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'''The Definitive Collection''' is a 1997 2 CD compilation by [[The Alan Parsons Project]], released through [[Arista Records]]. It includes two songs taken from [[Alan Parsons]]' first solo album.
'''The Definitive Collection''' is a 1997 2 CD compilation by [[The Alan Parsons Project]], released through [[Arista Records]]. It includes two songs taken from [[Alan Parsons]]' first solo album.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
All tracks written by Alan Parsons and [[Eric Woolfson]], except where noted.
|headline = Disc One

|all_writing= Alan Parsons & [[Eric Woolfson]], except where noted.
===Disc 1===
|extra_column= Original Album
# "(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" - 4.22
|title1 = (The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
# "The Raven" - 4.08
|extra1 = ''[[Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Alan Parsons Project album)|Tales of Mystery and Imagination]]''
# "I Robot" - 6.02
|length1 = 4:22
# "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" - 3.23
|title2 = The Raven
# "Breakdown" - 3.51
|extra2 = ''Tales of Mystery and Imagination''
# "Don't Let it Show" - 4.26
|length2 = 4:08
# "Voyager" - 2.25
|title3 = I Robot
# "What Goes Up" - 3.31
|extra3 = ''[[I Robot (album)|I Robot]]''
# "The Eagle Will Rise Again" - 4.21
|length3 = 6:02
# "Can't Take it With You" - 5.07
|title4 = I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You
# "Pyramania" - 2.44
|extra4 = ''I Robot''
# "Damned if I Do" - 4.54
|length4 = 3:23
# "Lucifer" - 5.03
|title5 = Breakdown
# "If I Could Change Your Mind" - 5.51
|extra5 = ''I Robot''
# "The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 1)" - 2.43
|length5 = 3:51
# "Snake Eyes" - 3.18
|title6 = Don't Let it Show
# "Games People Play" - 4.25
|extra6 = ''I Robot''
# "Time" - 5.05
|length6 = 4:26

|title7 = Voyager
*Tracks 1-2 taken from ''[[Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Alan Parsons Project album)|Tales of Mystery and Imagination]]'' (1976); they were not included on the European release of this album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Alan-Parsons-Project-The-Definitive-Collection/release/357903|title=The Alan Parsons Project – the Definitive Collection (1997, CD)|website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref>
*Tracks 3-6 taken from ''[[I Robot (album)|I Robot]]'' (1977).
|extra7 = ''[[Pyramid (The Alan Parsons Project album)|Pyramid]]''
|length7 = 2:25
*Tracks 7-11 taken from ''[[Pyramid (The Alan Parsons Project album)|Pyramid]]'' (1978).
|title8 = What Goes Up
*Tracks 12-14 taken from ''[[Eve (The Alan Parsons Project album)|Eve]]'' (1979).
|extra8 = ''Pyramid''
*Tracks 15-18 taken from ''[[The Turn of a Friendly Card]]'' (1980).
|length8 = 3:31

|title9 = The Eagle Will Rise Again
===Disc 2===
|extra9 = ''Pyramid''
# "Sirius" - 1.57
|length9 = 4:21
# "Eye in the Sky" - 4.36
|title10 = Can't Take it With You
# "Psychobabble" - 4.51
|extra10 = ''Pyramid''
# "Mammagamma" - 3.34
|length10 = 5:07
# "Old and Wise" - 4.57
|title11 = Pyramania
# "Prime Time" - 5.03
|extra11 = ''Pyramid''
# "Don't Answer Me" - 4.13
|length11 = 2:44
# "You Don't Believe" - 4.26
|title12 = Damned if I Do
# "Let's Talk About Me" - 4.29
|extra12 = ''[[Eve (The Alan Parsons Project album)|Eve]]''
# "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" - 4.27
|length12 = 4:54
# "Stereotomy" - 7.03
|title13 = Lucifer
# "In the Real World" - 4.19
|extra13 = ''Eve''
# "Standing on Higher Ground" - 5.47
|length13 = 5:03
# "Too Late" - 4.32
|title14 = If I Could Change Your Mind
# "Turn it Up" <small>([[Ian Bairnson]])</small> - 6.13
|extra14 = ''Eve''
# "Re-Jigue" <small>(Parsons, [[Andrew Powell]])</small> - 2.31
|length14 = 5:51

|title15 = The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 1)
*Tracks 1-5 taken from ''[[Eye in the Sky (album)|Eye in the Sky]]'' (1982).
|extra15 = ''[[The Turn of a Friendly Card]]''
*Tracks 6-8 taken from ''[[Ammonia Avenue]]'' (1983).
|length15 = 2:43
*Tracks 9-10 taken from ''[[Vulture Culture]]'' (1984).
|title16 = Snake Eyes
*Tracks 11-12 taken from ''[[Stereotomy]]'' (1985).
|extra16 = ''The Turn of a Friendly Card''
*Tracks 13-14 taken from ''[[Gaudi (The Alan Parsons Project album)|Gaudi]]'' (1987).
|length16 = 3:18
*Tracks 15-16 taken from Alan Parsons' solo album ''[[Try Anything Once]]'' (1993).
|title17 = Games People Play
|extra17 = ''The Turn of a Friendly Card''
|length17 = 4:25
|title18 = Time
|extra18 = ''The Turn of a Friendly Card''
|length18 = 5"05
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = Disc Two
|title1 = Sirius
|extra1 = ''[[Eye in the Sky (album)|Eye in the Sky]]''
|length1 = 1:57
|title2 = Eye in the Sky
|extra2 = ''Eye in the Sky''
|length2 = 4:36
|title3 = Psychobabble
|extra3 = ''Eye in the Sky''
|length3 = 4:51
|title4 = Mammagamma
|extra4 = ''Eye in the Sky''
|length4 = 3:34
|title5 = Old and Wise
|extra5 = ''Eye in the Sky''
|length5 = 4:57
|title6 = Prime Time
|extra6 = ''[[Ammonia Avenue]]''
|length6 = 5:03
|title7 = Don't Answer Me
|extra7 = ''Ammonia Avenue''
|length7 = 4:13
|title8 = You Don't Believe
|extra8 = ''Ammonia Avenue''
|length8 = 4:26
|title9 = Let's Talk About Me
|extra9 = ''[[Vulture Culture]]''
|length9 = 4:29
|title10 = Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)
|extra10 = ''Vulture Culture''
|length10 = 4:27
|title11 = Stereotomy
|extra11 = ''[[Stereotomy]]''
|length11 = 7:03
|title12 = In the Real World
|extra12 = ''Stereotomy''
|length12 = 4:19
|title13 = Standing on Higher Ground
|extra13 = ''[[Gaudi (The Alan Parsons Project album)|Gaudi]]''
|length13 = 5:47
|title14 = Too Late
|extra14 = ''Gaudi''
|length14 = 4:32
|title15 = Turn it Up
|extra15 = Alan Parsons' solo album ''[[Try Anything Once]]''
|writer15 = [[Ian Bairnson]]
|length15 = 6:13
|title16 = Re-Jigue
|extra16 = ''Try Anything Once''
|writer16 = Parsons, [[Andrew Powell]]
|length16 = 2:31
}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:31, 20 April 2024

The Definitive Collection
Greatest hits album by
The Alan Parsons Project
Released1997
GenreProgressive rock
LabelArista
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

The Definitive Collection is a 1997 2 CD compilation by The Alan Parsons Project, released through Arista Records. It includes two songs taken from Alan Parsons' first solo album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson, except where noted.

Disc One
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
1."(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether"Tales of Mystery and Imagination4:22
2."The Raven"Tales of Mystery and Imagination4:08
3."I Robot"I Robot6:02
4."I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You"I Robot3:23
5."Breakdown"I Robot3:51
6."Don't Let it Show"I Robot4:26
7."Voyager"Pyramid2:25
8."What Goes Up"Pyramid3:31
9."The Eagle Will Rise Again"Pyramid4:21
10."Can't Take it With You"Pyramid5:07
11."Pyramania"Pyramid2:44
12."Damned if I Do"Eve4:54
13."Lucifer"Eve5:03
14."If I Could Change Your Mind"Eve5:51
15."The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 1)"The Turn of a Friendly Card2:43
16."Snake Eyes"The Turn of a Friendly Card3:18
17."Games People Play"The Turn of a Friendly Card4:25
18."Time"The Turn of a Friendly Card5"05
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s){{{extra_column}}}Length
1."Sirius" Eye in the Sky1:57
2."Eye in the Sky" Eye in the Sky4:36
3."Psychobabble" Eye in the Sky4:51
4."Mammagamma" Eye in the Sky3:34
5."Old and Wise" Eye in the Sky4:57
6."Prime Time" Ammonia Avenue5:03
7."Don't Answer Me" Ammonia Avenue4:13
8."You Don't Believe" Ammonia Avenue4:26
9."Let's Talk About Me" Vulture Culture4:29
10."Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" Vulture Culture4:27
11."Stereotomy" Stereotomy7:03
12."In the Real World" Stereotomy4:19
13."Standing on Higher Ground" Gaudi5:47
14."Too Late" Gaudi4:32
15."Turn it Up"Ian BairnsonAlan Parsons' solo album Try Anything Once6:13
16."Re-Jigue"Parsons, Andrew PowellTry Anything Once2:31

References

  1. ^ DeGagne, Mike. The Definitive Collection at AllMusic


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