The Alan Parsons Project ) The Turn of a Friendly Card ) 1980

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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 title piece, which appears on side 2 of the LP, is a 16-minute suite broken up into five tracks. The Turn of a Friendly Card spawned the hits "Games People Play" and "Time", the latter of which was Eric Woolfson's first lead vocal appearance. An edited version of the title piece combining the opening and ending parts of the suite was also released as a single along with an official video.

As with the band's previous albums, The Turn of a Friendly Card is a concept album with its theme focused on the gambling industry and the fate of gamblers, with more than one reference to Las Vegas (e.g. "there's a sign in the desert that lies to west" from the title piece). Musically it's a more melodic and accessible album than its predecessors.

The Alan Parsons Project:

Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
David Paton – bass guitar
Ian Bairnson – electric, acoustic and classical guitars; pedal steel guitar
Eric Woolfson – keyboards, piano, harpsichord, lead vocals
Alan Parsons – Projectron, whistling and finger snaps, Clavinet, harpsichord, additional vocals
Chris Rainbow – lead and backing vocals
Elmer Gantry (Dave Terry) – lead vocal
Lenny Zakatek – lead and backing vocals
The Philharmonia Orchestra, arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell

🔘 Side One:
May Be a Price to Pay
Games People Play
Time
I Don't Wanna Go Home

🔘 Side Two:
The Gold Bug
The Turn of a Friendly Card
i. The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part One)
ii. Snake Eyes
iii. The Ace of Swords
iv. Nothing Left to Lose
v. The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part Two)