| The Essential Alan Parsons Project | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 6 February 2007 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 2:33:17 (2-disc version) 3:40:29 (3-disc version) | |||
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| The Alan Parsons Project chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   (2-disc version)[1] |
| AllMusic | (3-disc version)[2] |
The Essential Alan Parsons Project is a compilation album released by English progressive rock musician Alan Parsons and The Alan Parsons Project on 6 February 2007.[3] It was released through Sony BMG as part of The Essential album series. The album featured some of the band's best known songs as well as some rare tracks.
The Essential Alan Parsons Project is a double-disc album which contains all the band's hits and some of their lesser-known songs, spanning their 10-year career. Disc 1 contains the hits and well-known songs, while Disc 2 contains the rarer and more obscure selections. The album includes songs from all their studio albums, from Tales of Mystery and Imagination to Gaudi, with the exception of the band's final album, Freudiana.
The album includes some of the band's biggest hits such as "Eye in the Sky", "Time", "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" and "Games People Play", as well as some lesser-known songs such as "Paseo de Gracia".
Track listing
All songs written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, except where noted.
2-Disc Version
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Raven" | Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976) | 4:06 |
| 2. | "(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" | Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 4:16 |
| 3. | "To One in Paradise" | Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 4:38 |
| 4. | "I Robot (Edit)" | I Robot (1977) | 5:15 |
| 5. | "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" | I Robot | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Some Other Time" | I Robot | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" | I Robot | 3:43 |
| 8. | "What Goes Up..." | Pyramid (1978) | 3:30 |
| 9. | "The Eagle Will Rise Again" | Pyramid | 4:19 |
| 10. | "In the Lap of the Gods" | Pyramid | 5:25 |
| 11. | "Lucifer (Edit)" | Eve (1979) | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Damned If I Do" | Eve | 4:52 |
| 13. | "Games People Play" | The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980) | 4:24 |
| 14. | "Time" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 5:05 |
| 15. | "The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 1)" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 2:45 |
| 16. | "The Turn of a Friendly Card: Snake Eyes" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 3:15 |
| 17. | "The Turn of a Friendly Card: The Ace of Swords" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 2:58 |
| 18. | "The Turn of a Friendly Card: Nothing Left to Lose" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 4:06 |
| 19. | "The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 2)" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 3:21 |
| Total length: | 1:17:50 | ||
Disc 2
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sirius" | Eye in the Sky (1982) | 1:54 | |
| 2. | "Eye in the Sky" | Eye in the Sky | 4:36 | |
| 3. | "Silence and I" | Eye in the Sky | 7:20 | |
| 4. | "Old and Wise" | Eye in the Sky | 4:55 | |
| 5. | "Mammagamma" | Eye in the Sky | 3:35 | |
| 6. | "Prime Time" | Ammonia Avenue (1984) | 5:03 | |
| 7. | "Ammonia Avenue" | Ammonia Avenue | 6:33 | |
| 8. | "Don't Answer Me" | Ammonia Avenue | 4:04 | |
| 9. | "Let's Talk About Me" | Vulture Culture (1984) | 4:29 | |
| 10. | "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" | Vulture Culture | 4:27 | |
| 11. | "No Answers Only Questions[Note 1]" | Eric Woolfson | Vulture Culture | 2:10 |
| 12. | "Stereotomy" | Stereotomy (1985) | 7:15 | |
| 13. | "Limelight" | Stereotomy | 4:39 | |
| 14. | "La Sagrada Familia" | Gaudi (1987) | 8:47 | |
| 15. | "Standing on Higher Ground" | Gaudi | 5:48 | |
| Total length: | 1:15:43 | |||
3-Disc Version
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Raven" | 4:06 | |
| 2. | "The Tell-Tale Heart" | Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 4:39 |
| 3. | "The Cask of Amontillado" | Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 4:27 |
| 4. | "To One in Paradise" | 4:38 | |
| 5. | "I Robot (Edit)" | 5:15 | |
| 6. | "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" | 3:23 | |
| 7. | "Some Other Time" | 4:02 | |
| 8. | "Don't Let It Show" | I Robot | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" | 3:43 | |
| 10. | "What Goes Up..." | 3:30 | |
| 11. | "The Eagle Will Rise Again" | 4:19 | |
| 12. | "Can't Take It with You" | Pyramid | 5:06 |
| 13. | "In the Lap of the Gods" | 5:25 | |
| 14. | "Shadow of a Lonely Man" | Pyramid | 5:34 |
| 15. | "Lucifer (Edit)" | 4:18 | |
| 16. | "Damned If I Do" | 4:52 | |
| 17. | "If I Could Change Your Mind" | Eve | 5:50 |
| Total length: | 1:17:27 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Games People Play" | 4:24 | ||
| 2. | "Time" | 5:05 | ||
| 3. | "The Gold Bug" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 4:34 | |
| 4. | "The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 1)" | 2:45 | ||
| 5. | "The Turn of a Friendly Card: Snake Eyes" | 3:15 | ||
| 6. | "The Turn of a Friendly Card: The Ace of Swords" | 2:58 | ||
| 7. | "The Turn of a Friendly Card: Nothing Left to Lose" | 4:06 | ||
| 8. | "The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 2)" | 3:21 | ||
| 9. | "Sirius" | 1:54 | ||
| 10. | "Eye in the Sky" | 4:36 | ||
| 11. | "Silence and I" | 7:20 | ||
| 12. | "Psychobabble" | Eye in the Sky | 4:53 | |
| 13. | "Mammagamma" | 3:35 | ||
| 14. | "Old and Wise" | 4:55 | ||
| 15. | "Pipeline" | Ammonia Avenue | 3:58 | |
| 16. | "Ammonia Avenue" | 6:32 | ||
| 17. | "No Answers Only Questions[Note 1]" | Woolfson | 2:10 | |
| Total length: | 1:10:21 | |||
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Answer Me" | 4:04 | |
| 2. | "Prime Time" | 5:03 | |
| 3. | "Let's Talk About Me" | 4:27 | |
| 4. | "Separate Lives (Alternate Mix)" | Vulture Culture | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" | 4:27 | |
| 6. | "Sooner or Later" | Vulture Culture | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Hawkeye" | Vulture Culture | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Stereotomy" | 6:49 | |
| 9. | "Limelight" | 4:39 | |
| 10. | "Where's the Walrus?" | Stereotomy | 7:25 |
| 11. | "La Sagrada Familia (Edit)" | 7:29 | |
| 12. | "Closer to Heaven" | Gaudi | 5:55 |
| 13. | "Standing on Higher Ground" | 5:48 | |
| 14. | "Paseo de Gracia" | Gaudi | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 1:12:20 | ||
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2007 | Sony BMG Music Entertainment [4] | CD, Music download | 88697043372 |
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Position |
|---|---|
| Official New Zealand Music Chart[5] | 5 |
Personnel
- Alan Parsons – production, engineering, composer
- Eric Woolfson – vocals, keyboards, composer, lyrics
- Ian Bairnson – guitars
- David Paton – bass
- Stuart Tosh – drums
- Lenny Zakatek – vocals
- Stuart Elliott – drums
- Chris Rainbow – vocals
- Mel Collins – saxophone
Notes
- 1 2 Released as "No Answers Only Questions (Final Version)" only as a bonus track on the expanded edition of Vulture Culture.
References
- ↑ The Alan Parsons Project - The Essential Alan Parsons Project (2-disc review) at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ↑ The Alan Parsons Project - The Essential Alan Parsons Project (3-disc review) at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ↑ Alan Parson - The Essential Alan Parsons Project CD at Target
- ↑ The Alan Parsons Project - The Essential Alan Parsons Project (2 Disc Australia) at Discogs.
- ↑ New Zealand Charts - The Alan Parsons Project - The Essential Alan Parsons Project
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