Pyramid (album)

Pyramid is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project. It was released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). At the time this album was conceived, interests in pyramids and so-called pyramid power was all the rage. A pyramid could be found on the back of a dollar bill, there were stories in the newspapers about the supposed magical properties of pyramids and of course, the cover of The Dark Side of the Moon (in which Parsons was the sound engineer). The album therefore contains numerous references to ancient wonders, including the Egyptian pyramids. This is most notable in the songs "What Goes Up" and "Pyramania".

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson

"Voyager" (instrumental) – 2:15
"What Goes Up..." – 3:56
"The Eagle Will Rise Again" – 4:03
"One More River" – 4:16
"Can't Take It with You" – 5:02
"In the Lap of the Gods" (instrumental) – 5:29
"Pyramania" – 2:43
"Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" (instrumental) – 4:20
"Shadow of a Lonely Man" – 5:34

[edit] Personnel

David Paton – bass, vocals
Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
Ian Bairnson – electric and acoustic guitars
Eric Woolfson, Duncan Macay – keyboards
Dean Ford, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zakatek, John Miles, Jack Harris – vocals

Produced and engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Production: Eric Woolfson

[edit] Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1978	The Billboard 200	26
1978	UK Albums Chart	49

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Alan Parsons \| Eric Woolfson \| Andrew Powell \| Ian Bairnson \| Richard Cottle
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"