Pyramid (The Alan Parsons Project album)

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Pyramid is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project. It was released in 1978. At the time the album was conceived, interest in pyramid power was very high. The album contains numerous references to the Egyptian pyramids. This is most notable in the songs "What Goes Up" and "Pyramania".

Track listing

All tracks written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson

1. "Voyager" (instrumental) – 2:15
2. "What Goes Up..." (lead vocal: David Paton)– 3:56
3. "The Eagle Will Rise Again" (lead vocal: Colin Blunstone)– 4:03
4. "One More River" (lead vocal: Lenny Zakatek)– 4:16
5. "Can't Take It with You" (lead vocal: Dean Ford)– 5:02
6. "In the Lap of the Gods" (instrumental) – 5:29
7. "Pyramania" (lead vocal: Jack Harris)– 2:43 (*)
8. "Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" (instrumental) – 4:20
9. "Shadow of a Lonely Man" (lead vocal: John Miles, additional vocals: Colin Blunstone)– 5:34

(*) The name of this song is often misspelled as "Pyromania"

Bonus Tracks

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

10. "Voyager/What Goes Up/The Eagle Will Rise Again" (instrumental)
11. "What Goes Up/Little Voice" (early version demo)
12. "Can't Take It With You" (early version demo)
13. "Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" (demo)
14. "The Eagle Will Rise Again" (alternate version - backing track)
15. "In the Lap of the Gods" (Part I - demo)
16. "In the Lap of the Gods" (Part II - backing track rough mix)

Personnel

• David Paton – bass, vocals
• Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
• Ian Bairnson – electric and acoustic guitars
• Eric Woolfson, Duncan Mackay – keyboards
• Dean Ford, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zakatek, John Miles, Jack Harris – vocals

Produced and engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Production: Eric Woolfson

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1978	The Billboard 200	26
1978	UK Albums Chart	49
1978	Canada	25