On November 7, 1980, “Arista” label released “The Turn of a Friendly Card”, the fifth Alan Parsons Project (The) studio album. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, at “Acoustic Studio” in France, and was produced by Alan Parsons.
Personnel:
- Alan Parsons – projectron, whistling, finger snaps, clavinet, harpsichord, additional vocals, engineer
- Chris Rainbow – lead and backing vocals
- Elmer Gantry (Dave Terry) – lead vocal
- Lenny Zakatek – lead and backing vocals
- Ian Bairnson – electric, acoustic and classical guitars, pedal steel guitar
- Eric Woolfson – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, harpsichord
- David Paton – bass guitar
- Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
- The Philharmonia Orchestra, arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
- Chris Blair – mastering consultant
- Lol Crème, Kevin Godley – sleeve concept
- Eric Woolfson – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.
- Mat Be a Price to Pay
- Games People Play
- Time
- I Don’t Wanna Go Home
- The Gold Bug
- The Turn of a Friendly Card
- The Turn of a Friendly Card, Pt. 1
- Snake Eyes
- The Ace of Swords
- Nothing Left to Lose
- The Turn of a Friendly Card, Pt. 2
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