David Gilmour on new Alan Parsons album
Written by Matt   
Monday, 12 July 2004

As we reported at the start of June, David Gilmour guests on Alan Parsons' new album, "A Valid Path", to be released next month. We now have more details from Artemis Records on this release...

On August 24th Artemis Records will release Alan Parsons' new album A Valid Path in North America, his first record in five years. A Valid Path is Parsons' leap into the world of electronica music, filled with poly-rhythmic drumbeats and soaring guitar solos, provided in part by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour.

The record's gem, "More Lost Without You", features P.J. Olsson on vocals. Another great collaboration is with The Crystal Method on "We Play The Game". Alan Parsons has released three records without the 'Project' identity behind him; his last, entitled The Time Machine, earning rave reviews, including four stars from the All Music Guide.

Parsons, an engineer and producer, worked on classic albums like Let It Be, Abbey Road, and Dark Side of the Moon, for which he earned one of his ten Grammy nominations. He emerged in 1976 as the artist behind his own group, ground breaking progressive rockers The Alan Parsons Project. The Alan Parsons Project had two Top Ten Albums, six Top Ten Singles and were awarded 3 platinum and 7 gold records by the RIAA. Their 1982 Eye In The Sky is recognized as a seminal classic rock album, and its title track reached #3 on both the Billboard Adult Contemporary and Pop Singles charts. As well as the Alan Parsons Project, Alan has also produced and engineered records for Paul McCartney's Wings, The Hollies, Ambrosia and Al Stewart, including the classic "Year Of The Cat".

Track listing:

Return To Tunguska (with David Gilmour)
More Lost Without You
Mammagamma 04
We Play The Game
Tijuaniac
L'Arc En Ciel
A Recurring Dream Within A Dream
You Can Run
Chomolungma