# Try Anything Once

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***Try Anything Once*** is the first solo album by [Alan Parsons](/source/Alan_Parsons), released in 1993.[1] It was his first album following the split of [the Alan Parsons Project](/source/The_Alan_Parsons_Project).

This album features vocals by [Ambrosia](/source/Ambrosia_(band))'s [David Pack](/source/David_Pack), Jacqui Copland, former [Mindbender](/source/The_Mindbenders) and [10cc](/source/10cc) guitarist [Eric Stewart](/source/Eric_Stewart), and [Manfred Mann's Earth Band](/source/Manfred_Mann's_Earth_Band) frontman [Chris Thompson](/source/Chris_Thompson_(English_musician)). The album features completely digital recording and mixing. It was recorded at Parson's first "Parsonics" studio in [Sussex](/source/Sussex) England with the orchestra recorded at Air Studios in [London](/source/London).

There is an [Easter egg](/source/Easter_egg_(media)) inside the inlay. One of the pictures is a [stereogram](/source/Stereoscopy); when the viewer looks at it correctly, an image of a man and woman upside down will appear, similar to the other pictures in the album's artwork. This image is also on the CD itself.

## Personnel

- [Alan Parsons](/source/Alan_Parsons) – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass, flute, background vocals, producer
- [Ian Bairnson](/source/Ian_Bairnson) – synthesizer, bass, guitar, pedal steel guitar, background vocals
- Richard Cottle – synthesizer, saxophone
- [Andrew Powell](/source/Andrew_Powell) – bass, synthesizer, electric piano, autoharp, orchestra director
- [Stuart Elliott](/source/Stuart_Elliott_(drummer)) – drums, synthesizer
- [David Pack](/source/David_Pack) – synthesizer, guitar, vocals
- Jeremy Parsons – guitar
- [Philharmonia Orchestra](/source/Philharmonia_Orchestra) – strings
- [Graham Preskett](/source/Graham_Preskett) – fiddle, violin, mandolin
- [Eric Stewart](/source/Eric_Stewart) – vocals
- [Chris Thompson](/source/Chris_Thompson_(English_musician)) – vocals
- Jacqui Copland – vocals, background vocals

## Charts

Chart performance for Try Anything Once Chart (1993) Peak position

## References

1. Larkin, Colin (2011). *The Encyclopedia of Popular Music*. Omnibus Press.

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