Reflecting Woolfson’s fascination with the oil industry (he was working on a separate musical project about it), Ammonia Avenue is about the divide between industrial specialists and the general public. It features some of the Project’s most polished production, with Eric’s ballads Don’t Answer Me (a surprisingly synth-pop hit) and Prime Time leading the way.
This album—a metaphor for life’s risks, from gambling to love—became a global smash, reaching No. 13 in the US. The five-part title suite is the Project’s finest extended work, moving from the mournful acoustic The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part One) to the explosive rock of Nothing Left to Lose . The single Games People Play became their highest-charting US hit (No. 16). The Alan Parsons Project - Discography -1976-20...
The complexities of women and the relationship between the sexes. Key Tracks: "Damned If I Do," "Lucifer." 13 in the US