Pyramid (album)

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Pyramid
Studio album by The Alan Parsons Project
Released	June 1978
Recorded	September 1977 - February 1978 Abbey Road Studios
Genre	Progressive Rock
Length	37:46
Label	Arista Records
Producer	Alan Parsons
Professional reviews
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The Alan Parsons Project chronology
I Robot (1977) Pyramid (1978) Eve (1979)

Pyramid is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project. It was released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). At the time this album was conceived, interests in pyramids and so-called pyramid power was all the rage. A pyramid could be found on the back of a dollar bill, there were stories in the newspapers about the supposed magical properties of pyramids and of course, the cover of The Dark Side of the Moon (in which Parsons was the sound engineer). The album therefore contains numerous references to ancient wonders, including the Egyptian pyramids. This is most notable in the songs "What Goes Up" and "Pyramania".

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 2 Personnel 3 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson

[edit] Side one

1. "Voyager" (instrumental) – 2:15
2. "What Goes Up..." (lead vocal David Paton & Dean Ford)– 3:56
3. "The Eagle Will Rise Again" (lead vocal Colin Blunstone)– 4:03
4. "One More River" (lead vocal Lenny Zakatek)– 4:16
5. "Can't Take It with You" (lead vocal Dean Ford)– 5:02

[edit] Side two

1. "In the Lap of the Gods" (instrumental) – 5:29
2. "Pyramania" (lead vocal Jack Harris)– 2:43
3. "Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" (instrumental) – 4:20
4. "Shadow of a Lonely Man" (lead vocal John Miles)– 5:34

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

10. "Voyager/What Goes Up/The Eagle Will Rise Again" (instrumental)
11. "What Goes Up/Little Voice" (early version demo)
12. "Can't Take It With You" (early version demo)
13. "Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" (demo)
14. "The Eagle Will Rise Again" (alternate version - backing track)
15. "In the Lap of the Gods" (Part I - demo)
16. "In the Lap of the Gods" (Part II - backing track rough mix)

[edit] Personnel

• David Paton – bass, vocals
• Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
• Ian Bairnson – electric and acoustic guitars
• Eric Woolfson, Duncan Mackay – keyboards
• Dean Ford, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zakatek, John Miles, Jack Harris – vocals

Produced and engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Production: Eric Woolfson

[edit] Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1978	The Billboard 200	26
1978	UK Albums Chart	49

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