The Definitive Collection (Alan Parsons)
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A 1997 2 CD release by Arista Records
consisting of many of the best known works from The Alan Parsons Project
. All tracks are composed by Woolfson/Parsons except "Turn It Up" - written by Ian Bairnson
and "Re-Jigue" written by Alan Parsons
and Andrew Powell
. True to the Alan Parsons Project, most of these songs are sung by different people, listed in brackets after each track along with the albums each song is taken from.
CD Two
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
consisting of many of the best known works from The Alan Parsons Project
The Alan Parsons Project
The Alan Parsons Project was a British progressive rock band, active between 1975 and 1990, consisting of singer Eric Woolfson and keyboardist Alan Parsons surrounded by a varying number of session musicians....
. All tracks are composed by Woolfson/Parsons except "Turn It Up" - written by Ian Bairnson
Ian Bairnson
Ian Bairnson is a Scottish musician, famous for being one of the core members of The Alan Parsons Project. He is a multi-instrumentalist, who has played saxophone and keyboards, although he is best known as a guitarist...
and "Re-Jigue" written by Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons is a British audio engineer, musician, and record producer. He was involved with the production of several significant albums, including The Beatles' Abbey Road and Let It Be, as well as Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon for which Pink Floyd credit him as an important contributor...
and Andrew Powell
Andrew Powell
Andrew Powell - musical composer, arranger and performer - was born 18 April 1949 in London, England of Welsh parents.- Early life :He began taking piano lessons at the age of four and later attended Kings College School, Wimbledon by which time he was also learning the viola, violin and orchestral...
. True to the Alan Parsons Project, most of these songs are sung by different people, listed in brackets after each track along with the albums each song is taken from.
Track listing
CD One- "(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" - 4.22 (John MilesJohn Miles (musician)John Miles is an English rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, "Music".-Career:...
, from Tales of Mystery and ImaginationTales of Mystery and ImaginationTales of Mystery and Imagination is the debut album by the progressive rock group The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1976. The album's avant-garde soundscapes kept it from being a blockbuster, but the interesting lyrical and musical themes — retellings of horror stories and poetry by...
) - "The Raven" - 4.08 (Leonard Whitting, from Tales of Mystery and Imagination)
- "I Robot" - 6.02 (Instrumental, from I RobotI Robot (album)I Robot is a progressive rock album recorded by The Alan Parsons Project, engineered by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson in 1977. It was released by Arista Records in 1977 and re-released on CD in 1984 and 2007. It was intended to be based on the I, Robot stories written by Isaac Asimov, and Woolfson...
) - "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" - 3.23 (Lenny ZakatekLenny ZakatekLenny Zakatek also known as "The Voice" is a pop and rock singer and musician who has lived in London since the age of thirteen...
, from I Robot) - "Breakdown" - 3.51 (Allan ClarkeAllan Clarke (singer)Allan Clarke is a retired British singer who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He retired in 1999.-Career:...
, from I Robot) - "Don't Let it Show" - 4.26 (Dave TownsendDave TownsendDave Townsend was a vocalist for The Alan Parsons Project in 1977 on the album I Robot and in 1979 on the album Eve. Very little is known about his biographical data, as he was in no major bands.He most notably wrote tracks for:...
, from I Robot) - "Voyager" - 2.25 (Instrumental, from Pyramid)
- "What Goes Up" - 3.31 (David PatonDavid PatonDavid Paton is a Scottish bass and guitar player, most notably with three different bands: Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, and Camel. He has also worked as a solo artist, session musician, and sometime vocalist...
, Dean Ford, from Pyramid) - "The Eagle Will Rise Again" - 4.21 (Colin BlunstoneColin BlunstoneColin Blunstone is an English pop singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the pop group The Zombies, and for his participation on various albums with The Alan Parsons Project.-Biography:...
, from Pyramid) - "Can't Take it With You" - 5.07 (Dean Ford, from Pyramid)
- "Pyramania" - 2.44 (Jack HarrisJack Harris (musician)Jack Harris was an English vocalist for the British progressive rock band, The Alan Parsons Project. He sang lead vocals on "Day After Day " on the album, I Robot , and the single "Pyramania" taken from the Grammy nominated Pyramid...
, from Pyramid) - "Damned if I Do" - 4.54 (Lenny Zakatek, from Eve)
- "Lucifer" - 5.03 (Instrumental, from Eve)
- "If I Could Change Your Mind" - 5.51 (Lesley DuncanLesley DuncanLesley Duncan was an English singer-songwriter, best known for her work during the 1970s. She received a lot of airplay on British radio stations such as BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, but never achieved great commercial success.Duncan was born in Stockton-on-Tees...
, from Eve) - "The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 1)" - 2.43 (Chris RainbowChris RainbowChris Rainbow is a Scottish rock singer and musician who had two minor hit songs, "Give Me What I Cry For" and "Solid State Brain" in the 1970s....
, from The Turn of a Friendly CardThe Turn of a Friendly CardThe Turn of a Friendly Card is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1980. The album focuses on gambling, and loosely tells the tale of a middle-aged man who grows restless and takes a chance by going to a casino and betting all he has, only to lose it all... - "Snake Eyes" - 3.18 (Chris Rainbow, from The Turn of a Friendly Card
- "Games People Play" - 4.25 (Lenny Zakatek, from The Turn of a Friendly Card)
- "Time" - 5.05 (Eric WoolfsonEric WoolfsonEric Norman Woolfson was a Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist, and creator of The Alan Parsons Project. He has sold over 50 million albums world-wide....
, from The Turn of a Friendly Card)
CD Two
- "Sirius" - 1.57 (Instrumental, from Eye In The Sky)
- "Eye in the Sky" - 4.36 (Eric Woolfson, from Eye In The Sky)
- "Psychobabble" - 4.51 (Elmer Gantry, from Eye In The Sky)
- "Mammagamma" - 3.34 (Instrumental, from Eye In The Sky)
- "Old and Wise" - 4.57 (Colin Blunstone, from Eye In The Sky)
- "Prime Time" - 5.03 (Eric Woolfson, from Ammonia AvenueAmmonia AvenueAmmonia Avenue is one of the most commercially successful albums of The Alan Parsons Project.It was the second of the group's three most accessible albums, beginning with Eye in the Sky and ending with Vulture Culture...
) - "Don't Answer Me" - 4.13 (Eric Woolfson, from Ammonia Avenue)
- "You Don't Believe" - 4.26 (Lenny Zakatek, from Ammonia Avenue)
- "Let's Talk About Me" - 4.29 (David Paton, from Vulture Culture)
- "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) - 4.27 (Chris Rainbow, from Vulture CultureVulture CultureVulture Culture is an album by The Alan Parsons Project.The first side of the LP consists entirely of four-minute pop songs, and the second side varies widely, from the subdued funk of the title track to the bouncing, desert-like "Hawkeye".At the beginning of 1985, the lead single "Let's Talk...
) - "Stereotomy" - 7.03 (John MilesJohn Miles (musician)John Miles is an English rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, "Music".-Career:...
, from StereotomyStereotomyStereotomy is the penultimate album by The Alan Parsons Project.Although generally considered better musically than its predecessor, Vulture Culture, it was not as successful commercially, perhaps due to much fewer vocals from Eric Woolfson...
) - "In the Real World" - 4.19 (John Miles, from Stereotomy
- "Standing on Higher Ground" - 5.47 (Geoff Barradale, from Gaudi)
- "Too Late" - 4.32 (Lenny Zakatek, from Gaudi)
- "Turn it Up" - 6.13 (Chris Thompson, from Try Anything OnceTry Anything OnceTry Anything Once is the first solo album created by Alan Parsons following the split of The Alan Parsons Project.This album features vocals by Ambrosia's David Pack, Duran Duran backing singer Jacqui Copland, Former Mindbender and 10cc guitarist Eric Stewart, and Manfred Mann's Earth Band frontman...
) - "Re-Jigue" - 2.31 (Instrumental, from Try Anything Once)