The Alan Parsons Project
Alan Parsons
Background information
Origin	United Kingdom
Genre(s)	Progressive rock
Years active	1975–1987
Label(s)	Charisma Records Arista Records
Members
Alan Parsons Eric Woolfson Andrew Powell Ian Bairnson Richard Cottle

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Band history

During the summer of 1974, Alan Parsons met Eric Woolfson in the canteen of Abbey Road Studios. Parsons had recently engineered Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and had already produced a number of acts for EMI Records. During that time, Woolfson had been working as a session pianist, but he was also a songwriter and had already composed material for a concept album idea based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe. Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... This article is about the Pink Floyd album. ...

Parsons asked Woolfson to become his manager and Woolfson managed Parsons's career as a producer and engineer through a string of successes including Pilot, Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel, John Miles, Al Stewart, Ambrosia and The Hollies. Parsons commented at the time that he felt frustrated in having to accommodate the views of some of the artists which he felt interfered with his production. Woolfson came up with the idea of making an album based on developments in the film business, where directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick were the focal point of the film's promotion, rather than individual film stars. If the film business was becoming a director's medium, Woolfson felt the music business might well become a producer's medium.

Recalling his earlier Edgar Allan Poe material, Woolfson saw a way to combine his and Parsons' respective talents. Parsons would produce and engineer songs written by the two, and the Alan Parsons Project was born. After the success of their first album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Arista Records signed them for further albums. Tales of Mystery and Imagination is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ...

Through the late 1970s and early 1980s, the group's popularity continued to grow, with singles such as "Games People Play," "Time" (Woolfson's first lead vocal), and "Eye in the Sky" making an impact on the pop charts. After the #3 success of the latter in the US, however, the group began to fade from view. There were fewer hit singles, and declining album sales. 1987's Gaudi would be the Project's last release, though they did not know it at the time, and planned to record an album called Freudiana next. The Turn of a Friendly Card track listing May Be a Price to Pay (1) Games People Play (2) Time (3) Games People Play is a 1980 song by the Alan Parsons Project. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... Gaudi is an album by the Alan Parsons Project. ... Freudiana was the first album credited to Eric Woolfson as a solo artist, marking his split with former collaborator Alan Parsons, who is credited as producer. ...

Although the studio version of Freudiana was produced by Alan Parsons (and featured the regular Project backing musicians, making it an 'unofficial' Project album), it was primarily Eric Woolfson's idea to turn it into a musical. This eventually led to a rift between the two artists. While Alan Parsons pursued his own solo career and took many members of the Project on the road for the first time in a successful worldwide tour. Eric Woolfson went on to produce musical plays influenced by the Project's music. Freudiana, Gaudi and Gambler were three musicals that included some Project songs like "Eye in the Sky", "Time", "Inside Looking Out," and "Limelight." The live music from Gambler was only distributed at the performance site (in Moenchengladbach, Germany). Freudiana was the first album credited to Eric Woolfson as a solo artist, marking his split with former collaborator Alan Parsons, who is credited as producer. ... Mönchengladbach is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

Parsons released titles under his name (Try Anything Once, On Air, The Time Machine, and A Valid Path), while Woolfson made concept albums named Freudiana (about Sigmund Freud's work on psychology) and Poe - More Tales of Mystery and Imagination (continuing from the Alan Parsons Project's first album about Edgar Allan Poe's literature). Try Anything Once is the first solo album created by Alan Parsons following the split of The Alan Parsons Project. ... On Air is the second solo release by Alan Parsons following the split of The Alan Parsons Project. ... The Time Machine is the third solo album produced and engineered by Alan Parsons following the split of The Alan Parsons Project. ... A Valid Path is the fourth solo album that Alan Parsons made after the split of his previous group The Alan Parsons Project. ... Usually, in popular music, an album of an artist or group simply consists of a number of unconnected songs that the members of the group or the artist have written or have chosen to cover. ... Freudiana was the first album credited to Eric Woolfson as a solo artist, marking his split with former collaborator Alan Parsons, who is credited as producer. ... Sigmund Freud (IPA: ), born Sigismund Schlomo Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939), was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. ... Psychological science redirects here. ... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, literary critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ...

The 'Project sound'

Most of the Project's titles, especially the early work, share common traits (likely influenced by Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, on which Parsons was the audio engineer in 1973). They were concept albums, and typically began with an instrumental introduction which faded into the first song, often had an instrumental piece in the middle of the second LP side, and concluded with a quiet, melancholic, or powerful song. The opening instrumental was largely done away with by 1980; no later Project album except Eye in the Sky featured one (although every album includes at least one instrumental somewhere in the running order). The instrumental on that album, "Sirius," eventually became the best-known Parsons instrumental^{[citation needed]} because of its use as entrance music by various American sports teams, most notably ^{[citation needed]} the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Chicago Bulls during their 1990s NBA dynasty. It was also used as the entrance theme for Ricky Steamboat in pro wrestling of the mid 1980's. Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... This article is about the Pink Floyd album. ... An Audio Engineer is a person recording, editing, manipulating, mixing and mastering sound by technical means. ... In popular music, a concept album is an album which is unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical (Shuker 2002, p. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... Eye in the Sky track listing Sirius (1) Eye in the Sky (2) Children of the Moon (3) Eye in the Sky is a 1982 song by the Alan Parsons Project. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... NBA redirects here. ... Subscript text In sports, the term dynasty is often used to refer to a team that dominates their sport for a period of time. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The group was notable for using several vocal performers instead of having a single lead vocalist. Lead vocal duties alternate between Woolfson (mostly for slow or melancholic songs) and a stream of guest vocalists chosen by their vocal style to complement each song. Woolfson sang lead on many of the group's hits (including "Time" and "Eye In The Sky") and the record company pressured Parsons to use him more, but Parsons preferred "real" singers, which Woolfson admitted he was not. In addition to Woolfson, Eric Stewart, Chris Rainbow, Lenny Zakatek, and Colin Blunstone made regular appearances. Other singers, such as Ambrosia's David Pack, Vitamin Z's Geoff Barradale, and Procol Harum's Gary Brooker, have recorded only once or twice with the Project. Parsons himself only sang lead on one song ("The Raven") and can be heard singing backup on another ("To One in Paradise"). Both of those songs appeared on the group's first record, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, an album containing music based on the stories and poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. Eric Stewart is a musician and songwriter most known for his tenure in 10CC in the 1970s. ... Chis Rainbow ( born Christopher Harley, November 1946 ) is a British rock singer/musician who is best known for his frequent vocal contributions to The Alan Parsons Project, starting on their 1979 Eve album through their 1987 album Gaudi. ... Lenny Zakatek ( born 1947 ) is an English singer/Rock musician. ... Colin Edward Michael Blunstone (born June 24, 1945 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire) is an English pop singer/songwriter, best known as a member of pop group, The Zombies. ... The popular music group Ambrosia was formed in the early 1970s, and have ventured into a variety of styles during their history. ... David Pack was a co-founder and lead singer of the band Ambrosia. ... Vitamin Z is NOT a real vitamin! -robby Vitamin Z were an English pop group, formed in 1985 by vocalist Geoff Barradale and bassist Nick Lockwood. ... Procol Harum is an English rock band, formed in the 1960s, who built a heavy foundation for what would become progressive rock. ... Gary Brooker, MBE, (born 29 May 1945, Hackney, East London), is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and founder of the rock band Procol Harum. ... Tales of Mystery and Imagination is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, literary critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ...

Although the vocalists varied, a small number of musicians worked with the Alan Parsons Project regularly. These core musicians contribute to the recognizable style of a Project song in spite of the varied singer lineup. Together with Parsons and Woolfson, the Project originally consisted of the group Pilot, with Ian Bairnson (guitar), David Paton (bass) and Stuart Tosh (drums). Pilot's Billy Lyall also contributed. From "Pyramid" on, Tosh was replaced by Stuart Elliott of Cockney Rebel. Paton stayed almost until the end. Bairnson, along with Andrew Powell (composer and arranger of orchestral music throughout the life of the Project), and Richard Cottle (synthesizer and saxophone) were integral parts of the Project's sound. Powell is also notable for having composed a film score in the Project style for Richard Donner's film Ladyhawke. Pilot was a pop rock group formed in 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by former Bay City Rollers members David Paton and Billy Lyall. ... Infamous guitarist Ian Bairnson (born August 3, 1953 in Levenwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland) has been one of the most sought after sessionists in the music industry, working with a myriad of artists from a plethora of musical genres. ... David Paton (born 29 October 1949, in Edinburgh, Scotland) was a (mainly) bass and guitar playing member of three different bands. ... Stuart Tosh was born in Aberdeen, Scotland September 26, 1951. ... Billy Lyall (born William Lyall, on 26 March 1953 in Edinburgh, Scotland – died in December, 1989) was the keyboard player, and part-time vocalist with Pilot and member of the Bay City Rollers. ... Stuart Elliott (born 23 July 1978) is a Northern Irish professional footballer currently playing for Hull City. ... Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel were a UK rock band from the early 1970s. ... Andy Powell Andy Powell (born February 19, 1950 in Stepney, East London) is an English musician, one of the founding members of legendary rock band Wishbone Ash, an influential British rock band that formed in 1969. ... A score is a set of musical compositions written to accompany a film. ... Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg on April 24, 1930) is an American film director and also producer through the production company, The Donners Company, he and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler-Donner, own. ... Ladyhawke is a 1985 film starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer, directed by Richard Donner. ...

Behind the revolving lineup and the regular sidemen, the true core of the Project was the duo of Parsons and Woolfson. Eric Woolfson was a lawyer by profession, but was a classically-trained composer and pianist as well. Alan Parsons was a successful producer and accomplished engineer. Both worked together to craft noteworthy songs with impeccable fidelity, and almost all songs on Project albums are credited to "Woolfson/Parsons."

Members

• Alan Parsons - keyboards, production, engineering
• Eric Woolfson - keyboards, executive production
• Andrew Powell - keyboards, orchestral arrangements
• Ian Bairnson - guitar
• Richard Cottle - keyboards, saxophone

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Notable or frequent contributors

Note that these are not official members of The Alan Parsons Project, but musicians who have made significant studio contributions

• David Paton - bass, vocals
• Laurence Cottle - bass
• Stuart Tosh - drums, percussion
• Stuart Elliott (musician) - drums, percussion
• Mel Collins - saxophone
• Lenny Zakatek - vocals
• John Miles - vocals
• Chris Rainbow - vocals
• Colin Blunstone - vocals
• Arthur Brown - vocals
• Graham Dye - vocals
• Steven Dye - vocals
• Steve Harley - vocals

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Trivia

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• In 1981 [1] Parsons/Woolfson and their record company Arista were stalled in contract renegotiations when on March 5th the two submitted an all-instrumental atonal album tentatively titled, "The Sicilian Defense" (an aggressive opening move in chess) arguably to get out of their contract. Arista's refusal to release said album had two known effects: the negotiations led to a renewed contract and the album has remained unreleased to this day.

"The Sicilian Defense was our attempt at quickly fulfilling our contractual obligation after I Robot, Pyramid and Eve had been delivered. The album was rejected by Arista - not surprisingly - and we then renegotiated our deal for the future and the next album, The Turn Of A Friendly Card. The Sicilian Defense album was never released and never will be if I have anything to do with it. I have not heard it since it was finished. I hope the tapes no longer exist." - Alan Parsons [2]

• On every album there are acknowledgements to Smokey and Hazel, Smokey is Parsons' ex-wife, (he married Lisa Griffiths on April 12, 2003) and Hazel is Woolfson's wife.

• Tales of Mystery and Imagination was first remixed in 1987 for release on CD and included narration by Orson Welles which had been recorded in 1975 but arrived too late to be included on the original album. On the 2007 Deluxe Edition release it is revealed that parts of this tape were used for the 1976 Griffith Park Planetarium launch of the original album, the 1987 remix and various radio spots, all of which are included as bonus material.

• In the Austin Powers movie The Spy who Shagged Me, Doctor Evil devised a "laser", calling it "The Alan Parsons Project" after the "noted Cambridge physicist Dr. Alan Parsons." Parsons subsequently incorporated a number of sound bites from the movie into a remixed version of the title track (called "the Dr. Evil Edit") from The Time Machine.

• The song 'Sirius' was used by the Chicago Bulls during the Bulls' championship runs in the 1990's as the starters were introduced at each home game.

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Discography

See Also: The Alan Parsons Project discography

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Albums

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• Tales of Mystery and Imagination - 1976

  Concept: Based on stories by the writer Edgar Allan Poe. The later reissue on CD (in 1987) was remixed from the original master tapes, enhancing some of the tracks and restoring the Orson Welles narration (recorded 1975 but left off the original due to record company 'concerns').

• I Robot - 1977

  Concept: The title quotes Isaac Asimov's work, "a view of tomorrow through the eyes of today". Includes minor hits "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" and "Breakdown," as well as the title track, a short instrumental popular among APP fans.

• Pyramid - 1978

  Concept: References to pyramid power and ancient Egypt surface repeatedly, the album is called "a view of yesterday through the eyes of today". The theme of rise and fall is prominent throughout.

• Eve - 1979

  Concept: Women; this is the only Project album to feature female lead vocalists - and even then only on two tracks. Don't Hold Back was sung by Clare Torry, famed for her swooping vocals on Pink Floyd's song The Great Gig In The Sky.

• The Turn of a Friendly Card - 1980

  Concept: Gambling, literally and figuratively. Influenced by the Philip K. Dick novel The Game-Players of Titan. Includes their hits "Time" and "Games People Play."

• Eye in the Sky - 1982

  Concept: Surveillance, with the album title inspired by the Eye in the sky cameras used in casinos. Also explores Life and the Universe, but some insist the album is about "forgotten and lost values". Album contains their most famous single, "Eye in the Sky," the ballad "Old and Wise", and their best-known instrumental, "Sirius." The album also features the song "Silence and I," a sweeping epic song that runs for more than eight minutes and features a whole symphonic orchestra, with brass playing the melody in many parts, and a central section featuring highly virtousic xylophone playing.

• Ammonia Avenue - 1984

  Concept: "The album focused on the possible misunderstanding of industrial scientific developments from a public perspective and a lack of understanding of the public from a scientific perspective" (Eric Woolfson, May 1983). It is their most "radio-friendly" album. Includes "Don't Answer Me", "Prime Time", and "You Don't Believe" (the latter first appeared on a 1983 "best of" collection).

• Vulture Culture - 1985

  Concept: A critique of consumerism and, in particular, American popular culture. Includes "Let's Talk About Me."

• Stereotomy - 1986

  Concept: The effect of fame and fortune on various people - singers, actors, etc.

• Gaudi - 1987

  Concept: Songs inspired by the life and work of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí.

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Compilation album(s)

• The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1983)
• The Best of the Alan Parsons Project, Vol. 2 (1987)
• Instrumental Works (1988)
• Pop Classics (1989)
• Anthology (1991)
• The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (2CD) (1992)
• The Very Best of: Live (1995)
• The Definitive Collection (1997)
• Gold Collection (1998)
• Master Hits: The Alan Parsons Project (1999)
• Love Songs (2002)
• Ultimate The Alan Parsons Project (2004)
• Silence & I: The Very Best of the Alan Parsons Project (2005)
• The Essential Alan Parsons Project (2007)

The Best of the Alan Parsons Project is a 1983 greatest hits compilation by the Alan Parsons Project. ... All tracks written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson Prime Time – 3:48 Lets Talk About Me - 3:37 Standing on Higher Ground - 4:22 Stereotomy - 4:26 Dont Answer Me - 4:10 Limelight - 4:38 I Robot - 6:00 What Goes Up. ... The Best of the Alan Parsons Project is a compilation album released by Arista in France on 2002. ... The Essential Alan Parsons Project is a compilation album released by progressive rock musician Alan Parsons on February 6, 2007. ...

Charting Singles

• "(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" (1976) #37 US
• "The Raven" (1976) #80 US
• "I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You" (1977) #36 US
• "Don't Let It Show" (1977) #92 US
• "What Goes Up" (1978) #87 US
• "Damned If I Do" (1979) #27 US
• "Games People Play" (1981) #16 US
• "Time" (1981) #15 US
• "Snake Eyes" (1981) #67 US
• "Eye in the Sky" (1982) #3 US
• "Psychobabble" (1982) #57 US
• "You Don't Believe" (1983) #54 US
• "Don't Answer Me" (1984) #15 US (video)
• "Prime Time" (1984) #34 US
• "Let's Talk About Me" (1985) #56 US
• "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" (1985) #71 US
• "Stereotomy" (1986) #82 US (video)

Tales of Mystery and Imagination track listing The Cask of Amontillado (4) (The System of) Dr. Tarr And Professor Fether (5) The Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude (6) The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether is a 1976 single by The Alan Parsons Project which first appeared... Tales of Mystery and Imagination track listing A Dream Within A Dream (1) The Raven (2) The Tell-Tale Heart (3) The Raven is a 1976 song by the Alan Parsons Project from their album Tales of Mystery and Imagination. ... The Turn of a Friendly Card track listing May Be a Price to Pay (1) Games People Play (2) Time (3) Games People Play is a 1980 song by the Alan Parsons Project. ... The Turn of a Friendly Card track listing Games People Play (2) Time (3) I Dont Wanna Go Home (4) Time is a 1981 song by the Alan Parsons Project. ... Eye in the Sky track listing Sirius (1) Eye in the Sky (2) Children of the Moon (3) Eye in the Sky is a 1982 song by the Alan Parsons Project. ...

Footnotes

References

• Tales of Mystery and Imagination

External links

• The Alan Parsons Project Website: The Official Alan Parsons Project Website
• The Official Eric Woolfson Website: The Official Eric Woolfson Website
• Artist Spotlight Audio feature produced in 2007
• Fan Site Fan Site