Spotify Release Info

Album Art

Track: Eye In The Sky
Artist: The Alan Parsons Project
Album: Eye In The Sky

Artist Bio

The Alan Parsons Project Image

Name: The Alan Parsons Project
Spotify Genres: progressive rock, classic rock
Followers: 1,623,332
Popularity:

65/100

Biography

British Rock studio project initially formed to record a concept album about Edgar Allan Poe. They became best known for the power ballad "Eye in the Sky" and the instrumental "Sirius". [b]Official band members[/b] ● [a=Alan Parsons] – production, engineering, programming, composition, keyboards, guitar ● [a=Eric Woolfson] – composition, lyrics, piano, keyboards, vocals, executive production [b]Notable contributors[/b] ● [a=Andrew Powell] – composition, keyboards, orchestral arrangements (1975-1990) ● [a=Philharmonia Orchestra] ● [a=The English Chorale] – choir (1976, 1977, 1982, 1987) ● [a=Ian Bairnson] – guitar (1975–1990) ● [a=David Pack] – guitar (1976) ● [a=David Paton] – bass, vocals (1975–1985) ● [a=Duncan Mackay] – keyboards (1977–1979) ● [a=Richard Cottle] – keyboards, saxophone (1984–1990) ● [a=Laurence Cottle] – bass (1987-1990) ● [a=Stuart Tosh] – drums, percussion (1975–1976) ● [a=Stuart Elliott] – drums, percussion (1977–1990) ● [a=John Leach] – cimbalom, kantele (1976–1978) ● [a=Colin Blunstone] – vocals (1978–1984) ● [a=Chris Rainbow] – vocals (1979–1990) ● [a=Lenny Zakatek] – vocals (1977–1987) ● [a=John Miles] – vocals (1976, 1978, 1985, 1987) ● [a=Jack Harris] – vocals (1976–1978) ● [a=Dave Townsend] – vocals (1977, 1979) ● [a=Elmer Gantry] a.k.a. [a=Dave Terry (4)] – vocals (1980, 1982) ● [a=Graham Dye] – vocals (1985, 1990) Non-recurring vocalists include: [a=Arthur Brown] (1975), [a=Allan Clarke] (1977), [a=Peter Straker] (1977), [a=Jaki Whitren] (1977), [a=Dean Ford] (1978), [a=Clare Torry] (1979), [a=Lesley Duncan] (1979), [a=Gary Brooker] (1985), [a=Geoff Barradale] (1987), [a=Eric Stewart] (1990) Notable instruments: Projectron - A device built by Alan Parsons as an analog sample playback device, similar in general concept to a Mellotron. The Projectron consisted of a 24-track tape machine, with each playback channel routed to a voltage controlled amplifier; each VCA was in turn gated by a key of an attached keyboard. The device was used on the albums I Robot, Pyramid, and The Turn of a Friendly Card. But preparing tapes was a cumbersome process and the device was maintenance-intensive, so as soon as a Fairlight CMI became available to Parsons, he switched his sampling activities to that. Parsons scrapped the Projectron sometime after 1980, and no photos of it are known to have survived.

Source: Discogs

Special Offer

The Alan Parsons Project on Amazon

Check this out

Popular Tracks on Spotify

Discogs Release Info

Release Cover

Release: The Alan Parsons Project - Eye In The Sky
Year: 1982
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock, Prog Rock

SEE ALSO

Related Works

No additional relationship information found.

Source: MusicBrainz

LYRICS

Don't think sorry's easily said
Don't try turning tables instead
You've taken lots of chances before
But I ain't gonna give any more, don't ask me
That's how it goes, 'cause part of me knows what you're thinking
Don't say words you're gonna regret
Don't let the fire rush to your head
I've heard the accusation before
And I ain't gonna take any more, believe me
The sun in your eyes made some of the lies worth believing

I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to see any more to know that
I can read your mind (looking at you)
I can read your mind (looking at you)
I can read your mind (looking at you)
I can read your mind

Don't leave false illusion behind
Don't cry, I ain't changing my mind
So find another fool like before
'Cause I ain't gonna live anymore believing
Some of the lies while all of the signs are deceiving

I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to see any more to know that
I can read your mind (looking at you)
I can read your mind (looking at you)
I can read your mind (looking at you)
I can read your mind

I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to see any more to know that
I can read your mind (looking at you)
I can read your mind (looking at you)
I can read your mind (looking at you)
I can read your mind