Ammonia Avenue

Alan Parsons engineered historic masterpieces including the Beatles' Abbey Road (1969) and Let It Be (1970), and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (1973). With singer-songwriter Eric Woolfson, he formed this project. Rather than fixing a particular group of members, they worked as a conceptual team. Their 1976 debut Tales of Mystery and Imagination, based on Edgar Allan Poe, won a lasting following among British and progressive-rock fans.

A pop hit arrived with their 1982 album Eye in the Sky, whose title track reached No. 3 in America. That success marked a change: retaining its mystical character, their music matured into pop that could be enjoyed more readily. Released in 1984, this album is the finest example. In particular, the single ‘Don't Answer Me,’ a clearly stated homage to Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, is a wonderful song that climbed to No. 15 in America.