- progressive rock, rock, pop rock, pop
- 41 min
- 10 tracks
- Arista
The Turn of a Friendly Card is the fifth studio album by the British progressive rock band the Alan Parsons Project, released in 1980 by Arista Records. The album was recorded in a record short time of six weeks in Paris. Usually the Alan Parsons Project would take many months to record an album. The title piece, which appears on side 2 of the LP, is a 16-minute suite broken up into five tracks.
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- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- A1May Be a Price to Pay4:59
- A2Games People Play4:24
- A3Time5:04
- A4I Don't Wanna Go Home5:04
- B1The Gold Bug4:36
- B2The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part One)2:38
- B3Snake Eyes3:22
- B4The Ace of Swords2:58
- B5Nothing Left to Lose4:07
- B6The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part Two)3:21
10 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Alan Parsons Project
- Label
- Arista
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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