 This famous choral work is a 1916 setting by Sir Hubert Parry of William Blake's poem.Vangelis dedicated the score to his father Ulysses Papathanassiou who had been a sprinter.Despite Vangelis public performances being rare, he has played "Chariots of Fire" live in Los Angeles, U.S. (November 7, 1986), Rome, Italy (July 17, 1989, as encore), Rotterdam, Netherlands (June 18, 1991), and Athens, Greece ("Mythodea" concerts of July 13, 1993 and June 28, 2001, as encore, and August 1, 1997)

In 2000, and again in 2006, the album was relaunched on CD, on both occasions remastered by Vangelis.