Vangelis - Compozitor, aranjamente, producator, claviaturi
The Ambrosian Singers - Voce
John McCarthy - Dirijor
Raphael Preston - Inginer de sunet
Harry Rabinowitz - Aranjamente
Raine Shine - Inginer de sunet
John Walker - Inginer de sunet
Alwyn Clayden - Director artistic, design

This is the soundtrack to Hugh Hudson's Oscar winning film with the same title. The true story is about two contrasting British athletes who join the Olympic games in 1924. Thanks to the catching main theme and the stylish contrasting action cues Vangelis was awarded the Oscar (tm) for "best original score". He didn't attend the ceremony however, so it was accepted by the Academy on Vangelis' behalf.

Other Editions
Much of the music on the album was rerecorded. For instance the main titles sound much richer and more gratuitous on the album. Other tracks like "Five Circles" were totally rearranged. The film version of that track was piano dominated and sounded and developed rather different.
Vangelis was accused of stealing the main theme from another Greek composer named Stavros Logarides, but a judge wisely decided it was an original composition in favor of Vangelis when the matter was taken to court.
The album contains one track (Jerusalem) that was not written nor performed by Vangelis.
Mobile Fidelity has released an ULTRADISC II version of this album. This means a digitally remastered (warmer "LP" sound, less noise) 24KT goldplated (for durability) version in limited quantities is available if you look around for it or order it over the internet.
During the Olympic Games of 2000 in Sydney, another remastered version of Chariots of Fire was released in the UK by Polydor, with an updated sleeve by original designer Alwyn Clayden and rarely seen pictures in the booklet. The sound improved slightly over both the original CD and the Ultradisc versions, although those weren't bad either.