The Very Best Live

~ Release by Alan Parsons (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Sirius
recorded in:
Europe (in 1994-05)
recording engineer:
Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving
assistant producer:
Ian Bairnson
producer and mixer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass and background vocals:
Jeremy Meek
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
live instrumental recording of:
Sirius (in 1994-05)
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
2:26
2Eye in the Sky
recorded in:
Europe (in 1994-05)
recording engineer:
Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving
assistant producer:
Ian Bairnson
producer and mixer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
Jeremy Meek
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
additional guest lead vocals:
Gary Howard
background vocals:
Gary Howard, Jeremy Meek and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
live recording of:
Eye in the Sky (in 1994-05)
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
5:05
3Psychobabble
recorded in:
Europe (in 1994-05)
recording engineer:
Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving
assistant producer:
Ian Bairnson
producer and mixer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
Jeremy Meek
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
additional guest lead vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
background vocals:
Gary Howard, Jeremy Meek and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
live recording of:
Psychobabble (in 1994-05)
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
5:31
4The Raven
recorded in:
Europe (in 1994-05)
recording engineer:
Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving
assistant producer:
Ian Bairnson
producer and mixer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
Jeremy Meek
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
additional guest background vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
additional guest lead vocals:
Gary Howard and Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
background vocals:
Gary Howard, Jeremy Meek and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
live medley including a recording of:
A Dream Within a Dream (in 1994-05)
composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
live medley including a recording of:
The Raven (in 1994-05)
lyricist and composer:
Eric Woolfson
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
5:59
5Time
recorded in:
Europe (in 1994-05)
recording engineer:
Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving
assistant producer:
Ian Bairnson
producer and mixer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
Jeremy Meek
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
additional guest lead vocals:
Gary Howard
background vocals:
Gary Howard, Jeremy Meek and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
live recording of:
Time (in 1994-05)
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
5:19
6Luciferama
recorded in:
Europe (in 1994-05)
recording engineer:
Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving
assistant producer:
Ian Bairnson
producer and mixer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass and background vocals:
Jeremy Meek
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
live medley including a partial instrumental recording of:
Lucifer (in 1994-05)
composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
live medley including a partial instrumental recording of:
Mammagamma (in 1994-05)
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
5:04
7Old and Wise
recorded in:
Europe (in 1994-05)
recording engineer:
Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving
assistant producer:
Ian Bairnson
producer and mixer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
Jeremy Meek
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
saxophone:
Richard Cottle
additional guest lead vocals:
Gary Howard
background vocals:
Gary Howard, Jeremy Meek and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
live recording of:
Old and Wise (in 1994-05)
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
4:52
8You’re Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned
recorded in:
Europe (in 1994-05)
recording engineer:
Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving
assistant producer:
Ian Bairnson
producer and mixer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
Jeremy Meek
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
additional guest lead vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
background vocals:
Gary Howard, Jeremy Meek and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
live recording of:
You’re Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned (in 1994-05)
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
4:27
9Prime Time
recorded in:
Europe (in 1994-05)
recording engineer:
Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving
assistant producer:
Ian Bairnson
producer and mixer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
Jeremy Meek
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
additional guest lead vocals:
Gary Howard
background vocals:
Gary Howard, Jeremy Meek and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
live recording of:
Prime Time (in 1994-05)
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Multisongs (SESAC-affiliated music publisher, former BMG Music Publishing subsidiary administered by Universal Tunes since 2007) and Woolfsongs Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
5:28
10Limelight
recorded in:
Europe (in 1994-05)
recording engineer:
Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving
assistant producer:
Ian Bairnson
producer and mixer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
Jeremy Meek
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
additional guest lead vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
background vocals:
Gary Howard, Jeremy Meek and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
live recording of:
Limelight (in 1994-05)
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
4:49
11Don’t Answer Me
recorded in:
Europe (in 1994-05)
recording engineer:
Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving
assistant producer:
Ian Bairnson
producer and mixer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
Jeremy Meek
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
saxophone:
Richard Cottle
additional guest background vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
additional guest lead vocals:
Gary Howard and Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
background vocals:
Gary Howard, Jeremy Meek and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
live recording of:
Don’t Answer Me (in 1994-05)
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Careers Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
4:29
12Standing on Higher Ground
recorded in:
Europe (in 1994-05)
recording engineer:
Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving
assistant producer:
Ian Bairnson
producer and mixer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
bass:
Jeremy Meek
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ian Bairnson
keyboard:
Richard Cottle, Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
additional guest background vocals and additional guest lead vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
background vocals:
Gary Howard, Jeremy Meek and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
live recording of:
Standing on Higher Ground (in 1994-05)
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
5:17
13When
bass:
Felix Krish
lead vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
4:16
14Take the Money and Run
bass:
Felix Krish
lead vocals:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
recording of:
Take the Money and Run
writer:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
6:18
15You’re the Voice
bass:
Felix Krish
lead vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
cover recording of:
You’re the Voice
writer:
Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), BMG Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), CT Music (publisher), David Platz Music Scandinavia AB, Fable Music Pty. Ltd., Polygram Music, Rondor, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden)
5:07

Credits

Release

design/illustration and photography:Storm Thorgerson (graphic designer)
mixer and producer:Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
electric guitar:Ian Bairnson
electric guitar and keyboard and background vocals:Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
keyboard:Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
keyboard and saxophone:Richard Cottle
membranophone:Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
lead vocals:Gary Howard
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
ASIN:UK: B000003FXO [info]
US: B000003FXO [info]