Backing Vocals: Dan Tracey, Jordan Huffman

Keyboards: Tom Brooks, Dan Tracey

Bass Guitar: Guy Erez

Drums: Danny Thompson

Guitars: Dan Tracey, Jeff Kollman

Additional Keyboards and Zither: Alan Parsons

Intro String Arrangement: Dan Tracey

Strings Conducted by Alan Parsons

Written by Dan Tracey and Alan Parsons

Dan Tracey (BMI), Appertaining Music (SESAC)

(Administered by Soroka Music Ltd.)

Vocals: Todd Cooper, Alan Parsons

Backing Vocals: Doug Powell, Todd Cooper

Keyboards/Accordion: Tom Brooks

Bass Guitar: Guy Erez

Drums: Danny Thompson

Lead Guitar: Jeff Kollman

Acoustic Guitars: Dan Tracey, Jeff Kollman

Written by Todd Cooper, Doug Powell, Tom Brooks and Alan Parsons

Todd Cooper Songs (ASCAP), Dolce Vitunes (BMI), New Earth Song Publishing (ASCAP), Appertaining Music (SESAC)

(Administered by Soroka Music Ltd.)

Vocals: Mark Mikel

Counterpoint Vocals: Alan Parsons

Backing Vocals: Mark Mikel, Jeff Kollman

Keyboards: Tom Brooks

Bass Guitar: Guy Erez

Drums: Danny Thompson

Guitars: Jeff Kollman

String Arrangement: Tom Brooks

Strings Conducted by Alan Parsons

Written by Mark Mikel, Jeff Kollman, and Alan Parsons

Monclovian Innernatural (BMI), Pugland Publishing (BMI), Appertaining Music (SESAC)

(Administered by Soroka Music Ltd.)

Vocals: P.J. Olsson

Backing Vocals: P.J. Olsson, Carl-Magnus "C-M" Carlsson

Bass: Jeff Peterson

Drums: Carl Sorensen

Guitars: Tony Rosacci

Piano: Angelo Pizzaro

Solo Cello: Michael Fitzpatrick

Solo Guitar: Ian Bairnson

Solo Sax: Todd Cooper

Orchestral Arrangement: Milton Olsson

Additional Orchestration: Tom Brooks

Recorded at Eagle Wind Sound, Winter Park, Colorado

Orchestra Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood

Orchestra Conducted by Alan Parsons

Engineers at Eagle Wind: Alan Parsons and P.J. Olsson

Engineers at ParSonics and Capitol: Alan Parsons and Noah Bruskin

Assistant Engineer at Capitol: Jeff Fitzpatrick

Written by P.J. Olsson and Alan Parsons

Sedna Nusic (ASCAP), Appertaining Music (SESAC)

(Administered by Soroka Music Ltd.)

Vocal: Jared Mahone

Solo Guitar: Ian Bairnson

Keyboards: Tom Brooks

Bass Guitar: Guy Erez

Drums: Danny Thompson

Guitars: Dan Tracey, Alan Parsons

Additional Keyboards: David Russo

String Arrangement: Tom Brooks

Strings Conducted by Alan Parsons

Written by Patrick Read Johnson, David Russo, Jared Mahone, and Alan Parsons

Canny Valley (LLC), Red Baby Music (ASCAP), Drop Inc. (BMI), Appertaining Music (SESAC)

(Administered by Soroka Music Ltd.)

The album centers around one of my passions since childhood - the art of magic.





Thanks to:

Lisa, Tabitha, Jordan, Brittni, Brooks, Bella, Jeremy, Dominique, Elektra, and Daniel - I love you all


All at Hybrid Studios, Santa Ana, California, Robert Ferrari at The Hideout, Las Vegas, Leila Bairnson, Richard (Trix) Cottle at Denham Grange Studio,

Grant Goddard at Hickory Recording Company,Jeff Fitzpatrick and Paula Salvatore at Capitol Studios, Karen Garrity, David Ambro at Capricorn Sound Works, Tre Nagella at

Luminous Sound, Steve Forney at The Studios at Linden Oaks, all at WAVES, Robert Marshall at Source Connect (sourceelements.com), all at Roland Corp., Judy LaMarca,

Karyn Soroka, Justin Hirschman and Josh Shackett at AGI, Simon Lowery, alla at Ca Dario for the late night feasts, Tom Brooks for the superb orchestral arrangements

and for giving me the opportunity to conduct the orchestra, Milt Olsson, Eduardo Espinoza and all at Eddy's Finish Carpenter, Julian Colbeck, Charlie Steves, Terry Shields, Jim Stern,

Eric Larsen and Erisa Sato at Tascam, Rupert and all at Rupert Neve Designs, Jared Stansill at Pro Audio LA, Stan Roberts, John Satrom and all at NASA, Bill Neighbors, Lisa Roy,

Marina Anderson, Ryan DaFoe, Brian Deeb, Jay Ruskey, alla at KLITE and KTYD, Ivan Alvarez, Serafino, Mario, Giulio and alla at Frontiers.


A big thank you to alla my magician friends everywhere and in particular Tim Felix of Mid West Magic and all at The Magic Castle, Hollywood.


Recorded in ProTools HD via a Rupert Neve Designs 5088 analog console and mixed both in stereo and 5.1 surround to Tascam 1-bit DSD at Parsonics,

Santa Barbara, California.


Special thanks to Steve Hackett, Jake Shimabukuro, Jason Mraz, Lou Gramm, Mark Mikel, Ian Bairnson, Pat Caddick, Michael Fitzpatrick, Patrick Read Johnson, Jared Mahone,

and to my amazing band - all of whom contributed to the making of this album: P.J. Olsson, Tom Brooks, Guy Erez, Todd Cooper, Jeff Kollman, Dan Tracey, and Danny Thompson.


One more special mention: my dedicated and hard-working engineer, Noah Bruskin, who is so much more than just an assistant, and who achieved miracles with his unrivalled

abilities with Pro Tools, his expertise and knowledge of all things technical in my newly-built studio, and his sheer musicality.


  Recorded and Mixed at ParSonics, Santa Barbara, California


Additional Recordings at Hybrid Studios, Santa Ana, California

Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California

Eagle Wind Sound, Winter Park, Colorado

Old Hickory Recording Company, Nashville, Tennessee

Capricorn Sound Works, Nashville, Tennessee

Luminous Sound, Dallas, Texas

The Studios at Linden Oaks, Rochester, New York


Mastering Engineer: Dave Donnelly at ParSonics


Album Cover Art and Graphic Design by Patrick Read Johnson


Magic Wand Road Photography by Liz Nemeth


Photo Credits: Emiliano Arano, Douglas Powell, Jay Stephen, Michael Pawlak, Cristian Ismael Martinez Nieto, NASA, "Shaker Brooms sowed" by Kathryn Hile,

under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, altered for use in "Sorcerer's Apprentice" illustration by Patrick Read Johnson


Poster Art Courtesy of Carol Marie, Library Archivist at The Magic Castle, Hollywood, and thanks also to Milt and Arlene Larsen at the

Magic Castle Canaret, Montecito


Layout by Chelsea Zipperer


Additional Photography: Lisa Parsons, Tabitha Parsons


© 2018 Appertaining LLC


Produced by Alan Parsons


Engineers: Alan Parsons and Noah Bruskin


For more information on Alan Parsons please visit www.alanparsons.com

Booking enquiries: Artist Group International - www.artistgrp.com


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