Eve (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Eve
Type = Album
Artist = The Alan Parsons Project


Released = August 27, 1979
Recorded = February 1978-December 1978
Abbey Road Studios
Genre = Progressive rock, Pop rock
Length = 39:23
Label = Arista Records
Producer = Alan Parsons
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qifjzfdhehpk link]
Last album = "Pyramid"
(1978)
This album = "Eve"
(1979)
Next album = "The Turn of a Friendly Card"
(1980)

"Eve" is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project. It was released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). Along with "Pyramid", it is widely regarded as a mediocre album between 1977's "I Robot" and the Project's successes of the 1980's. "Eve"'s focus is a woman and her effect on men, and it is notable as the only Project album to feature female lead vocalists (Clare Torry and Lesley Duncan). Alan had worked with Clare on Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon". The opening instrumental "Lucifer" and the poppy "Damned If I Do" were both minor hits.

Track listing

All tracks written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
#"Lucifer" (instrumental) – 5:06
#"You Lie Down with Dogs" (lead vocal: Lenny Zakatek) – 3:47
#"I'd Rather Be a Man" (lead vocal: David Paton) – 3:53
#"You Won't Be There" (lead vocal: Dave Townsend) – 3:34
#"Winding Me Up" (lead vocal: Chris Rainbow) – 4:04
#"Damned If I Do" (lead vocal: Lenny Zakatek) – 4:48
#"Don't Hold Back" (lead vocal: Clare Torry) – 3:37
#"Secret Garden" (instrumental) – 4:41
#"If I Could Change Your Mind" (lead vocal: Lesley Duncan) – 5:43

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

10. "Elsie's Theme from 'The Sicilian Defence' (the Project that never was)"
11. "Lucifer" (demo)
12. "Secret Garden" (early rough mix)
13. "Damned If I Do" (rough mix)
14. "Don't Hold Back" (vocal rehearsal rough mix)
15. "Lucifer" (early rough mix)
16. "If I Could Change Your Mind" (rough mix)

Personnel

* Bass - David Paton
* Percussion - Stuart Elliott
* Acoustic and Electric Guitars - Ian Bairnson
* Keyboards - Eric Woolfson; Duncan Mackay
* Miscellaneous Instrumental Contributions by Alan Parsons; Eric Woolfson
* Backing Vocals - Chris Rainbow; David Paton
* The Orchestra Of The Munich Chamber Opera care of Eberhard Schoener
* Leader - Sandor Farcas
* Orchestra Coordinator - Curtis Briggs
* Trivia Consultants - Shapiro and Steinberg
* Vocals - Lesley Duncan; David Paton; Chris Rainbow; Clare Torry; Dave Townsend; Lenny Zakatek

Produced and engineered by Alan ParsonsExecutive Production: Eric Woolfson

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