Alan Parsons Project "Don't Answer Me"

By the time Alan Parsons began having hit records in the mid-'70s, he had already secured his place in music history with his work as an Abbey Road recording engineer and producer for artists like The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Paul McCartney & Wings. His work on Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon alone means he occupies millions of album collections.

However, with partner Eric Woolfson and an ever-changing cast of musicians and singers, Parsons notched a string of successful albums and hit singles under the name of Alan Parsons Project. Nearly a dozen of the act's songs had hit the pop charts by the release of their 1984 album Ammonia Avenue, including their 1982 Top Ten smash "Eye In The Sky."

With it's wall of sound reminiscent of Phil Spector's work in the '60s and featuring saxophonist Mel Collins (who had appeared on Dark Side Of The Moon), "Don't Answer Me" proved to be one of the group's finest singles. Accompanied by an animated video, it climbed the charts in the spring of 1984, peaking at #15 on the US pop chart and reaching the Top Ten on adult contemporary and album rock stations, making it an across-the-board smash.

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