The Turn of a Friendly Card [Bonus Tracks] The Alan Parsons Project

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CD - Remastered / Bonus Tracks

  • Release Date: 01/27/2009
  • Original Release: 1980
  • Sales Rank: 10,059
  • Label: ARISTA
  • UPC: 828768152621

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The Turn of a Friendly Card [Bonus Tracks]

1LISTENMay Be a Price to Pay 5:01
2LISTENGames People Play 4:24
3LISTENTime 5:14
4LISTENI Don't Wanna Go Home 4:52
5LISTENThe Gold Bug 4:34
6LISTENThe Turn of a Friendly Card, Pt. 1 2:44
7LISTENSnake Eyes 3:15
8LISTENThe Ace of Swords 2:57
9LISTENNothing Left to Lose 4:07
10LISTENThe Turn of a Friendly Card, Pt. 2 3:32
11LISTENMay Be a Price to Pay Intro - Demo 1:32
12LISTENNothing Left to Lose Basic Backing Track 4:35
13LISTENNothing Left to Lose Chris Rainbow Vocal Overdub Compilation 2:02
14LISTENNothing Left to Lose Early Studio Version with Eric's Guide Vocal 3:11
15LISTENTime Early Studio Attempt 4:42
16LISTENGames People Play Bonus Track / Rough Mix 4:32
17LISTENThe Gold Bug Bonus Track / Demo Version 2:49

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With two of the Alan Parsons Project's best songs, the lovely ballad "Time" and the wavy-sounding "Games People Play," The Turn of a Friendly Card remains one of this group's most enjoyable albums. Parsons' idea, the subject of the album's six tracks, centers around the age-old temptation of gambling and its stranglehold on the human psyche. On "Games People Play," vocalist Lenny Zakatek sounds compelling and focused, giving the song a seriousness that aids in realization of the album's concept. With "Time," it is Eric Woolfson who carries this luxurious-sounding ode to life's passing to a place above and beyond any of this band's other slower material. The breakdown of human willpower and our greedy tendencies are highlighted in the last track, entitled "The Turn of a Friendly Card," which is broken into five separate parts. "Snake Eyes," sung by Chris Rainbow, is the most compelling of the five pieces, and ties together the whole of the recording. As in every Parsons album, an instrumental is included, in this case an interesting number aptly titled "The Gold Bug." Like most of the band's instrumentals, its flow and rhythm simulate the overall tempo and concept of the album, acting as a welcome interlude. Although short, The Turn of a Friendly Card is to the point and doesn't let down when it comes to carrying out its idea. [Sony BMG's 2007 edition included bonus tracks.] Mike DeGagne, All Music Guide

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