The Raven (song)

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“The Raven”
Single by The Alan Parsons Project from the album Tales of Mystery and Imagination
B-side	"The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Prelude)"
Released	September 1976
Format	7"
Genre	Progressive Rock
Length	3:43
Label	20th Century
Writer(s)	Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson
Producer	Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project singles chronology
"(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" (1976) "The Raven" (1976) "To One In Paradise " (1976)
Tales of Mystery and Imagination track listing
"A Dream Within a Dream" (1) "The Raven" (2) "The Tell-Tale Heart" (3)

"The Raven" is a 1976 song by the Alan Parsons Project from their album Tales of Mystery and Imagination. The song is based on the Edgar Allan Poe poem of the same name. It is well-known as being the first rock song to use a vocoder, developed by EMI, to distort vocals. It is also one of the few songs by the band featuring the vocals of Alan Parsons.

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