Eve (Alan Parsons Project album)

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Eve is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project. It was released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). Eve's focus is on women and men's attitudes towards them, and was notable as the only time a Project related recording featured lead female voices (Clare Torry and Lesley Duncan). Originally released in audio cassette and vinyl format; the two sides of the respective formats opposed each other thematically, castigating women on one side and praising them on the other.

On later Alan Parsons releases, "Mr Time" (from Try Anything Once - Jacqui Copland) & " Call Of The Wild" (from The Time Machine - Máire Brennan) featured lead female voices. The album Freudiana (intended to be the Project's eleventh album but released as a solo Eric Woolfson album) also featured lead female vocals.

On this recording, the opening instrumental "Lucifer" was a major hit in Europe and the poppy "Damned If I Do" reached the US Top 30.

Track listing

All tracks written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson

  1. "Lucifer" (instrumental) – 5:06
  2. "You Lie Down with Dogs" (lead vocal: Lenny Zakatek) – 3:47
  3. "I'd Rather Be a Man" (lead vocal: David Paton) – 3:53
  4. "You Won't Be There" (lead vocal: Dave Townsend) – 3:34
  5. "Winding Me Up" (lead vocal: Chris Rainbow) – 4:04
  6. "Damned If I Do" (lead vocal: Lenny Zakatek) – 4:48
  7. "Don't Hold Back" (lead vocal: Clare Torry) – 3:37
  8. "Secret Garden" (instrumental) – 4:41
  9. "If I Could Change Your Mind" (lead vocal: Lesley Duncan) – 5:43

Eve was remastered and reissued in 2008 with the following bonus tracks:

  1. "Elsie's Theme from 'The Sicilian Defence' (the Project that never was)"
  2. "Lucifer" (demo)
  3. "Secret Garden" (early rough mix)
  4. "Damned If I Do" (rough mix)
  5. "Don't Hold Back" (vocal rehearsal rough mix)
  6. "Lucifer" (early rough mix)
  7. "If I Could Change Your Mind" (rough mix)

Personnel

Produced and engineered by Alan Parsons Executive Production: Eric Woolfson

Cover art

The front cover art for Eve features two Parisian prostitutes, both of whom are wearing veils which hide their facial sores caused by herpes.[citation needed] This has been interpreted as exposing the decay as well as the exploitation of women by men.[citation needed]

Charts

Year Chart Position
1979 UK Albums Chart 74
1979 The Billboard 200 13
1979 Canada 10
1979 Germany 1
1979 Austria 2

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