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A Simple Favor (film)
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A Simple Favor
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Paul Feig
Produced by
Paul Feig
Jessie Henderson
Screenplay by
Jessica Sharzer
Based on
A Simple Favor
by Darcey Bell
Starring
Anna Kendrick
Blake Lively
Henry Golding
Andrew Rannells
Music by
Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography
John Schwartzman
Edited by
Brent White
Production
company
Lionsgate
Feigco Entertainment
Bron Studios
Distributed by
Lionsgate
Release date
September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
Running time
117 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$20 million[2]
Box office
$86.2 million[3]
A Simple Favor is a 2018 American mystery thriller film[1] directed by Paul Feig from a screenplay by Jessica Sharzer, based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Darcey Bell. The film stars Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Linda Cardellini, Rupert Friend, and Jean Smart, and follows a small town vlogger who tries to solve the disappearance of her mysterious and rich best friend.
A Simple Favor was released in the United States on September 14, 2018, by Lionsgate. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics, with praise for the plot twists and performances of Kendrick and Lively, and has grossed over $85 million worldwide.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Pre-production
3.3 Filming
4 Release
4.1 Marketing
5 Reception
5.1 Box office
5.2 Critical response
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
Stephanie Smothers is a widowed single mother who runs a vlog with crafts and recipes. Emily is a busy working mother, a PR director for a fashion company, whose son Nicky attends the same elementary school as Stephanie's son, Miles. Emily and Stephanie become fast friends, arranging play dates for the boys. They trade confessions, and Stephanie admits that as a teenager, she had sex with her half-brother, Chris. Emily expresses her frustration at the lack of success of her husband, English professor Sean Townsend, and their poor financial situation.
Emily has a work crisis and asks Stephanie to babysit Nicky, as Sean is in London. After two days of Emily not responding to calls, Stephanie calls her employer, Dennis Nylon, and he tells her she is in Miami. Stephanie calls Sean, who calls the police. Emily had told both Stephanie and Sean that she hates having her picture taken, leading Stephanie to sneak into Emily's work and find a photo, which she uses to create missing person posters.
Detective Summervile reports that Emily lied about Miami, and that she rented a car in Michigan. A fan of Stephanie's vlog reports seeing Emily in Michigan, and the car is discovered near a summer camp, where police find her drowned body in the lake. Stephanie and Sean develop a bond through grief and taking care of the boys, which turns into a relationship and Stephanie moves in with him. Detective Summervile later reveals to Stephanie that Emily had severe liver damage, a large amount of heroin in her system, and that Sean had recently taken out a $4 million life insurance policy on Emily.
Emily, alive and in hiding, sends Stephanie an insulting message about her tryst with Chris, causing Stephanie to recall how her husband, Davis, suspected the relationship, and questioned the paternity of Miles. He confronted Chris during a car ride, which resulted in a crash that killed them both.
Stephanie investigates Emily's past, speaking to Diana Hyland, an artist who painted a portrait of Emily. Diana says the girl in the painting is Claudia, her muse, and describes her as a con artist who disappeared. Stephanie asks about Michigan, and Diana gives Stephanie information that leads Stephanie to a yearbook showing that Emily has a twin sister, and that their real names are Hope and Faith McLanden. Stephanie meets with the twins' mother, Margaret, who explains that when they were 16 years old, the twins set fire to a wing of the house. Meanwhile, Emily surprises Sean at a cafe and tells him about her plan to collect the insurance money to resolve their financial issues.
Stephanie lures Emily into meeting her through cryptic messages on her vlog. Emily explains that she is Hope, and that the twins set the fire to kill their abusive father. The two fled and planned to rejoin later, but Faith never appeared. Emily worked hard building a career and a family when, 16 years later, Faith contacted her. Faith attempted to blackmail her for a million dollars, threatening to confess about the arson, so Emily drowned Faith in the lake. Emily lies and tells Stephanie that Sean planned the insurance scam.
Emily is angered by Sean's love for Stephanie, while Stephanie is angered by Sean's eagerness to rejoin Emily. Stephanie agrees to help Emily reappear to the public and frame Sean. Sean is arrested and released on bail. Stephanie has a change of heart and stages a fake argument with Sean in front of Emily to incriminate her, while police-planted microphones are recording. Emily predicts their ruse and has disabled the microphones. Emily confesses to the crimes, and holds the pair at gunpoint, telling them she will kill them and stage a murder-suicide. She shoots Sean in the shoulder and turns the gun on Stephanie – who reveals that she has a hidden camera live-streaming the entire event on her vlog. Emily is arrested.
Closing text explains that Emily was sentenced to 20 years in prison, Sean became a successful professor at a major university, Stephanie's vlog has one million followers, and that she has also become a part-time private detective.
Cast[edit]
Anna Kendrick as Stephanie Smothers
Blake Lively as Emily Nelson aka Hope McLanden / Faith McLanden
Henry Golding as Sean Townsend
Andrew Rannells as Darren
Linda Cardellini as Diana Hyland
Rupert Friend as Dennis Nylon
Jean Smart as Margaret McLanden
Ian Ho as Nicky Townsend
Joshua Satine as Miles Smothers
Nicole Peters as Hope (16 Years Old)
Lauren Peters as Faith (16 Years Old)
Bashir Salahuddin as Detective Summervile
Eric Johnson as Davis
Glenda Braganza as Kerry Glenda
Kelly McCormack as Stacy
Aparna Nancherla as Sona
Dustin Milligan as Chris
Danielle Bourgon as Grace Smothers
Gia Sandhu as Valerie
Paul Jurewicz as Bobby Chelkowsky
Sarah Baker as Maryanne Chelkowsky
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
In January 2016, it was announced that 20th Century Fox had bought the film rights to author Darcey Bell's novel A Simple Favor prior to the book's publication. The story was pitched as being similar to Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. Creative Artists Agency represented the movie rights in the deal with Fox.[4]
Pre-production[edit]
In June 2017, it was announced that A Simple Favor would be extricated from 20th Century Fox and instead be distributed by Lionsgate. It was also announced that the film would be directed by Paul Feig, with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively "in talks" for the lead roles.[5] On July 26, 2017, Kendrick and Lively were confirmed, while Henry Golding joined the cast as the husband of Lively's character.[6] Linda Cardellini was announced as having been cast in an undisclosed role in September 2017,[7] and Andrew Rannells, Jean Smart, and Rupert Friend were later added, as well.[8]
Filming[edit]
A Simple Favor commenced principal photography on August 14, 2017, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[6]
Release[edit]
The film was released on September 14, 2018.[9]
Marketing[edit]
On May 1, 2018, Blake Lively deleted all pictures from her Instagram account in order to promote the film.[10] The first teaser trailer was released on May 2, 2018,[11] followed by the second teaser trailer, which was released on May 24.[12]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
As of October 28, 2018[update], A Simple Favor has grossed $53.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $32.7 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $85.9 million, against a production budget of $20 million.[3]
In the United States and Canada, A Simple Favor was released alongside White Boy Rick, Unbroken: Path to Redemption and The Predator, and was projected to gross $12–15 million from 3,102 theaters in its opening weekend.[13] It made $5.9 million on its first day (including $900,000 from Thursday night previews) and $16.1 million over the weekend, finishing third, behind The Predator and The Nun.[2] It dropped just 35% in its second weekend, to $10.4 million, finishing second, behind newcomer The House with a Clock in Its Walls.[14]
Critical response[edit]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 85% based on 192 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Twisty, twisted, and above all simply fun, A Simple Favor casts a stylish mommy noir spell strengthened by potent performances from Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively."[15] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[16] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it a 76% positive score.[2]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "A Simple Favor (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b c D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 16, 2018). "Why 'The Predator' Is Shorter Than 'Predators' At $24M & 'White Boy Rick' So Pale At $8M+ – Sunday Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "A Simple Favor (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
Jump up ^ McNary, Dave (January 29, 2016). "Fox Developing Murder Mystery 'A Simple Favor' as Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
Jump up ^ Busch, Anita (June 19, 2017). "Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively in Talks To Star In 'A Simple Favor' For Paul Feig – Update". Deadline.
^ Jump up to: a b McNary, Dave (July 26, 2017). "'Crazy Rich Asians' Star Henry Golding Joins Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick's 'Simple Favor'". Variety.
Jump up ^ Feig, Paul [@paulfeig] (September 15, 2017). "So excited to be back w/ Linda Cardellini on the set of #ASimpleFavor - our 1st time working together since Freaks & Geeks 17 years ago!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Jump up ^ Foutch, Haleigh (May 2, 2018). "'A Simple Favor' Trailer: Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively Get Wrapped up in a Mystery". Collider. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
Jump up ^ McClintock, Pamela (February 26, 2018). "Lionsgate's 'Robin Hood' Relocates to Thanksgiving". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
Jump up ^ Opelka, Brenna (May 1, 2018). "Blake Lively weirdly deleted all her Instagram photos and is now exclusively following people named Emily Nelson". Business Insider. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
Jump up ^ Scott, Ryan (May 2, 2018). "A Simple Favor Trailer Pulls Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively Into a Mystery". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
Jump up ^ Pendersen, Erik (May 24, 2018). "'A Simple Favor' Teaser: Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively In Thriller From Paul Feig". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
Jump up ^ Rubin, Rebeeca (September 11, 2018). "Box Office: 'The Predator' to Feast on 'A Simple Favor', 'White Boy Rick'". Variety. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
Jump up ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 23, 2018). "'The House With A Clock In Its Walls' Sounding Near $27M Alarm; Counterprogramming Still In Deep Sleep". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
Jump up ^ "A Simple Favor (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
Jump up ^ "A Simple Favor reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
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Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons in 2017
Background information
Born
(1948-12-20) 20 December 1948 (age 69)
London, England
Genres
Rock, progressive rock
Occupation(s)
Audio engineer, composer, musician, record producer, director
Instruments
Keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar, vocals, flute
Years active
1967–present
Labels
Legacy, Arista, Fox, Mercury, Frontiers[citation needed]
Associated acts
The Alan Parsons Project
Website
Alan Parsons Music
Alan Parsons (born 20 December 1948)[1] is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was involved with the production of several significant albums, including the Beatles' Abbey Road and Let It Be, and the art rock band Ambrosia's debut album Ambrosia as well as Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon for which Pink Floyd credit him as an important contributor. Parsons' own group, the Alan Parsons Project, as well as his subsequent solo recordings, have also been successful commercially.
Contents
[hide]
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Discography
3.1 Studio albums
3.2 Full discography
3.3 Billboard Top 40 hit singles (US)
3.4 Canadian singles
4 Awards and nominations
4.1 Nominations
5 References
6 External links
Career[edit]
In October 1967, at the age of 18, Parsons went to work as an assistant engineer at Abbey Road Studios, where he earned his first credit on the LP Abbey Road. He became a regular there, engineering such projects as Paul McCartney's Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway, five albums by the Hollies, and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, for which he received his first Grammy Award nomination. He was known for doing more than what would normally be considered the scope of a recording engineer's duties.[citation needed] He considered himself to be a recording director, likening his contribution to recordings to what Stanley Kubrick contributed to film.[citation needed] This is apparent in his work with Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat", where Parsons added the saxophone part and transformed the original folk concept into the jazz-influenced ballad that put Al Stewart onto the charts.[citation needed] It is also heard in Parsons' influence on the Hollies' "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" and "The Air That I Breathe", sharp departures from their popular 1960s hits "Stay", "Just One Look", "Stop! Stop! Stop!" or "Bus Stop".[citation needed] Parsons was also known to have swapped shifts during the engineering of Dark Side of the Moon so he could work entirely on the project.[citation needed]
Parsons also produced three albums by Pilot, a Scottish pop rock band consisting of Ian Bairnson on guitar, Stuart Tosh on drums, and David Paton on lead vocals, guitars, bass and William (Billy) Lyall, on piano and keys. Their hits included "January" and "Magic".
He also mixed the debut album by the American band Ambrosia and produced their second album Somewhere I've Never Travelled. Parsons was nominated for a Grammy Award for both of these albums.[2]
In 1975, he declined Pink Floyd's invitation to come back and work on the follow-up for "Dark Side," Wish You Were Here, and instead initiated the Alan Parsons Project with producer and songwriter (and occasional singer) Eric Woolfson, whom he had met at Abbey Road. The Project consisted of a revolving group of studio musicians and vocalists, most notably the members of Pilot and (on the first album) the members of Ambrosia. Unlike most rock groups, the Alan Parsons Project never performed live during its heyday, although it did release several music videos. Its only live performance during its original incarnation was in 1990, with Woolfson present but behind the scenes. After releasing ten albums, the last in 1987, the Project terminated in 1990 after Parsons and Woolfson split, with the Project's intended 11th album released that year as a Woolfson solo album. Parsons continued to release work in his own name and in collaboration with other musicians. Parsons and his band now regularly tour many parts of the world.
Although an accomplished vocalist, keyboardist, bassist, guitarist and flautist, Parsons only sang infrequent and incidental parts on his albums, such as the background vocals on "Time". While his keyboard playing was very audible on the Alan Parsons Project albums, very few recordings feature his flute. During the late 1990s, Parsons' career travelled an interesting full circle. Having started out in the music industry at the Abbey Road Studios in London as an assistant engineer in the late 1960s, he briefly returned to run the studio in its entirety. He reportedly managed to combine this role with the demands of a hectic performing and recording schedule. Parsons also continued with his selective production work for other bands.
Of all his collaborators, guitarist Ian Bairnson worked with Parsons the longest, including Parsons' post-Woolfson albums, Try Anything Once, On Air, and The Time Machine.
In 1998, Parsons became Vice-President of EMI Studios Group including the Abbey Road Studios. He soon left the post, deciding to return to more creative endeavours. Parsons remained as a creative consultant and associate producer for the group.
As well as receiving gold and platinum awards from many nations, Parsons has received ten Grammy Award nominations for engineering and production. In 2007 he received a nomination for Best Surround Sound Album for A Valid Path.
Beginning in 2001 and extending for four years, Parsons conceived and led a Beatles tribute show called A Walk Down Abbey Road featuring a group of headlining performers such as Todd Rundgren, Ann Wilson of Heart, John Entwistle of the Who, and Jack Bruce of Cream. The show structure included a first set where all musicians assembled to perform each other's hits, and a second set featuring all Beatles songs.
Since 1999 he has toured under a revised name, the Alan Parsons Live Project (with Woolfson's permission). The band currently features lead singer P.J. Olsson, guitarist Alastair Greene, drummer Danny Thompson, keyboardist Manny Focarazzo, keyboardist Tom Brooks, bass guitarist Guy Erez, vocalist and saxophonist Todd Cooper, guitarist and vocalist Dan Tracey, along with Parsons on rhythm guitar, keyboards and vocals.[citation needed] This band performed live in Medellín, Colombia in 2013 as Alan Parsons Symphonic Project in a performance recorded for Colombian television and also released on CD (live 2-CD) and DVD (May 2016).
In May 2005, Parsons appeared at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California, to mix front-of-house sound for Southern California-based Pink Floyd tribute band Which One's Pink? and their performance of The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety.[3]
In 2010, Parsons released his single "All Our Yesterdays" through Authentik Artists.[4] Parsons also launched a DVD educational series in 2010 titled The Art and Science of Sound Recording ("ASSR") on music production and the complete audio recording process. The single "All Our Yesterdays" was written and recorded during the making of ASSR. The series, narrated by Billy Bob Thornton, gives detailed tutorials on virtually every aspect of the sound recording process.[5]
During 2010, several media reports,[6][7] one of which included a quote from a representative of Parsons,[8] alleged that the song "Need You Now" by country music group Lady Antebellum used the melody and arrangement of "Eye in the Sky."
Parsons produced Jake Shimabukuro's album, Grand Ukulele, which was released on 2 October 2012. Also in 2012, he contributed lead vocals and performed keyboards and guitar on the track "Precious Life" by German electronic music duo Lichtmond, and appeared with many other noted progressive-rock musicians on The Prog Collective album by Billy Sherwood, singing lead on "The Technical Divide."
Parsons engineered the third solo album by Steven Wilson, The Raven that Refused to Sing (And Other Stories), released on 25 February 2013.
In late 2013, a live album recorded on tour in Germany and Austria with the title LiveSpan was released, accompanied by a single called "Fragile" with Simon Philips on drums.
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, celebrated the 35th anniversary of Eye in the Sky, with the worldwide release of a definitive deluxe collector’s box set, featuring rare and unreleased material, on November 17, 2017.
Personal life[edit]
Parsons was born in London. He resides in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife Lisa and her two daughters, Tabitha and Brittni, as well as numerous pets.[1] He has two sons, Jeremy (Jerry) and Daniel, from his previous marriage.
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
with The Alan Parsons Project:
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 (1984)
Vulture Culture (1985)
Stereotomy (1985)
Gaudi (1987)
as a solo artist:
Try Anything Once (1993)
On Air (1996)
The Time Machine (1999)
A Valid Path (2004)
Full discography[edit]
Date
Title
Label
Charted
Country
Catalog Number
as part of The Alan Parsons Project
May 1976 Tales of Mystery and Imagination Mercury 38 US
June 1977 I Robot Arista 9 US SPARTY 1012
June 1978 Pyramid Arista 26 US
August 1979 Eve Arista 13 US
November 1980 The Turn of a Friendly Card Arista 13 US
June 1982 Eye in the Sky Arista 7 US
1983 The Best of the Alan Parsons Project Arista 53 US
February 1984 Ammonia Avenue Arista 15 US
February 1985 Vulture Culture Arista 46 US
November 1985 Stereotomy Arista 43 US
January 1987 Gaudi Arista 57 US
1988 The Best of the Alan Parsons Project, Vol. 2 Arista – –
1988 The Instrumental Works Arista – –
1990 Freudiana EMI – –
9 October 1989 Pop Classics Arista – –
1995 (6/2004) Extended Versions: The Encore Collection Live – –
15 July 1997 The Definitive Collection – –
27 July 1999 Master Hits - The Alan Parsons Project – –
2 August 1999 Alan Parsons Project - Greatest Hits Live = Best of Live – –
3 August 1999 Eye in the Sky – Encore Collection – –
9 May 2000 Alan Parsons Project - Gold Collection BMG International – –
22 August 2002 Works Audiophile Legends – –
23 March 2004 Ultimate – –
2006 Days Are Numbers Arista – – 88697016972
2007 the Essential (2 CD Compilation) Arista / Legacy [9] – – 88697043372
2010 The Collection Sony / Camden[10] 88697808482
as Solo Artist - STUDIO ALBUMS
6 October 1993 Try Anything Once Arista 122 US
24 Sept 1996 On Air A&M/Digital Sound 78 US
28 Sept 1999 The Time Machine Miramar 71 US
24 August 2004 A Valid Path Artemis 34 US
as Solo Artist - LIVE ALBUMS
27 June 1995 The Very Best Live RCA – –
6 April 2010 Eye 2 Eye: Live In Madrid Frontiers e
Sept 2013 Alan Parsons LiveSpan MFP
June 2016 Alan Parsons Symphonic Project, Live in Colombia[11] earMusic
as Solo Artist - SINGLES
15 June 2010 All Our Yesterdays / Alpha Centauri (2010)[12] Authentik Artists, Inc.
3 April 2014 Fragile / Luciferama[13] Mfp Music Productions
10 April 2015 Do You Live At All[14]
as Engineer
1969 Abbey Road (The Beatles) 1 UK
US
1970 Atom Heart Mother (Pink Floyd) Harvest 1
55 UK
US
1973 The Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) Harvest 2
1 UK
US
1974 Hollies (The Hollies) Polydor (UK), Epic (US) 28 US
1975 Another Night (The Hollies) 132 US
1975 Ambrosia (Ambrosia) 20th Century 22 US
1976 Year of the Cat (Al Stewart) 5 US
1978 Time Passages (Al Stewart) 10 US
2013 The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories) (Steven Wilson) Kscope 28 UK
as Producer
1974 From the Album of the Same Name (Pilot) EMI
1974 The Psychomodo (Cockney Rebel) EMI
1975 The Best Years of Our Lives (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel) – –
1975 Second Flight (Pilot)
1975 Modern Times (Al Stewart)
1976 Rebel (John Miles) 171 US
1976 Year of the Cat (Al Stewart) 5 US
1976 Somewhere I've Never Travelled (Ambrosia) 20th Century 79 US
1978 Time Passages (Al Stewart) 10 US
1979 Lenny Zakatek (Lenny Zakatek) A&M US
March 1984 Keats EMI
1985 Ladyhawke (OST by Andrew Powell) Atlantic Records
1993 Symphonic Music of Yes RCA
2012 Grand Ukulele (Jake Shimabukuro) Mailboat Records
2017 Blackfield V (Blackfield) Kscope UK, Israel
as Executive Producer / Mentor
1999 Turning the Tide (Iconic Phare) Carrera Records – –
Billboard Top 40 hit singles (US)[edit]
No. 37 – "(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether" (1976)
No. 36 – "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (1977)
No. 27 – "Damned if I Do" (1979)
No. 16 – "Games People Play" (1980)
No. 15 – "Time" (1981)
No. 3 – "Eye in the Sky" (1982)
No. 15 – "Don't Answer Me" (1984)
No. 34 - "Prime Time" (1984)
Canadian singles[edit]
No. 62 – "(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether" (1976)
No. 22 – "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (1977)
No. 16 – "Damned if I Do" (1980)
No. 9 – "Games People Play" (1981)
No. 30 – "Time" (1981)
No. 1 – "Eye in the Sky" (1982)
No. 43 – "You Don't Believe" (1983)
No. 20 – "Don't Answer Me" (1984)
No. 89 – "Let's Talk About Me" (1985)
Awards and nominations[edit]
Nominations[edit]
1973 – Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon – Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
1975 – Ambrosia – Ambrosia – Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
1976 – Ambrosia – Somewhere I've Never Travelled – Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
1976 – The Alan Parsons Project – Tales of Mystery and Imagination – Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
1978 – The Alan Parsons Project – Pyramid – Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
1979 – Ice Castles – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
1979 – The Alan Parsons Project – Eve – Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
1981 – The Alan Parsons Project – The Turn of a Friendly Card – Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
1982 – The Alan Parsons Project – Eye in the Sky – Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
1986 – The Alan Parsons Project – "Where's The Walrus?" – Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
2007 – Alan Parsons – A Valid Path – Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Alan Parsons - Bio FAQ Discography". Web.archive.org. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
Jump up ^ the Trades article Interview: Alan Parsons: The Artist and Scientist of Sound Recording
Jump up ^ Parsons and Which One's Pink Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ "iTunes – Music – All Our Yesterdays – Single by Alan Parsons". Itunes.apple.com. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
Jump up ^ "Alan Parsons' Art & Science of Sound Recording". Artandscienceofsound.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
Jump up ^ "Lady Antebellum vs. The Alan Parsons Project". Freshmilc.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
Jump up ^ "People accusing Lady Antebellum of stealing Alan Parson song". Tampabay.com. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
Jump up ^ Rodgers, D. Patrick (11 November 2010). "Alan Parsons' Camp Alleges Lady Antebellum Rip-Off". Nashvillescene.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
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Jump up ^ "The Alan Parsons Project - The Collection". Discogs.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
Jump up ^ "Live in Colombia". Smile.amazon.com. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
Jump up ^ "All Our Yesterdays". Smile.amazon.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
Jump up ^ "Alan Parsons - Fragile". Smile.amazon.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
Jump up ^ "Do You Live at All?". Smile.amazon.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976)
I Robot (1977)
Pyramid (1978)
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Eye in the Sky (1982)
Ammonia Avenue (1984)
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The Best of The Alan Parsons Project (1983)
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WorldCat Identities
VIAF: 96939186
LCCN: no2013061357
ISNI: 0000 0000 7828 4294
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SNAC: w6v8019s
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