Alan Parsons

Alan Parsons

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Born on December 20, 1948 in London, England, Alan Parsons is a musician, songwriter, producer, engineer, and band leader best-known for being involved in some of the most successful albums of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Beginning his musical career in 1967 at the age of 18, Parsons was hired by Abbey Road Studios as an assistant engineer. While he had worked on a myriad of projects in his early days at Abbey Road, he received his first credit on The Beatles’ Abbey Road, one of the biggest rock albums of all time. Parsons would then go on to work with The Hollies, Paul McCartney & Wings, Pilot, Ambrosia, and many others. His engineering work on Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon earned him his first Grammy Award. Eager to move in a new direction, Parsons turned down Pink Floyd’s request to engineer their Wish You Were Here album in order to focus on his own group, The Alan Parsons Project. Founded alongside songwriter and vocalist Eric Woolfson, The Alan Parsons Project was comprised mostly of studio musicians. The band’s debut album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, was released in 1976. While the album wasn’t initially a big commercial success, their second release, I Robot (1977), entered the Top 10 in the U.S. charts. The band released a series of successful albums throughout the rest of the ‘70s and all through the ‘80s. Some of their best-selling albums included Eve (1979), The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980), Eye in the Sky (1982), and Ammonia Avenue (1983). The band had several Top 30 hits in the U.S. including “Eye in the Sky” (1982) and “Don’t Answer Me” (1984). While not released under the Alan Parsons Project name, the duo’s final work together was 1990’s Freudiana, which was credited chiefly to Woolfson. Parson continued to record under his own name beginning with his 1993 album Try Anything Once. His Alan Parsons Project partner Eric Woolfson died in 2009. Parsons released the album The Secret in 2019, his first studio release in 15 years.

Top tracks

07
Sirius / Eye in the Sky (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
06:46
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
01
Sirius
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons: The Very Best Live
02:21
Writer: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson / Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
02
Too Close Too The Sun
Alan Parsons
Fall Free
05:04
Writer: Bairnson and Parsons and Elliot / Composers: Bairnson and Parsons and Elliot - Copyright Control
02
Blown By The Wind
Alan Parsons
I Can't Look Down
05:26
Writer: Bairnson / Composers: Bairnson
03
As Lights Fall
Alan Parsons
The Secret
03:58
Composers: Alan Parsons - Dan Tracey
02
The Secret
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:17
Composers: Alan Parsons - Mark Mikel - Jeff Kollman
01
Fare Thee Well
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:36
Composers: Alan Parsons - Doug Powell - Todd Cooper
05
Give 'Em My Love
Alan Parsons
From the New World
03:22
Composers: Alan Parsons - James Durbin - Julian Colbeck
02
Apollo
Alan Parsons
So Far Away
06:05
Writer: English and Elliot / Composers: English and Elliot
01
Eye in the Sky
The Alan Parsons Project
Eye in the Sky
05:09
Composers: Woolfson and Parsons
01
The Time Machine (Part 1)
Alan Parsons
The Time Machine (Part 1)
04:54
Writer: Elliot / Composers: Elliot
07
I Won't Be Led Astray
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:40
Composers: Alan Parsons - David Minasian - Kim Bullard
05
Mr Time
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
08:17
Writer: Elliott - Copeland - Rick Driscoll / Composers: Elliott - Copeland - Rick Driscoll
09
Dreamscape
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
03:01
Writer: Alan Parsons / Composers: Alan Parsons
02
Miracle
Alan Parsons
The Secret
03:22
Composers: Alan Parsons - Guy Erez - Andy Ellis
11
I Can't Get There from Here
Alan Parsons
The Secret
04:38
Composers: Alan Parsons - Patrick Read Johnson - David Russo - Jared Mahone
02
Turn It Up
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
06:13
Writer: Ian Bairnson / Composers: Ian Bairnson
03
Uroborus
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:08
Composers: Alan Parsons - Doug Powell - Todd Cooper
01
Return to Tunguska
Alan Parsons
A Valid Path
08:48
08
Siren Song
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
05:01
Writer: Ian Bairnson - Muskeer / Composers: Ian Bairnson - Muskeer
01
Fall Free
Alan Parsons
Fall Free
04:22
Writer: Bairnson and Parsons and Elliot / Composers: Bairnson and Parsons and Elliot - Copyright Control
01
You're The Voice (Radio Edit)
Alan Parsons
You're The Voice
04:19
Writer: Chris Thompson - A. Qunta - C. Thompson - K. Reid - M. Ryder / Composers: Chris Thompson - A. Qunta - C. Thompson - K. Reid - M. Ryder
01
Out Of The Blue
Alan Parsons
Out Of The Blue
04:54
Writer: Bairnson / Composers: Bairnson
04
Breakaway
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
04:07
Writer: Alan Parsons / Composers: Alan Parsons
06
Obstacles
Alan Parsons
From the New World
03:37
Composers: Alan Parsons - Mark Mikel - Jeff Kollman
01
One Note Symphony (Radio Edit)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony (Radio Edit)
03:59
Composers: Alan Parsons - Todd Cooper - Tom Brooks
03
Don't Answer Me (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
04:30
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
01
The Very Last Time
Alan Parsons
The Very Last Time
03:42
Writer: Bairnson / Composers: Bairnson
02
Cloudbreak
Alan Parsons
Brother Up In Heaven
04:39
Writer: Bairnson and Parsons and Elliot / Composers: Bairnson and Parsons and Elliot
10
Back Against The Wall
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
04:38
Writer: Ian Bairnson / Composers: Ian Bairnson
06
Soiree Fantastique
Alan Parsons
The Secret
05:27
Composers: Alan Parsons - Todd Cooper - Doug Powell - Tom Brooks
05
Sometimes
Alan Parsons
The Secret
05:08
Composers: Alan Parsons - Patrick Anthony Caddick
02
White Dawn
Alan Parsons
You're The Voice
04:52
Writer: A. Parsons / Composers: A. Parsons
10
Goin' Home
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:57
Composers: Alan Parsons - Antonín Dvořák - William Arms Fisher - Tom Brooks
01
The NeverEnding Show (Bonus Track)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show (Bonus Track)
03:54
Composers: Alan Parsons - Jordan Asher Huffman - Todd Cooper - Tom Brooks
10
The Limelight Fades Away
Alan Parsons
The Secret
03:36
Composers: Alan Parsons - Jordan Huffman - Dan Tracey
01
Fragile
Alan Parsons
Fragile
03:57
11
Re-Jigue
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
02:28
Writer: Andrew Powell - Alan Parsons / Composers: Andrew Powell - Alan Parsons
01
So Far Away
Alan Parsons
So Far Away
04:07
Writer: Bairnson / Composers: Bairnson
08
You Are the Light
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:26
Composers: Alan Parsons - Dan Tracey - Keith Howland
03
Blue Blue Sky II
Alan Parsons
Brother Up In Heaven
04:24
Writer: Bairnson / Composers: Bairnson
01
The Three Of Me
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
05:52
Writer: Pack - Bud Powell / Composers: Pack - Bud Powell
01
The Time Machine (Dr. Evil Radio Mix)
Alan Parsons
The Time Machine (Dr. Evil Radio Mix)
03:26
Writer: Stuart Elliot / Composers: Stuart Elliot
01
Brother Up In Heaven
Alan Parsons
Brother Up In Heaven
04:02
Writer: Bairnson / Composers: Bairnson
01
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Alan Parsons
The Secret
05:44
Composers: Alan Parsons - Tom Brooks
12
Oh Life (There Must Be More)
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
06:34
Writer: Alan Parsons - Pack / Composers: Alan Parsons - Pack
02
More Lost Without You
Alan Parsons
A Valid Path
03:20
01
I Can't Look Down
Alan Parsons
I Can't Look Down
04:37
Writer: Bairnson / Composers: Bairnson
06
Sirius - Eye in the Sky (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
05:53
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
08
Requiem
Alan Parsons
The Secret
04:02
Composers: Alan Parsons - Todd Cooper - Douglas Powell - Boh Cooper
09
Years of Glory
Alan Parsons
The Secret
04:05
Composers: Alan Parsons - P.J. Olsson
06
Jigue
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
03:24
Writer: Alan Parsons - Bud Powell / Composers: Alan Parsons - Bud Powell
02
Time (edit)
Alan Parsons
Limelight
05:12
Writer: Woolfson and Parsons / Composers: Woolfson and Parsons
06
I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
05:06
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
04
Time (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
05:51
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
01
One Note Symphony (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
04:49
Composers: Alan Parsons - Todd Cooper - Tom Brooks
02
Prime Time
Alan Parsons
Luciferama (Live)
05:28
Writer: Woolfson and Parsons / Composers: Woolfson and Parsons
04
Don't Fade Now
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:16
Composers: Alan Parsons - Guy Erez - Andy Ellis
03
Wine from the Water
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
05:43
Writer: Alan Parsons - Ian Bairnson / Composers: Alan Parsons - Ian Bairnson
07
Fly to Me
Alan Parsons
The Secret
03:45
Composers: Alan Parsons - Mark Mikel - Jeff Kollman
09
Don't Let It Show (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
04:42
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
01
Limelight
Alan Parsons
Limelight
04:48
Writer: Woolfson and Parsons / Composers: Woolfson and Parsons
02
Damed If I Do (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
04:47
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
11
Be My Baby
Alan Parsons
From the New World
02:51
Composers: Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich - Phil Spector
02
Psychobabble
Alan Parsons
The Raven (Live)
05:31
Writer: Woolfson and Parsons / Composers: Woolfson and Parsons
06
Primetime (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
10:18
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
08
Luciferama (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
05:06
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
05
Breakdown / The Raven (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
05:44
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
05
Breakdown - the Raven (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
06:45
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
03
Don't Answer Me (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
04:27
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
05
I Can't Get There from Here (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
04:48
Composers: Alan Parsons - Patrick Read Johnson - David Russo - Jared Mahone
02
Limelight (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
05:04
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
07
I'm Talkin' To You
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
04:38
Writer: Lorenzo Pack - Bud Powell / Composers: Lorenzo Pack - Bud Powell
09
Games People Play (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
04:39
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
04
One Note Symphony
Alan Parsons
The Secret
04:43
Composers: Alan Parsons - Todd Cooper - Tom Brooks
08
I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
04:46
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
09
Halos
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:18
Composers: Alan Parsons - P.J. Olsson - Dan Tracey
01
Do You Live at All?
Alan Parsons
Do You Live at All?
03:55

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  • Discography
Albums
From the New World
(P) 2022 Frontiers Records
15-07-2022
From the New World
01
Fare Thee Well
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:36
Composers: Alan Parsons - Doug Powell - Todd Cooper
02
The Secret
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:17
Composers: Alan Parsons - Mark Mikel - Jeff Kollman
03
Uroborus
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:08
Composers: Alan Parsons - Doug Powell - Todd Cooper
04
Don't Fade Now
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:16
Composers: Alan Parsons - Guy Erez - Andy Ellis
05
Give 'Em My Love
Alan Parsons
From the New World
03:22
Composers: Alan Parsons - James Durbin - Julian Colbeck
06
Obstacles
Alan Parsons
From the New World
03:37
Composers: Alan Parsons - Mark Mikel - Jeff Kollman
07
I Won't Be Led Astray
Alan Parsons
From the New World
04:40
Composers: Alan Parsons - David Minasian - Kim Bullard
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One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
(P) 2022 Frontiers Records
11-02-2022
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
01
One Note Symphony (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
05:17
Composers: Alan Parsons - Todd Cooper - Tom Brooks
02
Damned If I Do (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
04:54
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
03
Don't Answer Me (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
04:30
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
04
Time (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
05:47
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
05
Breakdown - the Raven (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
06:45
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
06
Luciferama (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
04:56
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
07
Silence and I (Live)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony: Live in Tel Aviv
07:41
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
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The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
(P) 2021 Frontiers Records
05-11-2021
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
01
One Note Symphony (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
04:49
Composers: Alan Parsons - Todd Cooper - Tom Brooks
02
Damed If I Do (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
04:47
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
03
Don't Answer Me (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
04:27
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
04
Time (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
05:51
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
05
Breakdown / The Raven (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
05:44
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
06
I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
05:06
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
07
Psychobabble (Live)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
06:22
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
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The Secret
(P) 2019 Frontiers Records
26-04-2019
The Secret
01
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Alan Parsons
The Secret
05:44
Composers: Alan Parsons - Tom Brooks
02
Miracle
Alan Parsons
The Secret
03:22
Composers: Alan Parsons - Guy Erez - Andy Ellis
03
As Lights Fall
Alan Parsons
The Secret
03:58
Composers: Alan Parsons - Dan Tracey
04
One Note Symphony
Alan Parsons
The Secret
04:43
Composers: Alan Parsons - Todd Cooper - Tom Brooks
05
Sometimes
Alan Parsons
The Secret
05:08
Composers: Alan Parsons - Patrick Anthony Caddick
06
Soiree Fantastique
Alan Parsons
The Secret
05:27
Composers: Alan Parsons - Todd Cooper - Doug Powell - Tom Brooks
07
Fly to Me
Alan Parsons
The Secret
03:45
Composers: Alan Parsons - Mark Mikel - Jeff Kollman
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Alan Parsons: The Very Best Live
(P) 1995 BMG Music
27-06-1995
Alan Parsons: The Very Best Live
01
Sirius
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons: The Very Best Live
02:21
Writer: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson / Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
02
Eye In the Sky (Live)
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons: The Very Best Live
04:55
Writer: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson / Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
03
Pyschobabble
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons: The Very Best Live
05:22
Writer: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson / Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
04
The Raven
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons: The Very Best Live
05:39
Writer: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson / Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
05
Time
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons: The Very Best Live
05:08
Writer: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson / Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
06
Luciferama
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons: The Very Best Live
04:56
Writer: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson / Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
07
Old and Wise (Live)
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons: The Very Best Live
04:48
Writer: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson / Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
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Try Anything Once
(P) 1993 Arista Records, LLC
25-10-1993
Try Anything Once
01
The Three Of Me
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
05:52
Writer: Pack - Bud Powell / Composers: Pack - Bud Powell
02
Turn It Up
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
06:13
Writer: Ian Bairnson / Composers: Ian Bairnson
03
Wine from the Water
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
05:43
Writer: Alan Parsons - Ian Bairnson / Composers: Alan Parsons - Ian Bairnson
04
Breakaway
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
04:07
Writer: Alan Parsons / Composers: Alan Parsons
05
Mr Time
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
08:17
Writer: Elliott - Copeland - Rick Driscoll / Composers: Elliott - Copeland - Rick Driscoll
06
Jigue
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
03:24
Writer: Alan Parsons - Bud Powell / Composers: Alan Parsons - Bud Powell
07
I'm Talkin' To You
Alan Parsons
Try Anything Once
04:38
Writer: Lorenzo Pack - Bud Powell / Composers: Lorenzo Pack - Bud Powell
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Singles
I Won't Be Led Astray
(P) 2022 Frontiers Records
23-06-2022
I Won't Be Led Astray
01
I Won't Be Led Astray
Alan Parsons
I Won't Be Led Astray
04:40
Composers: Alan Parsons - David Minasian - Kim Bullard
Uroborus
(P) 2022 Frontiers Records
25-05-2022
Uroborus
01
Uroborus
Alan Parsons
Uroborus
04:08
Composers: Alan Parsons - Doug Powell - Todd Cooper
Don't Answer Me (Live)
(P) 2022 Frontiers Records
14-01-2022
Don't Answer Me (Live)
01
Don't Answer Me (Live)
Alan Parsons
Don't Answer Me (Live)
04:30
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
Standing on Higher Ground (Live)
(P) 2022 Frontiers Records
02-12-2021
Standing on Higher Ground (Live)
01
Standing on Higher Ground (Live)
Alan Parsons
Standing on Higher Ground (Live)
04:37
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
You're The Voice
CNR Music B.V.
06-10-2021
You're The Voice
01
You're The Voice (Radio Edit)
Alan Parsons
You're The Voice
04:19
Writer: Chris Thompson - A. Qunta - C. Thompson - K. Reid - M. Ryder / Composers: Chris Thompson - A. Qunta - C. Thompson - K. Reid - M. Ryder
02
White Dawn
Alan Parsons
You're The Voice
04:52
Writer: A. Parsons / Composers: A. Parsons
The Neverending Show (Bonus Track)
(P) 2021 Frontiers Records
30-09-2021
The Neverending Show (Bonus Track)
01
The NeverEnding Show (Bonus Track)
Alan Parsons
The Neverending Show (Bonus Track)
03:54
Composers: Alan Parsons - Jordan Asher Huffman - Todd Cooper - Tom Brooks
Games People Play (Live)
(P) 2021 Frontiers Records
31-08-2021
Games People Play (Live)
01
Games People Play (Live)
Alan Parsons
Games People Play (Live)
04:45
Composers: Alan Parsons - Eric Woolfson
One Note Symphony (Radio Edit)
(P) 2019 Frontiers Records
16-12-2019
One Note Symphony (Radio Edit)
01
One Note Symphony (Radio Edit)
Alan Parsons
One Note Symphony (Radio Edit)
03:59
Composers: Alan Parsons - Todd Cooper - Tom Brooks
Luciferama (Live)
CNR Music B.V.
21-05-2019
Luciferama (Live)
01
Luciferama
Alan Parsons
Luciferama (Live)
05:04
Writer: Woolfson and Parsons / Composers: Woolfson and Parsons
02
Prime Time
Alan Parsons
Luciferama (Live)
05:28
Writer: Woolfson and Parsons / Composers: Woolfson and Parsons