Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Alan Parsons


Artist:  Alan Parsons
BornL  December 20 1948.  London, England
Genre:  Rock, Progressive Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop
Occupation:  Audio Engineer, Composer, Musician, Record Producer, Director
Instruments:  Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Flute

Alan Parsons is an English Audio Engineer, Songwriter, Musician and Record Producer from London.  He was involved with the production of several significant albums, including The Beatles Abbey Road and Let It Be, and the Art Rock Band Ambrosia's debut album Ambrosia as well as Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon.  He also has own group, The Alan Parsons Project, as well as solo recordings.















Title:  The Secret (Deluxe CD+DVD)  (2019)
Genre:  Rock, Progressive Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop
Label:  Frontiers Records
Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Disc 1:  CD:

 1.  The Sorcerer's Apprentice  (5:46)
 2.  Miracle  (3:23)
 3.  As Lights Fall  (3:55)
 4.  One Note Symphony  (4:42)
 5.  Sometimes  (5:05)
 6.  Soiree Fantastique  (5:27)
 7.  Fly To Me  (3:45)
 8.  Requliem  (4:01)
 9.  Years Of Glory  (4:04)
10. The Limelight Fades Away  (3:35)
11. I Can't Get There From Here  (4:37)

Disc 2:  DVD:

 1.  The Sorcerer's Apprentice  (5:46)
 2.  Miracle  (3:23)
 3.  As Lights Fall  (3:55)
 4.  One Note Symphony  (4:42)
 5.  Sometimes  (5:05)
 6.  Soiree Fantastique  (5:27)
 7.  Fly To Me  (3:45)
 8.  Requliem  (4:01)
 9.  Years Of Glory  (4:04)
10. The Limelight Fades Away  (3:35)
11. I Can't Get There From Here  (4:37)


















Format:  LP:

Side A:

 1.  The Sorcerer's Apprentice  (5:46)
 2.  Miracle  (3:23)
 3.  As Lights Fall  (3:55)
 4.  One Note Symphony  (4:42)
 5.  Sometimes  (5:05)

Side B:

 6.  Soiree Fantastique  (5:27)
 7.  Fly To Me  (3:45)
 8.  Requliem  (4:01)
 9.  Years Of Glory  (4:04)
10. The Limelight Fades Away  (3:35)
11. I Can't Get There From Here  (4:37)

Personnel:

Jason Mraz:  Lead Vocals on Track 2
Alan Parsons:  Lead Vocals on Tracks: 2, 6, 10, Guitar on Track 11, Percussion on Track 2, Synth on Track, Keyboard on Track 3, Backing Vocals on Track 4
Todd Cooper:  Lead Vocals  on Tracks:  4, 6, 8, Percussion on Track, Backing Vocals on Track 4, 6, 10, Saxophone on Tracks: 2, 8, 9
Lou Gramm, :  Lead Vocals on Track 5
Mark Mikel:  Lead Vocals on Track 7,  Backing Vocals on Track 7
P.J. Olsson:  Lead Vocals on Track 9, Backing Vocals on Track 9
Jordan Huffman:  Lead Vocals on Track 10
Jared Mahone:  Lead Vocals on Track 11
Jake Shimabukuro:  Ukulele on Track 1
Nathan East:  Bass on Track 1
Guy Erez:  Bass on Tracks: 2-8, 10, 11
Jeff Peterson:  Bass on Track 9
Vinnie Colaiuta:  Drums on Track 1
Danny Thompson:  Drums on Tracks: 2-8, 10, 11
Carl Sorensen:  Drums on Track
Michael Fitzpatrick:  Cello on Tracks: 1, 4, Solo Cello on Track 9
Steve Hackett:  Guitar on Track
Jeff Kollman:  Guitar on Tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7, Lead Guitar on Tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks: 5, 6, Backing Vocals on Track 7
Dan Tracey:  Guitar on Tracks: 2, 3, 10, 11, Synth on Track, Keyboards on Track 3, Backing Vocals on Tracks: 3, 10, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks: 6, 10, Rhythm Guitar on Track 8, B3 Organ on Track 10
David Russo:  Additional Guitar on Track 11
Tony Rosacci:  Guitar on Track 9
Ian Baimson:  Solo Guitar on Tracks: 9, 11
Pat Caddick:  Piano on Track 5
Angelo Pizzaro:  Piano on Track 9
Oscar Utterstrom:  Trombone on Tracks: 4, 8, Saxophone on Track 2 
Vinnie Ciesielski:  Trumpet on Tracks:  4, Flugelhorn on Track 8,  
Tom Brooks:  Keyboards on Tracks: 2-4, 7, 8, 10, 11, Synth on Track
Jordan Huffman:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 3, 10
Doug Powell:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 6, 8
Carl-Magnus Carlson:  Backing Vocals on Track 9

Orchestra:

Alan Parsons:  Conductor on Tracks: 3, 4, 7, 11
Tom Brooks:  Conductor on Track 1

The Secret is the fifth studio solo album by Alan Parsons, released on April 26, 2019 by Frontiers Records, featuring:  Jason Mraz, Lou Gramm (Foreigner), Nathan East, and many more!.

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