Greatest Hits

~ Release by The Alan Parsons Project (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Ammonia Avenue
assistant engineer:
Tony Richards (recording engineer)
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
executive producer:
Eric Woolfson
acoustic guitar, classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
piano, synthesizer [Fairlight] and lead vocals:
Eric Woolfson
background vocals:
Chris Rainbow
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
Ammonia Avenue
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
26:32
2Eye in the Sky
additional recording engineer and additional producer:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
assistant engineer:
Tony Richards (recording engineer)
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
executive producer:
Eric Woolfson
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
electric piano and lead vocals:
Eric Woolfson
keyboard:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
saxophone:
Mel Collins
synthesizer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
background vocals:
Chris Rainbow
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
chorus master:
Bob Howes (percussionist)
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1982, in 2007)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 21)
recording of:
Eye in the Sky
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
4.354:34
3You Lie Down With Dogs
assistant engineer:
Patrick Jauneaud and Dave Siddle (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
keyboard:
Duncan Mackay (UK keyboardist/synthesizerist) and Eric Woolfson
background vocals:
David Paton (of Pilot) and Chris Rainbow
lead vocals:
Lenny Zakatek
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera
conductor and chorus master:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
You Lie Down With Dogs
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
23:47
4Don't Let It Show
assistant engineer:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK) and Patrick Stapley
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Tosh
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
organ:
Eric Woolfson
piccolo trumpet:
John Wallace (trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Dave Townsend (English songwriter, wrote "Miss You Nights", performed with Alan Parsons Project)
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Don’t Let It Show
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
American Woolfsongs Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
3.44:20
5I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You
assistant engineer:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK) and Patrick Stapley
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set):
Stuart Tosh
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Eric Woolfson
lead vocals:
Lenny Zakatek
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
American Woolfsongs Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
4.153:22
6The Voice
assistant engineer:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK) and Patrick Stapley
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Tosh
guitar:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Eric Woolfson
synthesizer and vocoder:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
lead vocals:
Steve Harley
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Voice
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
35:23
7Voyager
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1979)
recording of:
Voyager
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Universal Music Careers and Woolfsongs Ltd.
3.752:24
8May Be a Price to Pay
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
lead vocals:
Elmer Gantry
recording of:
May Be a Price to Pay
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
44:57
9Shadow of a Lonely Man
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
Shadow of a Lonely Man
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
35:34
10Time
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
lead vocals:
Eric Woolfson
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981, in 1983)
recording of:
Time
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
3.255:02
11You Won't Be There
assistant engineer:
Patrick Jauneaud and Dave Siddle (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
keyboard:
Duncan Mackay (UK keyboardist/synthesizerist) and Eric Woolfson
background vocals:
David Paton (of Pilot) and Chris Rainbow
lead vocals:
Dave Townsend (English songwriter, wrote "Miss You Nights", performed with Alan Parsons Project)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera
conductor and chorus master:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
You Won’t Be There
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
23:34
12Some Other Time
assistant engineer:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK) and Patrick Stapley
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar and bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Ian Bairnson
cimbalom and zither:
John Leach (British composer known for film and television scores)
clavinet and piano:
Eric Woolfson
drums (drum set):
Stuart Tosh
synthesizer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
background vocals:
Stuart Calver, John Perry (Grapefruit) and Tony Rivers
lead vocals:
Peter Straker (Jamaican born singer) and Jaki Whitren
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Some Other Time
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
4.754:05
13The Eagle Will Rise Again
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
The Eagle Will Rise Again
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
34:22
14What Goes Up...
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
What Goes Up…
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
43:31
15Silence and I
recording of:
Silence and I
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
5:48
16Since the Last Goodbye
assistant engineer:
Tony Richards (recording engineer)
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
executive producer:
Eric Woolfson
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
lead vocals:
Chris Rainbow
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
Since the Last Goodbye
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
34:35