The Definitive Collection

~ Release by The Alan Parsons Project (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

Label: Arista Records - Catalog #: 51746 - EAN: 0074321517462 (EUR)
Label: Arista Records - Catalog #: 18962 (US)
Note: The disc 1 that corresponds to this release has a different tracklisting in Europe and the USA.
European Version of Disc 1 - US Version of Disc 1

Label: Arista Records - Catalog #: 51746 - EAN: 0074321517462

Tracklist

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1I Robot
synthesizer programming:
Alan Parsons
assistant engineer:
Chris Blair and Patrick Stapley
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
bass guitar:
David Paton
cimbalom and kantele:
John Leach
clavinet:
Eric Woolfson
drums (drum set):
Stuart Tosh
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
synthesizer:
Duncan Mackay
choir vocals:
The English Chorale
soprano vocals:
Hilary Western
conductor:
Andrew Powell
chorus master:
Bob Howes
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Robot
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell
composer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
6:03
2I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You
assistant engineer:
Chris Blair and Patrick Stapley
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
bass guitar:
David Paton
drums (drum set):
Stuart Tosh
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Eric Woolfson
lead vocals:
Lenny Zakatek
conductor:
Andrew Powell
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
American Woolfsongs Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
3:23
3Breakdown
assistant engineer:
Chris Blair and Patrick Stapley
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Ian Bairnson
acoustic guitar and synthesizer:
Alan Parsons
bass guitar:
David Paton
drums (drum set):
Stuart Tosh
synthesizer:
Duncan Mackay
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Eric Woolfson
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus
lead vocals:
Allan Clarke
conductor:
Andrew Powell
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Breakdown
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell
writer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
3:53
4Don't Let It Show
assistant engineer:
Chris Blair and Patrick Stapley
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
bass guitar:
David Paton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Tosh
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
organ:
Eric Woolfson
piccolo trumpet:
John Wallace
lead vocals:
Dave Townsend
conductor:
Andrew Powell
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Don’t Let It Show
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
American Woolfsongs Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
4:24
5Voyager
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
arranger:
Andrew Powell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1979)
recording of:
Voyager
writer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Universal Music Careers and Woolfsongs Ltd.
2:24
6What Goes Up...
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
arranger:
Andrew Powell
recording of:
What Goes Up…
writer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
3:31
7The Eagle Will Rise Again
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
arranger:
Andrew Powell
recording of:
The Eagle Will Rise Again
writer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
4:23
8Can't Take It With You
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
arranger:
Andrew Powell
recording of:
Can’t Take It With You
writer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
5:05
9Pyramania
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
lead vocals:
Jack Harris
conductor:
Andrew Powell
arranger and orchestrator:
Andrew Powell
recording of:
Pyramania
writer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
2:46
10Damned If I Do
assistant engineer:
Patrick Jauneaud and Dave Siddle
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass guitar:
David Paton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott
keyboard:
Duncan Mackay and Eric Woolfson
background vocals:
David Paton and Chris Rainbow
lead vocals:
Lenny Zakatek
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera
conductor and chorus master:
Andrew Powell
recording of:
Damned If I Do
writer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
4:52
11Lucifer
assistant engineer:
Patrick Jauneaud and Dave Siddle
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass guitar:
David Paton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott
keyboard:
Duncan Mackay and Eric Woolfson
background vocals:
David Paton and Chris Rainbow
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera
conductor and chorus master:
Andrew Powell
recording of:
Lucifer
composer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
5:05
12If I Could Change Your Mind
assistant engineer:
Patrick Jauneaud and Dave Siddle
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass guitar:
David Paton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott
keyboard:
Duncan Mackay and Eric Woolfson
background vocals:
David Paton and Chris Rainbow
lead vocals:
Lesley Duncan
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera
conductor and chorus master:
Andrew Powell
recording of:
If I Could Change Your Mind
writer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
5:49
13The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part 1
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
bass:
David Paton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
harpsichord and piano:
Eric Woolfson
lead vocals:
Chris Rainbow
conductor:
Andrew Powell
arranger:
Andrew Powell
recording of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part One
writer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
part of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)
2:43
14Snake Eyes
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
bass:
David Paton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
piano:
Eric Woolfson
lead vocals:
Chris Rainbow
recording of:
Snake Eyes
writer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
part of:
The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)
3:19
15Games People Play
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
bass:
David Paton
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Eric Woolfson
background vocals:
Chris Rainbow
lead vocals:
Lenny Zakatek
conductor:
Andrew Powell
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1979, in 1980) and RCA Records (in 1980)
recording of:
Games People Play
writer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
4:24
16Time
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons
lead vocals:
Eric Woolfson
conductor:
Andrew Powell
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1981, in 1983)
recording of:
Time
writer:
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
5:02
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