Name: Try Anything Once by Alan Parsons
Brand: Alan Parsons
SKU: 078221874120
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 2.5 (84 reviews)

ALBUM

Alan Parsons' Try Anything Once, released in 1993, is made up of beautifully mastered songs that carry their own charisma, thanks to the numerous vocalists that contribute throughout the album. No single track rises from among the others, and the final product actually makes this album work. Singers such as David Pack, Chris Thompson, Eric Stewart, and Jacqui Copland present each tune with refreshing differentiation and style. There is no overall concept strewn together on Try Anything Once, but many of the songs touch on religion and the hope of an afterlife, like "Wine From the Water" and "Turn It Up." Each song carries its weight with either rich instrumentation or delicate lyrics, and Parsons' use of puzzling metaphors once again makes for an intriguing collection of songs. The four instrumentals -- "Dreamscape," "Breakaway," "Jigue," and "Re-Jigue" -- add wonderment and a classical savoir faire to the album, with "Re-Jigue" benefitting from the Philharmonia Orchestra. An element of wonder and fascination hovers above songs like "The Three of Us" and "Mr. Time," and the cloudiness and uncertainty of Parsons' themes create an attraction to his thought-provoking words. Since his message is left for the listener to contemplate (unlike past albums that were conceptually blatant like I Robot or Pyramid), Try Anything Once breeds its own allure and intricacies. The absence of the word "Project" at the end of his name makes no difference, because the music and the atmosphere on this album harbor the same mysterious effects as when it was included. ~ Mike DeGagne

1. The Three Of Me

by Alan Parsons

Primary Artist: Alan Parsons; Main Performer
Performer: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Performer
Composer: Bud Powell
Pack
Lorenzo Pack; Composer
Lyricist: Bud Powell
Pack
Lorenzo Pack; Composer
Producer: Alan Parsons; Production

2. Turn It Up

by Alan Parsons

Primary Artist: Alan Parsons; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Jacqui Copland
Ian Bairnson
Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Performer
Bass: Ian Bairnson; Performer
Drums: Stuart Elliott; Performer
Guitar: Ian Bairnson; Performer
Performer: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Performer
Synthesizer: Richard Cottle
Ian Bairnson
Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Performer
Vocals: Chris Thompson; Performer
Composer: Ian Bairnson; Composer
Lyricist: Ian Bairnson; Composer
Engineer: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Production
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson; Production
Producer: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Production

4. Breakaway

by Alan Parsons

Primary Artist: Alan Parsons; Main Performer
Performer: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Performer
Composer: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Composer
Lyricist: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Composer
Producer: Alan Parsons; Production

5. Mr Time

by Alan Parsons

Primary Artist: Alan Parsons; Main Performer
Performer: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Performer
Composer: Copeland
Elliott
Rick Driscoll
Driscoll; Composer
Lyricist: Copeland
Elliott
Rick Driscoll
Driscoll; Composer
Producer: Alan Parsons; Production

6. Jigue

by Alan Parsons

Primary Artist: Alan Parsons; Main Performer
Performer: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Performer
Composer: Bud Powell
Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Composer
Lyricist: Bud Powell
Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Composer
Producer: Alan Parsons; Production

7. I'm Talkin' To You

by Alan Parsons

Primary Artist: Alan Parsons; Main Performer
Performer: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Performer
Vocals: The Alan Parsons Project; Performer
Composer: Bud Powell
Lorenzo Pack; Composer
Lyricist: Bud Powell
Lorenzo Pack; Composer
Producer: Alan Parsons; Production

8. Siren Song

by Alan Parsons

Primary Artist: Alan Parsons; Main Performer
Performer: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Performer
Composer: Ian Bairnson
Muskeer; Composer
Lyricist: Ian Bairnson
Muskeer; Composer
Producer: Alan Parsons; Production

11. Re-Jigue

by Alan Parsons

Bass: Andrew Powell; Performer
Primary Artist: Alan Parsons; Main Performer
Drums: Stuart Elliott; Performer
Guitar: Ian Bairnson; Performer
Performer: The Philharmonia Orchestra (leader: Christopher Warren-green)
Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project
The Philharmonia Orchestra; Performer
Piano: Andrew Powell; Performer
Arranger: Andrew Powell; Composer
Composer: Andrew Powell
Alan Parsons; Composer
Lyricist: Andrew Powell
Alan Parsons; Composer
Conductor: Andrew Powell; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Andy Strange
Rupert Coulson; Production
Engineer: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Production
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson; Production
Producer: Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project; Production