The Definitive Collection (Alan Parsons album)
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The Definitive Collection is a 1997 2 CD compilation by The Alan Parsons Project, released through Arista Records.[2] The American version begins with two songs from the Alan Parsons Project's first album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination,[3] which was released on 20th Century Fox Records in the U.S.[4] and Charisma Records in the U.K.,[5] prior to the band signing to Arista. The European version of the compilation does not include them.[6] Both versions close with two tracks from Alan Parsons' first solo album, Try Anything Once.[7]
| The Definitive Collection | |
|---|---|
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| Greatest hits album by | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Recorded | April 1975 – August 1993 |
| Genre | Progressive rock |
| Length | 2:28:37 |
| Label | Arista Records |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" | Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 4:22 |
| 2. | "The Raven" | Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 4:08 |
| 3. | "I Robot" | I Robot | 6:02 |
| 4. | "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" | I Robot | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Breakdown" | I Robot | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Don't Let it Show" | I Robot | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Voyager" | Pyramid | 2:25 |
| 8. | "What Goes Up" | Pyramid | 3:31 |
| 9. | "The Eagle Will Rise Again" | Pyramid | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Can't Take it With You" | Pyramid | 5:07 |
| 11. | "Pyramania" | Pyramid | 2:44 |
| 12. | "Damned if I Do" | Eve | 4:54 |
| 13. | "Lucifer" | Eve | 5:03 |
| 14. | "If I Could Change Your Mind" | Eve | 5:51 |
| 15. | "The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 1)" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 2:43 |
| 16. | "Snake Eyes" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 3:18 |
| 17. | "Games People Play" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 4:25 |
| 18. | "Time" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 5"05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sirius" | Eye in the Sky | 1:57 | |
| 2. | "Eye in the Sky" | Eye in the Sky | 4:36 | |
| 3. | "Psychobabble" | Eye in the Sky | 4:51 | |
| 4. | "Mammagamma" | Eye in the Sky | 3:34 | |
| 5. | "Old and Wise" | Eye in the Sky | 4:57 | |
| 6. | "Prime Time" | Ammonia Avenue | 5:03 | |
| 7. | "Don't Answer Me" | Ammonia Avenue | 4:13 | |
| 8. | "You Don't Believe" | Ammonia Avenue | 4:26 | |
| 9. | "Let's Talk About Me" | Vulture Culture | 4:29 | |
| 10. | "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" | Vulture Culture | 4:27 | |
| 11. | "Stereotomy" | Stereotomy | 7:03 | |
| 12. | "In the Real World" | Stereotomy | 4:19 | |
| 13. | "Standing on Higher Ground" | Gaudi | 5:47 | |
| 14. | "Too Late" | Gaudi | 4:32 | |
| 15. | "Turn it Up" | Ian Bairnson | Try Anything Once (Alan Parsons solo) | 6:13 |
| 16. | "Re-Jigue" | Parsons, Andrew Powell | Try Anything Once | 2:31 |
| Total length: | 2:28:37 | |||
References
edit- ^ DeGagne, Mike. The Definitive Collection at AllMusic
- ^ "The Definitive Collection". Discogs. 1997.
- ^ "Tales of Mystery and Imagination". Alan Parsons Project Official Website.
- ^ "The Alan Parsons Project – Tales Of Mystery And Imagination • Edgar Allan Poe". Discogs. 20th Century Fox. 1976.
- ^ "The Alan Parsons Project – Tales Of Mystery And Imagination • Edgar Allan Poe". Discogs. Charisma Records. 1976.
- ^ "The Definitive Collection (European Edition)". Discogs. 1997.
- ^ DeGagne, Mike (1997). "Try Anything Once Review". AllMusic.