The Turn of a Friendly Card (deluxe anniversary edition)

~ Release by The Alan Parsons Project (see all versions of this release, 30 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Original Album & Bonus Tracks
#	Title	Length
1	May Be a Price to Pay engineer and producer: Alan Parsons bass: David Paton drums (drum set) and percussion: Stuart Elliott guitar: Ian Bairnson organ and piano: Eric Woolfson lead vocals: Elmer Gantry conductor: Andrew Powell arranger: Andrew Powell recording of: May Be a Price to Pay writer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson	5:01
2	Games 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
3	Time acoustic guitar: Ian Bairnson and David Paton bass: David Paton drums (drum set) and percussion: Stuart Elliott guitar [pitch shifted]: Ian Bairnson piano and vocal: Eric Woolfson additional vocal: Alan Parsons background vocals: Chris Rainbow conductor: Andrew Powell arranger: Andrew Powell recording of: Time writer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson publisher: Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.	5:15
4	I Don’t Wanna Go Home engineer and producer: Alan Parsons bass: David Paton drums (drum set): Stuart Elliott guitar: Ian Bairnson piano: Eric Woolfson background vocals: Chris Rainbow lead vocals: Lenny Zakatek recording of: I Don’t Wanna Go Home writer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson	4:52
5	The Gold Bug engineer and producer: Alan Parsons acoustic guitar [tremolando]: Ian Bairnson and David Paton bass: David Paton drums (drum set) and percussion [harmonized rotating triangle]: Stuart Elliott guitar: Ian Bairnson saxophone: [unknown] vocal: Chris Rainbow recording of: The Gold Bug composer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson	4:34
6	The Turn of a Friendly Card: I. The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part One 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)	2:45
7	The Turn of a Friendly Card: II. Snake 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)	3:16
8	The Turn of a Friendly Card: III. The Ace of Swords engineer and producer: Alan Parsons recording of: The Ace of Swords composer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson part of: The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)	2:58
9	The Turn of a Friendly Card: IV. Nothing Left to Lose engineer and producer: Alan Parsons accordion [button accordion]: [unknown] acoustic guitar: Ian Bairnson bass: David Paton drums (drum set): Stuart Elliott background vocals: Chris Rainbow lead vocals: Eric Woolfson recording of: Nothing Left to Lose writer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson part of: The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)	4:08
10	The Turn of a Friendly Card: V. The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part Two engineer and producer: Alan Parsons lead vocals: Chris Rainbow recording of: The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite) writer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson recording of: The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part Two writer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson part of: The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)	3:32
11	May Be a Price to Pay (intro – demo) instrumental demo recording of: May Be a Price to Pay writer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson	1:32
12	Nothing Left to Lose (basic backing track) instrumental demo recording of: Nothing Left to Lose writer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson part of: The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)	4:36
13	Nothing Left to Lose (Chris Rainbow vocal overdub compilation) demo recording of: Nothing Left to Lose writer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson part of: The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)	2:03
14	Nothing Left to Lose (early studio version with Eric's guide vocal) demo recording of: Nothing Left to Lose writer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson part of: The Turn of a Friendly Card (suite)	3:12
15	Time (early studio attempt) instrumental demo recording of: Time writer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson publisher: Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.	4:43
16	Games People Play (rough mix) demo 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.	4:33
17	The Gold Bug (demo) demo recording of: The Gold Bug composer: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson	2:50

2▶CD: Eric's Songwriting Diaries, Extra Bonus Tracks & Single Edits

Credits

Release

ASIN:	UK: B013L5TSGW [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Games People Play The Turn of a Friendly Card Time
included in:	Original Album Classics The Complete Albums Collection

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/4495 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/The-alan-parsons-project/The-turn-of-a-friendly-card [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-alan-parsons-project/the-turn-of-a-friendly-card/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/27828/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1095 [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/The_Turn_of_a_Friendly_Card/2521 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191339 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1755004 [info]

UK: B013L5TSGW