Try Anything Once

Try Anything Once
Studio album by
Alan Parsons
Released26 October 1993
RecordedOctober 1992 – August 1993
GenreProgressive rock
Length59:36
LabelArista
ProducerAlan Parsons
Alan Parsons chronology
Freudiana
(1990) 		Try Anything Once
(1993) 		On Air
(1996)
Singles from Try Anything Once
  1. "Turn It Up"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Wine From the Water"
    Released: 1994 (Europe only)
  3. "Oh Life (There Must Be More)"
    Released: 1994 (US only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Deseret News(favorable)[2]

Try Anything Once is the first solo album by Alan Parsons, released in 1993.[3] It was his first album following the split of the Alan Parsons Project.

This album features vocals by Ambrosia's David Pack, Jacqui Copland, former Mindbender and 10cc guitarist Eric Stewart, and Manfred Mann's Earth Band frontman Chris Thompson. The album features completely digital recording and mixing. It was recorded at Parson's first "Parsonics" studio in Sussex England with the orchestra recorded at Air Studios in London.

There is an Easter egg inside the inlay. One of the pictures is a stereogram; when the viewer looks at it correctly, an image of a man and woman upside down will appear, similar to the other pictures in the album's artwork. This image is also on the CD itself.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."The Three of Me"
David Pack5:52
2."Turn It Up"Ian BairnsonChris Thompson6:13
3."Wine from the Water"
  • Alan Parsons
  • Bairnson
Eric Stewart5:43
4."Breakaway" (instrumental)Parsons 4:07
5."Mr Time"
Jacqui Copland8:17
6."Jigue" (instrumental)
  • Parsons
  • Powell
 3:24
7."I'm Talkin' to You"
  • Pack
  • Powell
David Pack4:38
8."Siren Song"
Eric Stewart5:01
9."Dreamscape" (instrumental)Parsons 3:01
10."Back Against the Wall"BairnsonChris Thompson4:38
11."Re-Jigue" (instrumental)
  • Parsons
  • Powell
 2:28
12."Oh Life (There Must Be More)"
  • Pack
  • Parsons
David Pack6:33

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Try Anything Once
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 78
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 34
US Billboard 200[7] 122

References

  1. ^ Mike DeGagne (26 October 1993). "Try Anything Once – Alan Parsons". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ Ray Boren (21 December 1993). "'Try Anything Once' proves Parsons hasn't lost touch". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Alan Parsons – Try Anything Once" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alan Parsons – Try Anything Once" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alan Parsons – Try Anything Once". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Alan Parsons Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2020.