Eye in the Sky (album)

Songs on this album are in a number of different styles, from cool and funky to lyrical and heavily orchestrated. The sleeve was green with an image of the Eye of Horus. Variously reported as the band's best-selling album, although others claim that Ammonia Avenue gets this honor.

Vocal performers were Eric Woolfson, David Paton, Chris Rainbow, Lenny Zakatek, Elmer Gantry and Colin Blunstone.

Eye in the Sky contained the Project's greatest hit, the title track, which had lead vocals by Eric Woolfson and hit #3 on the Billboard charts. Says Parsons of the song, "...I hated the song when we first started recording it — I was quite ready to drop it altogether. Then we hit upon the hypnotic guitar chugs and it all came together."

This album also contains the well known instrumental piece "Sirius" which has been featured at sporting events throughout the US. Most notably, this song has been featured as a court-rushing theme for the Chicago Bulls. It is also featured as the entrance music for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Iowa State Cyclones, the NFL's Detroit Lions, legendary professional wrestler Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and as of the 07/08 Premiership Season for the English football team Manchester City. A version of this song has also been used on the early 90s football arcade game Super High Impact.

[edit] Track listing

"Sirius" – 1:54
instrumental
"Eye in the Sky" – 4:36
lead vocal: Eric Woolfson
"Children of the Moon" – 4:51
lead vocal: David Paton
"Gemini" – 2:11
lead vocal: Chris Rainbow
"Silence and I" – 7:19
lead vocal: Eric Woolfson
"You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned" – 4:22
lead vocal: Lenny Zakatek
"Psychobabble" – 4:51
lead vocal: Elmer Gantry
"Mammagamma" – 3:34
instrumental
"Step By Step" – 3:54
lead vocal: Lenny Zakatek
"Old And Wise" – 4:55
lead vocal: Colin Blunstone

Additional tracks on the 2007 remastered version:

"Sirius" (demo) – 1:56
"Old And Wise" (Eric Woolfson vocal) – 4:43
"Any Other Day" (studio demo) – 1:42
"Silence And I" (Eric Woolfson vocal) – 7:33
"The Naked Eye" – 10:49
"Eye Pieces" (Classical Naked Eye) – 7:51

[edit] Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1982	The Billboard 200	7
1982	UK Albums Chart	21

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Discography
Studio Albums: Tales of Mystery and Imagination \| I Robot \| Pyramid \| Eve \| The Turn of a Friendly Card \| Eye in the Sky \| Ammonia Avenue \| Vulture Culture \| Stereotomy \| Gaudi
Compilations: The Best of the Alan Parsons Project \| The Best of the Alan Parsons Project, Vol. 2 \| The Essential Alan Parsons Project
Singles: "(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" \| "The Raven" \| "I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You" \| "Don't Let It Show" \| "What Goes Up" \| "Damned If I Do" \| "Games People Play" \| "Time" \| "Snake Eyes" \| "Eye in the Sky" \| "Psychobabble" \| "You Don't Believe" \| "Don't Answer Me" \| "Prime Time" \| "Let's Talk About Me" \| "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" \| "Stereotomy"