THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD

 

 

2015 deluxe anniversary edition credits:
 
1. May Be A Price To Pay (5:00)
Vocal - Elmer Gantry
Piano and Organ - Eric Woolfson
Guitars - Ian Bairnson
Bass - David Paton
Drums and Percussion - Stuart Elliott
Orchestra Arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
 
2. Games People Play (4:23)
Vocal and Vocal FX - Lenny Zakatek
Keyboards - Eric Woolfson
Projectron - Alan Parsons
Guitars - Ian Bairnson
Bass - David Paton
Drums - Stuart Elliott
Backing Vocals - Chris Rainbow
 
3. Time (5:15)
Vocal - Eric Woolfson
Additional Vocals - Alan Parsons
Piano - Eric Woolfson
Pitched Shifted Guitar - Ian Bairnson
Acoustic Guitars - Ian Bairnson, David Paton
Bass - David Paton
Drums and Percussion - Stuart Elliott
Background Vocals - Chris Rainbow
Orchestra Arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
 
4. I Don't Wanna Go Home (4:52)
Vocal - Lenny Zakatek
Piano - Eric Woolfson
Guitars - Ian Bairnson
Bass - David Paton
Drums - Stuart Elliott
Backing Vocals - Chris Rainbow
 
5. The Gold Bug (4:34)
(instrumental)
Human Whistle, Echoed Clavinet, Autoharp and Finger Clicks - Alan Parsons
Tremolando Acoustic Guitars - Ian Bairnson, David Paton
Guitars - Ian Bairnson
Bass - David Paton
Drums and Harmonized Rotating Triangle - Stuart Elliott
Sax - A session player in Paris whose name escapes us
Vocals - Chris Rainbow
 
The Turn Of A Friendly Card
6. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part One) (2:45)
Vocal - Chris Rainbow
Piano and Harpsichord - Eric Woolfson
Guitars - Ian Bairnson
Bass - David Paton
Drums and Percussion - Stuart Elliott
Orchestra Arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
7. Snake Eyes (3:16)
Vocals - Chris Rainbow
Piano - Eric Woolfson
Guitars - Ian Bairnson
Bass - David Paton
Drums and Percussion - Stuart Elliott
Chorus Vocals - All band and studio staff
8. The Ace Of Swords (2:58)
(instrumental)
Harpsichord and Clavinet - Alan Parsons
Piano - Eric Woolfson
Guitars - Ian Bairnson
Bass - David Paton
Drums and Percussion - Stuart Elliott
Orchestra Arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
9. Nothing Left To Lose (4:08)
Vocal - Eric Woolfson
Acoustic Guitars - Ian Bairnson
Bass - David Paton
Drums - Stuart Elliott
'Button' Accordion - An unidentified Parisian session player
Backing Vocals - Chris Rainbow
10. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part Two) (3:22)
Vocal - Chris Rainbow
Piano and Harpsichord - Eric Woolfson
Guitars - Ian Bairnson
Bass - David Paton
Drums and Percussion - Stuart Elliott
Orchestra Arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
 

Credits - I RobotCD 2
CD 1 BONUS MATERIAL

Credits - The Turn Of A Friedly Card
11. May Be A Price To Pay (Intro / Demo)

12. Nothing Left To Lose (Basic Backing Track)

13. Nothing Left To Lose (Chris Rainbow Overdub Vocal Compilation)

14. Nothing Left To Lose (Early Studio Version with Eric's Guide Vocal)

15. Time (Early Studio Attempt)

16. Games People Play (Rough Mix)

17. The Gold Bug (Demo)


CD 2 BONUS MATERIAL

ERIC'S SONGWRITING DIARIES:

1. May Be A Price To Pay

2. Games People Play

3. Time

4. I Don't Wanna Go Home

5. The Turn Of A Friendly Card

6. Snake Eyes

7. Nothing Left To Lose

8. TOFC/Snake Eyes/I Don't Wanna Go Home


EXTRA BONUS TRACKS:

9. May Be A Price To Pay (Early Version - Eric Guide Vocal & Unused Guitar Solo)

10. Games People Play (Early Version - Eric Guide Vocal)

11. Time (Orchestra & Chris Rainbow Backing Vocals)

12. The Gold Bug (Early Reference Version)

13. The Turn Of A Friendly Card Part One (Early Backing Track)

14. Snake Eyes (Early Version - Eric Guide Vocal)

15. The Ace Of Swords (Early Version with Synth "Orchestration")

16. The Ace Of Swords (Early Version with Piano on Melody)

17. The Turn Of A Friendly Card Part Two (Eric Guide Vocal and Extended Guitar Solo)


SINGLE EDITS:

18. Games People Play (Single Edit)

19. The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Single Edit)

20. Snake Eyes (Single Edit)



All tracks written by Eric Woolfson/Alan Parsons
 
Published by Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc, (BMI)

Administered by Universal Music

Produced and Engineered by Alan Parsons
Executive Producer: Eric Woolfson

Mastering Consultant: Chris Blair

Original sleeve concept: Lol Creme and Kevin Godley


The Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera

Care  of Eberhard Schoener

Leader: Sandor Farcas

Orchestra Coordinator: Curtis Briggs

Recorded at Acousti Studio, Paris
Orchestra recorded at Arco Studio, Munich
 
Special thanks to:

Colin Caldwell, Kika, Elyane, Bob, J.B., Alain, Richard, Michel, Clement,

Joseph and of course, Scoubidou, all of Acousti Studios; Dave Siddle,

David Rockberger, Leonard Green, Roger Selby, Peter Dean at

Publison, Roger Trinder, George Bozier and Bill Timmins, Ken Townsend,

Aron Misan; Charles Levison, Bob Buziak, Smokey, Hazel and Kath


Chris Rainbow and David Paton appear courtesy EMI Records


Deluxe Edition Mastered by Dave Donnelly and Alan Parsons at DNA Mastering Studio City CA

Credits - The Turn Of A Friedly Card
Compiled for reissue by Sally Woolfson (for Woolfsongs Ltd), Kelly Gateson, Charlie Stanford and

Jeff Magid (for Sony Legacy) and Alan Parsons.


With special thanks to: Tim Fraser-Harding, Haydn Bendall, Richard Whittaker & Kane Power at FX

and Kirk Kiester


Photography C APP archives, Re-Package Ryan Art

Disc 1 tracks 1-10 & Disc 2 tracks 18-20 P 1980, 2015 Arista Records, LLC,

a division of Sony Music Entertainment

All bonus tracks P 2008, 2015, Licensed courtesy of Woolfsongs Ltd


DEDICATED TO APP VOCALIST CHRIS RAINBOW (1946-2015)