A Valid Path


A Valid Path is the fourth solo album by English rock musician Alan Parsons. The record was released on 24 August 2004 via Artemis label.

Background

The gap between this and his previous album, The [Time Machine (Alan Parsons album)|The Time Machine], was the third greatest period between two consecutive albums, after the time between the split of The Alan Parsons Project and Parsons' first solo work and the time between this album and The Secret. In addition to contributors such as David Gilmour, another noteworthy musical credit on the album is Parsons' son Jeremy; his debut appearance on his father's albums.
A Valid Path was released on Audio CD and DualDisc, with the DualDisc containing the album recorded in 5.1 Surround in both DTS and Dolby Digital formats. Other features of the DualDisc include a track commentary by the artist and interviews with Alan Parsons and the main collaborators on the release including David Gilmour and the Crystal Method.

Track listing

  1. "Return to Tunguska" – instrumental, featuring Shpongle & David Gilmour – 8:48
  2. "More Lost Without You" – lead vocal P.J. Olsson – 3:20
  3. "Mammagamma 04" – instrumental; remix of "Eye in [the Sky (album)|Mammagamma]", featuring Jeremy Parsons – 5:06
  4. "We Play the Game" – lead vocal Alan Parsons, featuring the Crystal Method – 5:33
  5. "Tijuaniac" – instrumental featuring Nortec Collective – 5:21
  6. "L'Arc En Ciel" dedicated to Anson Grossfeld 1957–2004 – instrumental featuring Überzone – 5:26
  7. "A Recurring Dream Within a Dream" a composite of "A Dream Within a Dream" and "The Raven" – lead vocal Alan Parsons featuring Jeremy Parsons and narration by Orson Welles – 4:06
  8. "You Can Run" – lead vocal David Pack – 3:51
  9. "Chomolungma" – instrumental featuring Jeremy Parsons and P.J. Olsson with added concluding narration by John Cleese – 6:35

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