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'''''The Definitive Collection''''' is a 1997 2 CD compilation by [[The Alan Parsons Project]], released through [[Arista Records]]. The American version begins with two songs from the Alan Parsons Project's first album, ''[[Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Alan Parsons Project album)|Tales of Mystery and Imagination]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www. |
'''''The Definitive Collection''''' is a 1997 2 CD compilation by [[The Alan Parsons Project]], released through [[Arista Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/183084-The-Alan-Parsons-Project-The-Definitive-Collection|title=The Definitive Collection|website=[[Discogs]]|date=1997}}</ref> The American version begins with two songs from the Alan Parsons Project's first album, ''[[Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Alan Parsons Project album)|Tales of Mystery and Imagination]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-alan-parsons-project.com/tales-of-mystery-and-imagination|title=Tales of Mystery and Imagination |website=Alan Parsons Project Official Website}}</ref> which was released on [[20th Century Fox Records]] in the U.S. and [[Charisma Records]] in the U.K., prior to the band signing to Arista. The European version of the compilation does not include them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/357903-The-Alan-Parsons-Project-The-Definitive-Collection|title=The Definitive Collection (European Edition)|website=Discogs|date=1997}}</ref> Both versions close with two tracks from [[Alan Parsons]]' first solo album, ''[[Try Anything Once]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/try-anything-once-mw0000107335|last=DeGagne|first=Mike|title=Try Anything Once Review|website=AllMusic|date=1997}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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| 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 | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
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. and Charisma Records in the U.K., prior to the band signing to Arista. The European version of the compilation does not include them.[4] Both versions close with two tracks from Alan Parsons' first solo album, Try Anything Once.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "(The System of) Doctor 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
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. The Definitive Collection at AllMusic
- ^ "The Definitive Collection". Discogs. 1997.
- ^ "Tales of Mystery and Imagination". Alan Parsons Project Official Website.
- ^ "The Definitive Collection (European Edition)". Discogs. 1997.
- ^ DeGagne, Mike (1997). "Try Anything Once Review". AllMusic.
