The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1983 album)
The Best of the Alan Parsons Project is a 1983 greatest hits compilation by the Alan Parsons Project. In addition, it contained a new song "You Don't Believe", which would be included on the next Project album, Ammonia Avenue. In 1986, it had become the first album of the group to be released in the Soviet Union, although the song "Psychobabble" was removed from it.
| The Best of the Alan Parsons Project | ||||
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| Released | October 1983 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1976-1983 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Alan Parsons | |||
| The Alan Parsons Project chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.
| No. | Title | Album | Length |
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| 1. | "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" | I Robot | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Eye in the Sky" | Eye in the Sky | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Games People Play" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Time" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 4:57 |
| 5. | "Pyramania" | Pyramid | 2:40 |
| 6. | "You Don't Believe" | Ammonia Avenue | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Lucifer" (single edit) | Eve | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Psychobabble" | Eye in the Sky | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Damned If I Do" | Eve | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Don't Let It Show" | I Robot | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Can't Take It with You" | Pyramid | 4:40 |
| 12. | "Old and Wise" (7" edit) | Eye in the Sky | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 51:30 | ||
Charts
| Chart (1983/84) | Peak Position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 25 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[4] | Gold | 7,500^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- "The Best of the Alan Parsons Project". Connolly & Company LLC. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650612
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "New Zealand album certifications – Alan Parsons Project – Best of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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