Gaudi (The Alan Parsons Project album)

Gaudi
Gaudi
Studio album by The Alan Parsons Project
Released	January 1987
Recorded	October 1985 – August 1986
Studio	The Grange; Mayfair Studios
Genre	Progressive rock; symphonic rock; pop rock; new wave;
Length	38:47
Label	Arista
Producer	Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson
The Alan Parsons Project chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

Gaudi is the tenth album by The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1987. Gaudi refers to Antoni Gaudí,^[3] the Catalan Spanish architect, and the opening track references what is probably Gaudí's best known building, the Sagrada Família.

In the last change of core Project band members, saxophonist/keyboardist 's brother, Laurie, replaced David Paton on bass after he left to join Elton John's band. The album was recorded at the Grange in Norfolk and Mayfair Studios in London using a pair of Sony 3324 DASH digital tape recorders and mixed to a digital master.

This was the final canonical Alan Parsons Project studio album, as well as vocalist Lenny Zakatek's final contribution to any Parsons album. Although the album The Sicilian Defence was released in 2014, it was originally recorded in 1979 and was never intended to be heard by the public.

During the writing of what would have been the follow-up, Eric Woolfson turned that album into a rock opera, eventually released as Freudiana in 1990. Alan Parsons continued as a solo artist in 1993 with Try Anything Once, an album which completes the musical evolution that started with this album.^{[citation needed]}

A musical by Eric Woolfson with the same name, and based on the songs of this album, was released in 1993 in Germany with the songs sung in English.

Use on TV[]

The songs "Closer to Heaven" and "Money Talks" were used in an episode of the third season of the TV series Miami Vice, with "Paseo de Gracia" (even though in Catalan – and officially – the exact name is "Passeig de Gràcia") appearing in an episode in the show's fifth season.

Track listing[]

All songs written and composed by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.

Side 1
No.	Title	Vocals	Length
1.	"La Sagrada Familia"	John Miles (lead) Eric Woolfson (backing) Chris Rainbow (backing)	8:46
2.	"Too Late"	Lenny Zakatek	4:31
3.	"Closer to Heaven"	Eric Woolfson	5:52

Side 2
No.	Title	Vocals	Length
4.	"Standing on Higher Ground" (extended to 5:48 on 2008 remaster)	Geoff Barradale (lead) Chris Rainbow (backing)	5:03
5.	"Money Talks"	John Miles	4:26
6.	"Inside Looking Out"	Eric Woolfson	6:22
7.	"Paseo de Gracia"	Instrumental	3:47

2008 remaster bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
8.	"Too Late (Eric Woolfson rough guide vocal)"
9.	"Standing on Higher Ground/Losing Proposition (vocal experiments)"
10.	"Money Talks (Chris Rainbow/percussion overdubs)"
11.	"Money Talks (rough mix backing track)"
12.	"Closer to Heaven (sax/Chris Rainbow overdub section)"
13.	"Paseo de Gracia (rough mix)"
14.	"La Sagrada Familia (rough mix)"

Personnel[]

Eric Woolfson – pianos, keyboards, vocals
Alan Parsons – synthesizer, programming, producer, engineer
Ian Bairnson – guitars
Laurie Cottle – bass
Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
– synthesizers, saxophones
John Miles, Lenny Zakatek, Geoff Barradale, Chris Rainbow – vocals
Andrew Powell – orchestral arrangements
John Heley – cello on "La Sagrada Familia"
David Cripp – horns conductor on "La Sagrada Familia" and "Paseo de Gracia"
Bob Howes – The English Chorale conductor, timpani on "La Sagrada Familia" and "Paseo de Gracia"

Charts[]

Chart (1987)	Peak Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	61
Canada RPM^[5]	52
Norway	8
Spanish Albums Chart	1
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	66
USA (Billboard 200)	57

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[6]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ DeGagne, Mike. Gaudi at AllMusic
^ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews
^ The album refers to Antonio, rather than Antoni. The Alan Parsons Project Gaudi, The Avenue, 1997.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - March 28, 1987" (PDF).
^ "Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990" (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.

[1] DeGagne, Mike. Gaudi at AllMusic

[2] ttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews

[3] The album refers to Antonio, rather than Antoni. The Alan Parsons Project Gaudi, The Avenue, 1997.

[aus-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[5] "RPM Top 100 Albums - March 28, 1987" (PDF).

[Spanish_certifications_1979-1990-6] "Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990" (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.

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hide v t The Alan Parsons Project
Alan Parsons Eric Woolfson Ian Bairnson Andrew Powell David Paton Stuart Elliott Stuart Tosh Richard Cottle Laurence Cottle Duncan Mackay Mel Collins Lenny Zakatek Chris Rainbow Geoff Barradale John Miles Colin Blunstone Jack Harris Dave Townsend
Studio albums	Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976) I Robot (1977) Pyramid (1978) Eve (1979) The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980) Eye in the Sky (1982) Ammonia Avenue (1983) Vulture Culture (1984) Stereotomy (1985) Gaudi (1987) Freudiana (1990) The Sicilian Defence (2014)
Compilations	The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1983) The Best of the Alan Parsons Project, Vol. 2 (1988) The Instrumental Works (1988) The Definitive Collection (1997) The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (2002) The Essential Alan Parsons Project (2007)
Singles	"(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" "The Raven" "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" "Games People Play" "Time" "Sirius" "Eye in the Sky" "Old and Wise" "Don't Answer Me"
Related articles	Discography Keats Freudiana