The Definitive Collection

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  (The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
  4:21
  4.5 ★
• 2
  The Raven
  4:06
  4.0 ★
• 3
  I Robot
  6:02
  3.7 ★
• 4
  I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You
  3:23
  3.8 ★
• 5
  Breakdown
  3:53
  3.9 ★
• 6
  Don’t Let It Show
  4:24
  3.4 ★
• 7
  Voyager
  2:24
  3.2 ★
• 8
  What Goes Up…
  3:30
  4.0 ★
• 9
  The Eagle Will Rise Again
  4:22
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Can’t Take It With You
  5:05
  2.8 ★
• 11
  Pyramania
  2:46
  2.9 ★
• 12
  Damned If I Do
  4:51
  3.0 ★
• 13
  Lucifer
  5:05
  3.8 ★
• 14
  If I Could Change Your Mind
  5:49
  2.0 ★
• 15
  The Turn of a Friendly Card, Part 1
  2:42
  3.8 ★
• 16
  Snake Eyes
  3:19
  3.8 ★
• 17
  Games People Play
  4:24
  4.0 ★
• 18
  Time
  5:04
  3.0 ★
• CD 2
• 1
  Sirius
  1:57
  4.2 ★
• 2
  Eye in the Sky
  4:37
  4.3 ★
• 3
  Psychobabble
  4:52
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Mammagamma
  3:37
  3.7 ★
• 5
  Old and Wise
  4:56
  3.8 ★
• 6
  Prime Time
  5:04
  3.2 ★
• 7
  Don’t Answer Me
  4:14
  3.8 ★
• 8
  You Don’t Believe
  4:25
  2.5 ★
• 9
  Let’s Talk About Me
  4:30
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)
  4:27
  2.0 ★
• 11
  Stereotomy
  7:04
• 12
  In the Real World
  4:20
  5.0 ★
• 13
  Standing on Higher Ground
  5:47
• 14
  Too Late
  4:32
• 15
  Turn It Up

  Alan Parsons
  6:15
  3.0 ★
• 16
  Re-Jigue

  Alan Parsons
  2:30
  2.0 ★

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The Sicilian Defence

The Sicilian Defence 2014

Platinum & Gold Collection

Platinum & Gold Collection 2003

Release credits

• Alan Parsons
  acoustic guitar [5], background vocals [15], drum machine [4, 8], engineer [2.1-10, 2.12, 2.15-16, 1.1-18], keyboard [1-5], lead vocals [2], pipe organ [1], producer [1.1-18, 2.1-10, 2.12, 2.15-16], recorder [1], synthesizer [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.7-8, 2.15, 1.3, 1.5]
• Allan Clarke
  lead vocals [5]
• Andrew Powell
  arranger [1.7-10, 1.15, 2.7], bass [16], chorus master [12-14], conductor [2.1-5, 2.7, 2.16, 1.2-6, 1.11-15, 1.17-18], orchestrator [1.2, 1.4, 1.11, 1.17-18, 2.2-3], piano [16], strings [16]
• Andy Strange
  assistant [15-16]
• Billy Lyall
  piano [1]
• Burleigh Drummond
  drums (drum set) [2]
• Chris Blair
  additional [1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5], assistant [1-6]
• Chris Rainbow
  additional [6], background vocals [2.2, 2.7, 2.9, 1.12-14, 1.17], guest [10], keyboard [7], lead vocals [1.15-16, 2.10], vocal [10]
• Chris Thompson
  lead vocals [15], vocal [15]
• Chris Thompson
  vocal [15]
• Christopher North
  keyboard [2]
• Colin Blunstone
  lead vocals [5]
• Dave Siddle
  assistant [12-14]
• Dave Townsend
  lead vocals [6]
• David Pack
  guitar [2]
• David Paton
  acoustic guitar [7], background vocals [12-14], bass [2.5-6, 2.8-9, 1.1, 1.15-17], bass guitar [1.3-6, 1.12-14, 2.1-5, 2.7], guest [9], lead vocals [9]
• Duncan Mackay
  keyboard [12-14], synthesizer [3, 5]
• Elmer Gantry
  lead vocals [3]
• Eric Woolfson
  Wurlitzer electric piano [1.5, 2.6], additional [1.1, 2.8], background vocals [2.7, 1.2], clavinet [3], electric piano [2], executive [1.1-2, 2.1-10], harpsichord [15], keyboard [2.1-5, 2.7-8, 1.1-2, 1.4, 1.12-14, 1.17], lead vocals [2.2, 2.6-7, 1.18], organ [6], piano [1.15-16, 2.9]
• Haydn Bendall
  additional [1], keyboard [1]
• Hilary Western
  soprano vocals [3]
• Ian Bairnson
  acoustic guitar [2.1-7, 1.5, 1.12-14], background vocals [3, 15], bass [15], electric guitar [2.1-6, 1.12-14], guitar [2.7-9, 2.15-16, 1.1-6, 1.15-17], guitar synthesizer [8], solo [2], synthesizer [15]
• Jack Harris
  additional [1], background vocals [3], lead vocals [11]
• Jacqui Copland
  background vocals [15]
• John Leach
  cimbalom [3], kantele [3]
• John Miles
  guitar [1], lead vocals [1.1, 2.12], vocal [11]
• John Wallace
  piccolo trumpet [6]
• Lenny Zakatek
  guest [14], lead vocals [1.4, 1.12, 1.17, 2.8, 2.14]
• Leonard Whiting
  lead vocals [2]
• Lesley Duncan
  lead vocals [14]
• Mel Collins
  saxophone [1-5, 7]
• Mr Laser Beam
  other vocals [9]
• Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera
  performing orchestra [12-14]
• Pat Stapley
  assistant [1-6]
• Patrick Jauneaud
  assistant [12-14]
• Philharmonia Chorus
  choir vocals [5]
• Philharmonia Orchestra
  strings [16]
• Richard Cottle
  synthesizer [9, 15]
• Robert Howes
  choir vocals [2], chorus master [1.3, 2.1-5]
• Rupert Coulson
  assistant [15-16]
• Stuart Elliott
  additional [8], drums (drum set) [1.12-17, 2.1-9], membranophone [15-16], percussion [2.1-7, 1.12-16]
• Stuart Tosh
  additional [2], drums (drum set) [1-6], percussion [6]
• The English Chorale
  choir vocals [1.2-3, 2.3]
• Tom Trefethen
  assistant [2]
• Tony Richards
  assistant [1.1-2, 2.1-8]
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