Alan PARSONS
A Valid Path
(2004)
This is the first album without Ian Bairnson and Stuart Elliott,
and it marks Alan's first venture into the world of Electronica.
1. Return To Tunguska 8'48 Written by Alan Parsons and Simon Posford
2. More Lost Without You 3'19 Written by Alan Parsons and P.J. Olsson
3. Mammagamma`04 5'06 Written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
4. We Play The Game 5'33 Music Written By Alan Parsons, Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland
5. Tijuaniac 5'22 Written by Alan Parsons, Pepe Mogt, Jorge Ruiz, Roberto A. Mendoza, Ramon Amezcua and Pedro G. Beas
6. L`Arc En Ciel 5'26 Written by Alan Parsons and Tim Wiles
7. A Recurring Dream Within A Dream 4'07 Written by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
8. You Can Run 3'52 Written by Alan Parsons and David Pack
9. Chomolungma 7'45 Written by Alan Parsons, Jeremy Parsons and P.J. Olsson
Total Time: 49:18
Engineered by Alan Parsons and P.J. Olsson
Executive Producer: Todd Roberts
Mixes Engineered by P.J. Olsson
Mastered for Stereo by Stephen Marcussen at
DVDA Authoring and 5.1 Surround Mastering supervised by Bob Michaels (on 'Hybrid' Edition)
Management: Bob Ringe
Survival Management - survivalmgmt@msn.com
Cover Design: Storm Thorgerson
All Tracks Recorded and Mixed at TUNNEL STUDIOS, Santa Barbara, California
Except Track 5 - also Recorded at The BOMB SHELTER, Glendale, California
SHPONGLE appear Courtesy of TWISTED RECORDS
The CRYSTAL METHOD appear Courtesy of V2 RECORDS
NORTEC COLLECTIVE appear Courtesy of NACIONAL RECORDS
David Pack appears Courtesy of PEAK RECORDS
John Cleese dialogue Produced by Denny SOMACH PRODUCTIONS
Orson Welles dialog by kind permission of UNIVERSAL MUSIC Inc.
Thanks To:
Lisa, my beautiful wife for her love and support during the making of this album,
Jeremy, my son for his talent and long and frequent travels from London to Santa Barbara,
Tabitha and Brittni – Thanks for the ring tone Brit, John Trickett, Richard Dashut, Todd Roberts and all at 5.1 ENTERTAINMENT, Terry Shand, Lindsay Brown, Andrew McIntyre and all at EAGLE ROCK, Steve Martin at The AVENUE FAN CLUB (http://www.theavenueonline.info/),
Kirk Keister, Bill Neighbors, Lee Abrams (Laser Beam) and Sonny Fox at XM SATELLITE RADIO, DTS, B&W Loudspeakers, EVENT ELECTRONICS, STEINBERG, Greg Ladanyi, Rob Hill, Tom Bolton, Steve Garth, Fred Maher, Brian McConnon, Julian Colbeck and YAMAHA CORPORATION Of America,
Godfrey Townsend, Steve Murphy, John Montagna, Manny Focarazzo, Chuck Beckler, Kevin Elson, Dave Stevens, Russell Palmer and Alec White, Les Camacho, Ted Keffalo and EVENT ELECTRONICS, Vic and Ryan, Isabel Figueroa and Harrow.
A Special Mention To P.J. Olsson for his great musical and computer talents, his encouragement, and for helping me meet the deadline.
Another Special Mention To Storm Thorgerson for coming through with another great cover under incredibly difficult personal circumstances
A portion of the proceeds of this album is being donated to Transition House Family Homelessness Program and The Storm Thorgerson Rehabilitation Trust Fund.
Very Sspecial Thanks To Bob Ringe for his vision and not swearing at me too often.
1. Return To Tunguska
( instrumental )
2. More Lost Without You
There's not a day
I don't think of your name
The state that I'm in
You're completely to blame
No words left to say
Turn my dreams all to grey
And I'm more and more lost without you
You're a storm in my head
That really blew a new day
A liquid design
Is what you do to my mind
No words left to say
Cause my mind's gone away
And I'm more and more lost without you
More and more lost without you
I was found but then I totally lost you
Don't know a soul that could ever doubt you
That's why I'm more and more lost without you
More and more
3. Mammagamma`04
( instrumental )
4. We Play The Game
You drink the wine
You play the fool
You cross the line
You lose your cool
But no one cares
Still no one cares
You raise the bar
Lost in a trance
One bridge too far
No second chance
But no one cares
Still no one cares
We play the game
We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone
You had a dream
You cast the dice
Your shady scheme
You paid the price
But no one cares
Still no one cares
We play the game
With hearts of stone
You lose again
You're on your own
A turning tide
A streak of light
Arms open wide
The end's in sight
And someone cares
Yes someone cares
We play the game
We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone
5. Tijuaniac
( instrumental )
6. L`Arc En Ciel
( instrumental )
7. A Recurring Dream Within A Dream
The clock struck midnight
And through my sleeping
I heard a tapping at my door
I looked but nothing lay in the darkness
And so I turned inside once more
To my amazement
There stood a raven
Whose shadow hung above my door
Then through the silence
It spoke the one word
That I shall hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
And still the raven
Remains in my room
No matter how much I implore
No words can soothe him
No prayer remove him
And I must hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
8. You Can Run
I know you're out there
Cuz I can feel ya
Yeah I can feel ya trying to pull me down
I know your kind
You kinda like it
When people tell ya not to come around
Here's looking at ya
Been nice to know ya
I see the lines written on your face
I wish you well
But I gotta tell ya
Ain't nothing human ‘bout the human race
You can run
But you can't look behind you
You can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Some people fight it like some disease
They carry secrets to an early grave
They try to fake it
While on their knees
Never knowing what they really crave
They got no values
They got no soul
No sense of purpose
Nothing to believe
Call me your friend
Then steal me blind
To me you're nothing but a common thief
You can run
But you can't look behind
You you can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Holding us within this maze
9. Chomolungma
( instrumental )
2. More Lost Without You
There's not a day
I don't think of your name
The state that I'm in
You're completely to blame
No words left to say
Turn my dreams all to grey
And I'm more and more lost without you
You're a storm in my head
That really blew a new day
A liquid design
Is what you do to my mind
No words left to say
Cause my mind's gone away
And I'm more and more lost without you
More and more lost without you
I was found but then I totally lost you
Don't know a soul that could ever doubt you
That's why I'm more and more lost without you
More and more
3. Mammagamma`04
( instrumental )
4. We Play The Game
You drink the wine
You play the fool
You cross the line
You lose your cool
But no one cares
Still no one cares
You raise the bar
Lost in a trance
One bridge too far
No second chance
But no one cares
Still no one cares
We play the game
We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone
You had a dream
You cast the dice
Your shady scheme
You paid the price
But no one cares
Still no one cares
We play the game
With hearts of stone
You lose again
You're on your own
A turning tide
A streak of light
Arms open wide
The end's in sight
And someone cares
Yes someone cares
We play the game
We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone
5. Tijuaniac
( instrumental )
6. L`Arc En Ciel
( instrumental )
7. A Recurring Dream Within A Dream
The clock struck midnight
And through my sleeping
I heard a tapping at my door
I looked but nothing lay in the darkness
And so I turned inside once more
To my amazement
There stood a raven
Whose shadow hung above my door
Then through the silence
It spoke the one word
That I shall hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
And still the raven
Remains in my room
No matter how much I implore
No words can soothe him
No prayer remove him
And I must hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
8. You Can Run
I know you're out there
Cuz I can feel ya
Yeah I can feel ya trying to pull me down
I know your kind
You kinda like it
When people tell ya not to come around
Here's looking at ya
Been nice to know ya
I see the lines written on your face
I wish you well
But I gotta tell ya
Ain't nothing human ‘bout the human race
You can run
But you can't look behind you
You can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Some people fight it like some disease
They carry secrets to an early grave
They try to fake it
While on their knees
Never knowing what they really crave
They got no values
They got no soul
No sense of purpose
Nothing to believe
Call me your friend
Then steal me blind
To me you're nothing but a common thief
You can run
But you can't look behind
You you can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Holding us within this maze
9. Chomolungma
( instrumental )
I don't think of your name
The state that I'm in
You're completely to blame
No words left to say
Turn my dreams all to grey
And I'm more and more lost without you
You're a storm in my head
That really blew a new day
A liquid design
Is what you do to my mind
No words left to say
Cause my mind's gone away
And I'm more and more lost without you
More and more lost without you
I was found but then I totally lost you
Don't know a soul that could ever doubt you
That's why I'm more and more lost without you
More and more
3. Mammagamma`04
( instrumental )
4. We Play The Game
You drink the wine
You play the fool
You cross the line
You lose your cool
But no one cares
Still no one cares
You raise the bar
Lost in a trance
One bridge too far
No second chance
But no one cares
Still no one cares
We play the game
We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone
You had a dream
You cast the dice
Your shady scheme
You paid the price
But no one cares
Still no one cares
We play the game
With hearts of stone
You lose again
You're on your own
A turning tide
A streak of light
Arms open wide
The end's in sight
And someone cares
Yes someone cares
We play the game
We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone
5. Tijuaniac
( instrumental )
6. L`Arc En Ciel
( instrumental )
7. A Recurring Dream Within A Dream
The clock struck midnight
And through my sleeping
I heard a tapping at my door
I looked but nothing lay in the darkness
And so I turned inside once more
To my amazement
There stood a raven
Whose shadow hung above my door
Then through the silence
It spoke the one word
That I shall hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
And still the raven
Remains in my room
No matter how much I implore
No words can soothe him
No prayer remove him
And I must hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
8. You Can Run
I know you're out there
Cuz I can feel ya
Yeah I can feel ya trying to pull me down
I know your kind
You kinda like it
When people tell ya not to come around
Here's looking at ya
Been nice to know ya
I see the lines written on your face
I wish you well
But I gotta tell ya
Ain't nothing human ‘bout the human race
You can run
But you can't look behind you
You can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Some people fight it like some disease
They carry secrets to an early grave
They try to fake it
While on their knees
Never knowing what they really crave
They got no values
They got no soul
No sense of purpose
Nothing to believe
Call me your friend
Then steal me blind
To me you're nothing but a common thief
You can run
But you can't look behind
You you can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Holding us within this maze
9. Chomolungma
( instrumental )
4. We Play The Game
You drink the wine
You play the fool
You cross the line
You lose your cool
But no one cares
Still no one cares
You raise the bar
Lost in a trance
One bridge too far
No second chance
But no one cares
Still no one cares
We play the game
We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone
You had a dream
You cast the dice
Your shady scheme
You paid the price
But no one cares
Still no one cares
We play the game
With hearts of stone
You lose again
You're on your own
A turning tide
A streak of light
Arms open wide
The end's in sight
And someone cares
Yes someone cares
We play the game
We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone
5. Tijuaniac
( instrumental )
6. L`Arc En Ciel
( instrumental )
7. A Recurring Dream Within A Dream
The clock struck midnight
And through my sleeping
I heard a tapping at my door
I looked but nothing lay in the darkness
And so I turned inside once more
To my amazement
There stood a raven
Whose shadow hung above my door
Then through the silence
It spoke the one word
That I shall hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
And still the raven
Remains in my room
No matter how much I implore
No words can soothe him
No prayer remove him
And I must hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
8. You Can Run
I know you're out there
Cuz I can feel ya
Yeah I can feel ya trying to pull me down
I know your kind
You kinda like it
When people tell ya not to come around
Here's looking at ya
Been nice to know ya
I see the lines written on your face
I wish you well
But I gotta tell ya
Ain't nothing human ‘bout the human race
You can run
But you can't look behind you
You can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Some people fight it like some disease
They carry secrets to an early grave
They try to fake it
While on their knees
Never knowing what they really crave
They got no values
They got no soul
No sense of purpose
Nothing to believe
Call me your friend
Then steal me blind
To me you're nothing but a common thief
You can run
But you can't look behind
You you can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Holding us within this maze
9. Chomolungma
( instrumental )
You play the fool
You cross the line
You lose your cool
But no one cares
Still no one cares
You raise the bar
Lost in a trance
One bridge too far
No second chance
But no one cares
Still no one cares
We play the game
We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone
You had a dream
You cast the dice
Your shady scheme
You paid the price
But no one cares
Still no one cares
We play the game
With hearts of stone
You lose again
You're on your own
A turning tide
A streak of light
Arms open wide
The end's in sight
And someone cares
Yes someone cares
We play the game
We hold our own
We fight to win
We stand alone
5. Tijuaniac
( instrumental )
6. L`Arc En Ciel
( instrumental )
7. A Recurring Dream Within A Dream
The clock struck midnight
And through my sleeping
I heard a tapping at my door
I looked but nothing lay in the darkness
And so I turned inside once more
To my amazement
There stood a raven
Whose shadow hung above my door
Then through the silence
It spoke the one word
That I shall hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
And still the raven
Remains in my room
No matter how much I implore
No words can soothe him
No prayer remove him
And I must hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
8. You Can Run
I know you're out there
Cuz I can feel ya
Yeah I can feel ya trying to pull me down
I know your kind
You kinda like it
When people tell ya not to come around
Here's looking at ya
Been nice to know ya
I see the lines written on your face
I wish you well
But I gotta tell ya
Ain't nothing human ‘bout the human race
You can run
But you can't look behind you
You can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Some people fight it like some disease
They carry secrets to an early grave
They try to fake it
While on their knees
Never knowing what they really crave
They got no values
They got no soul
No sense of purpose
Nothing to believe
Call me your friend
Then steal me blind
To me you're nothing but a common thief
You can run
But you can't look behind
You you can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Holding us within this maze
9. Chomolungma
( instrumental )
6. L`Arc En Ciel
( instrumental )
7. A Recurring Dream Within A Dream
The clock struck midnight
And through my sleeping
I heard a tapping at my door
I looked but nothing lay in the darkness
And so I turned inside once more
To my amazement
There stood a raven
Whose shadow hung above my door
Then through the silence
It spoke the one word
That I shall hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
And still the raven
Remains in my room
No matter how much I implore
No words can soothe him
No prayer remove him
And I must hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
8. You Can Run
I know you're out there
Cuz I can feel ya
Yeah I can feel ya trying to pull me down
I know your kind
You kinda like it
When people tell ya not to come around
Here's looking at ya
Been nice to know ya
I see the lines written on your face
I wish you well
But I gotta tell ya
Ain't nothing human ‘bout the human race
You can run
But you can't look behind you
You can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Some people fight it like some disease
They carry secrets to an early grave
They try to fake it
While on their knees
Never knowing what they really crave
They got no values
They got no soul
No sense of purpose
Nothing to believe
Call me your friend
Then steal me blind
To me you're nothing but a common thief
You can run
But you can't look behind
You you can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Holding us within this maze
9. Chomolungma
( instrumental )
7. A Recurring Dream Within A Dream
The clock struck midnight
And through my sleeping
I heard a tapping at my door
I looked but nothing lay in the darkness
And so I turned inside once more
To my amazement
There stood a raven
Whose shadow hung above my door
Then through the silence
It spoke the one word
That I shall hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
And still the raven
Remains in my room
No matter how much I implore
No words can soothe him
No prayer remove him
And I must hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
8. You Can Run
I know you're out there
Cuz I can feel ya
Yeah I can feel ya trying to pull me down
I know your kind
You kinda like it
When people tell ya not to come around
Here's looking at ya
Been nice to know ya
I see the lines written on your face
I wish you well
But I gotta tell ya
Ain't nothing human ‘bout the human race
You can run
But you can't look behind you
You can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Some people fight it like some disease
They carry secrets to an early grave
They try to fake it
While on their knees
Never knowing what they really crave
They got no values
They got no soul
No sense of purpose
Nothing to believe
Call me your friend
Then steal me blind
To me you're nothing but a common thief
You can run
But you can't look behind
You you can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Holding us within this maze
9. Chomolungma
( instrumental )
And through my sleeping
I heard a tapping at my door
I looked but nothing lay in the darkness
And so I turned inside once more
To my amazement
There stood a raven
Whose shadow hung above my door
Then through the silence
It spoke the one word
That I shall hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
And still the raven
Remains in my room
No matter how much I implore
No words can soothe him
No prayer remove him
And I must hear for evermore
Quoth the raven, nevermore
Thus quoth the raven
Nevermore
8. You Can Run
I know you're out there
Cuz I can feel ya
Yeah I can feel ya trying to pull me down
I know your kind
You kinda like it
When people tell ya not to come around
Here's looking at ya
Been nice to know ya
I see the lines written on your face
I wish you well
But I gotta tell ya
Ain't nothing human ‘bout the human race
You can run
But you can't look behind you
You can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Some people fight it like some disease
They carry secrets to an early grave
They try to fake it
While on their knees
Never knowing what they really crave
They got no values
They got no soul
No sense of purpose
Nothing to believe
Call me your friend
Then steal me blind
To me you're nothing but a common thief
You can run
But you can't look behind
You you can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Holding us within this maze
9. Chomolungma
( instrumental )
Cuz I can feel ya
Yeah I can feel ya trying to pull me down
I know your kind
You kinda like it
When people tell ya not to come around
Here's looking at ya
Been nice to know ya
I see the lines written on your face
I wish you well
But I gotta tell ya
Ain't nothing human ‘bout the human race
You can run
But you can't look behind you
You can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Some people fight it like some disease
They carry secrets to an early grave
They try to fake it
While on their knees
Never knowing what they really crave
They got no values
They got no soul
No sense of purpose
Nothing to believe
Call me your friend
Then steal me blind
To me you're nothing but a common thief
You can run
But you can't look behind
You you can hide
But the truth's gonna find you
Holding us within this maze