The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1983 album)

The Best of the Alan Parsons Project is a 1983 greatest hits compilation by the Alan Parsons Project. In addition, it contained a new song "You Don't Believe", which would be included on the next Project album, Ammonia Avenue. In 1986, it had become the first album of the group to be released in the Soviet Union, although the song "Psychobabble" was removed from it.

The Best of the Alan Parsons Project
Compilation album by The Alan Parsons Project
Released	October 1983 [1]
Recorded	1976-1983
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Arista
Producer	Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project chronology
Eye in the Sky (1982) The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1983) Ammonia Avenue (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.

No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You"	I Robot	3:08
2.	"Eye in the Sky"	Eye in the Sky	4:29
3.	"Games People Play"	The Turn of a Friendly Card	4:14
4.	"Time"	The Turn of a Friendly Card	4:57
5.	"Pyramania"	Pyramid	2:40
6.	"You Don't Believe"	Ammonia Avenue	4:23
7.	"Lucifer" (single edit)	Eve	4:05
8.	"Psychobabble"	Eye in the Sky	4:48
9.	"Damned If I Do"	Eve	3:30
10.	"Don't Let It Show"	I Robot	3:28
11.	"Can't Take It with You"	Pyramid	4:40
12.	"Old and Wise" (7" edit)	Eye in the Sky	4:04
Total length:			51:30

Charts

Chart (1983/84)	Peak Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	25

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[4]	Gold	7,500^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "The Best of the Alan Parsons Project". Connolly & Company LLC. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650612
3. 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.
4. "New Zealand album certifications – Alan Parsons Project – Best of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 November 2019.