The Turn of a Friendly Card
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| Studio album by The Alan Parsons Project | ||
| Released | November 1980 | |
| Recorded | Late 1979 - mid 1980 | |
| Length | 40:32 | |
| Label | Arista Records | |
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| The Alan Parsons Project chronology | ||
| Eve (1979) |
The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980) |
Eye in the Sky (1982) |
The Turn of a Friendly Card is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1980. The album focuses on gambling, and loosely tells the tale of a middle-aged man who grows restless and takes a chance by going to a casino and betting all he has, only to lose it all. The original LP had a side-long title piece, which on the CD version is broken up into five tracks. The Turn Of A Friendly Card is also notable for spawning the moderate hits "Games People Play" and "Time," the latter of which was Eric Woolfson's first lead vocal appearance.
[edit] Track listing
- "May Be a Price to Pay" – 4:58
- "Games People Play" – 4:22
- "Time" – 5:04
- "I Don't Wanna Go Home" – 5:03
- "The Gold Bug" (instrumental) – 4:34
- "The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part One)" – 2:44
- "Snake Eyes" – 3:14
- "The Ace of Swords" (instrumental) – 2:57
- "Nothing Left to Lose" – 4:07
- "The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part Two)" – 3:22
