981. There are two editions of this album, with different sleeves. Both versions were released in 1981 within a few weeks of each other. The title track, "The Friends of Mr Cairo", peaked at No. 1 on the Canadian singles chart in late 1981, though this track was not a hit elsewhere. The second edition of the album includes the single "I'll Find My Way Home", which stayed for 14 weeks in the Swiss charts and peaked at No. 1 on 7 March 1982. It also peaked at No. 6 in the UK. The album was #2 in Canada for 3 weeks, and was #15 in the Best of 1981. "State of Independence" was later a hit single for Donna Summer, and a decade later for Moodswings with Chrissie Hynde on vocal. Anderson also later re-recorded that song on his solo album Change We Must, released in 1994. The title track and its accompanying music video serve as an ode to classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s, including references to the classic film noir The Maltese Falcon. The track incorporates sound effects and voice impressions of the stars of the era, most notably Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Jimmy Stewart. Joel Cairo (Mr Cairo) is the name of the character played by Peter Lorre in The Maltese Falcon. Track listing First edition Side A "The Friends of Mr Cairo" – 12:04 "Back to School" – 5:06 "Outside of This (Inside of That)" – 5:00 Side B "State of Independence" – 7:53 "Beside" – 4:08 "The Mayflower" – 6:35 Second edition Side A "I'll Find My Way Home" – 4:29 "State of Independence" – 7:53 "Beside" – 4:08 "The Mayflower" – 6:35 Side B "The Friends of Mr Cairo" – 12:04 "Back to School" – 5:06 "Outside of This (Inside of That)" – 5:00 CD "I'll Find My Way Home" – 4:29 "State of Independence" – 7:53 "Beside" – 4:08 "The Mayflower" – 6:35 "The Friends of Mr. Cairo" – 12:04 "Back to School" – 5:06 "Outside of This (Inside of That)" – 5:00 Personnel Jon Anderson – vocals, composer Vangelis – composer, producer, arranger, performer Dick Morrissey – saxophone, flute David Coker – voices Sally Grace – voices (5) Dennis Clarke - saxophone Claire Hamill – backing vocals (6) Carol Kenyon – backing vocals Technical Roger Roche – engineer Raine Shine – engineer Alwyn Clayden – sleeve Veronique Skawinska – photography Charts Certifications Album Singles References External links Review on Vangelis Movements Review on allmusic.com Category:1981 albums Category:Jon and Vangelis albums Category:Polydor Records albums Category:Songs about films Category:Songs about fictional male characters Category:Cultural depictions of Humphrey Bogart Category:Cultural depictions of Peter Lorre