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Eye in the Sky provided the Alan Parsons Project with their first Top Ten hit since 1977's I Robot, and it's hard not to feel that crossover success was one of the driving forces behind this album. The Project never shied away from hooks, whether it was on the tense white funk of "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" or the gleaming pop hooks of "Games People Play," but Eye in the Sky was soft and smooth, so smooth that it was easy to ignore that the narrator of the title track was an ominous omniscient who spied either on his lover or his populace, depending on how deeply you wanted to delve into the concepts of this album. And, unlike I Robot or The Turn of a Friendly Card, it is possible to listen to Eye in the Sky and not dwell on the larger themes, since they're used as a foundation, not pushed to center stage. What does dominate is the lushness of sound, the sweetness of melody: this is a soft rock album through and through, one that's about melodic hooks and texture. In the case of the spacy opening salvo "Sirius," later heard on sports talk shows across America, or "Mammagamma," it was all texture, as these instrumentals set the trippy yet warm mood that the pop songs sustained. And the real difference with Eye in the Sky is that, with the exception of those instrumentals and the galloping suite "Silence and I," all the artiness was part of the idea of this album was pushed into the lyrics, so the album plays as soft pop album -- and a very, very good one at that. Perhaps nothing is quite as exquisite as the title song, yet "Children of the Moon" has a sprightly gait (not all that dissimilar from Kenny Loggins' "Heart to Heart"), "Psychobabble" has a bright propulsive edge (not all that dissimilar from 10cc), and "Gemini" is the project at its dreamiest. It all adds up to arguably the most consistent Alan Parsons Project album -- perhaps not in terms of concept, but in terms of music they never were as satisfying as they were here.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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The Alan Parsons Project, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards - Alan Parsons, Composer, Engineer, Producer, Programmer - David Paton, Bass - Andrew Powell, Arranger - Stuart Elliott, Drums - Ian Bairnson, Guitar - Haydn Bendall, Keyboards
(P) 1982 Arista Records LLC
The Alan Parsons Project, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Alan Parsons, Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - David Paton, Bass - Stuart Elliott, Drums - Ian Bairnson, Guitar - Chris Rainbow - Chris Blair, Producer
(P) 1982 Arista Records LLC
The Alan Parsons Project, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Alan Parsons, Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Producer - David Paton, Bass - Stuart Elliott, Drums - Andrew Powell, Arranger - Ian Bairnson, Guitar - John Wallace, Piccolo Trumpet - The English Chorale, Associated Performer - Bob Howes, Chorus Master
(P) 1982 Arista Records LLC
The Alan Parsons Project, Associated Performer, Main Artist - David Paton, Bass - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Stuart Elliott, Drums - Ian Bairnson, Guitar - Chris Rainbow - Alan Parsons, Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 1982 Arista Records LLC
The Alan Parsons Project, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist - Alan Parsons, Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Producer - Ian Bairnson, Guitar - Stuart Elliot, Drums - Andrew Powell, Arranger, Piano - David Paton, Bass
(P) 1982 Arista Records LLC
The Alan Parsons Project, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Lenny Zakatek - Alan Parsons, Composer, Engineer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - Ian Bairnson, Guitar - Stuart Elliot, Drums - David Paton, Bass
(P) 1982 Arista Records LLC
The Alan Parsons Project, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Jack Harris - Alan Parsons, Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Ian Bairnson, Guitar - Elmer Gantry - Andrew Powell, Arranger - Stuart Elliot, Drums - David Paton, Bass - Bob Howes, Chorus Master
(P) 1982 Arista Records LLC
The Alan Parsons Project, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Executive Producer - Alan Parsons, Composer, Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Ian Bairnson, Guitar - Andrew Powell, Arranger - Stuart Elliot, Drums - David Paton, Bass
(P) 1982 Arista Records LLC
The Alan Parsons Project, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Lenny Zakatek - Chris Rainbow - Ian Bairnson, Guitar - Stuart Elliot, Drums - David Paton, Bass - Alan Parsons, Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 1982 Arista Records LLC
The Alan Parsons Project, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Eric Woolfson, Composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Colin Blunstone - Alan Parsons, Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Producer - David Paton, Bass - Stuart Elliott, Drums, Percussion - Andrew Powell, Arranger - Ian Bairnson, Guitar - Mel Collins, Saxophone
(P) 1982 Arista Records LLC
Album review
Eye in the Sky provided the Alan Parsons Project with their first Top Ten hit since 1977's I Robot, and it's hard not to feel that crossover success was one of the driving forces behind this album. The Project never shied away from hooks, whether it was on the tense white funk of "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" or the gleaming pop hooks of "Games People Play," but Eye in the Sky was soft and smooth, so smooth that it was easy to ignore that the narrator of the title track was an ominous omniscient who spied either on his lover or his populace, depending on how deeply you wanted to delve into the concepts of this album. And, unlike I Robot or The Turn of a Friendly Card, it is possible to listen to Eye in the Sky and not dwell on the larger themes, since they're used as a foundation, not pushed to center stage. What does dominate is the lushness of sound, the sweetness of melody: this is a soft rock album through and through, one that's about melodic hooks and texture. In the case of the spacy opening salvo "Sirius," later heard on sports talk shows across America, or "Mammagamma," it was all texture, as these instrumentals set the trippy yet warm mood that the pop songs sustained. And the real difference with Eye in the Sky is that, with the exception of those instrumentals and the galloping suite "Silence and I," all the artiness was part of the idea of this album was pushed into the lyrics, so the album plays as soft pop album -- and a very, very good one at that. Perhaps nothing is quite as exquisite as the title song, yet "Children of the Moon" has a sprightly gait (not all that dissimilar from Kenny Loggins' "Heart to Heart"), "Psychobabble" has a bright propulsive edge (not all that dissimilar from 10cc), and "Gemini" is the project at its dreamiest. It all adds up to arguably the most consistent Alan Parsons Project album -- perhaps not in terms of concept, but in terms of music they never were as satisfying as they were here.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:35
- Main artists: The Alan Parsons Project
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1982 Arista Records, Inc
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