Ammonia Avenue

Ammonia Avenue is the seventh studio album by the British progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released in February 1984 by Arista Records. The Phil Spector-influenced "Don't Answer Me" was the album's lead single, and reached the Top 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, as well as the fourth position on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single also reached the Top 20 in several countries and represents the last big hit for the Alan Parsons Project. "Prime Time" was a follow-up release that fared well in the Top 40, reaching No. 34. "You Don't Believe" was the first single in November 1983, reaching #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Since the Last Goodbye" was a minor hit.

Ammonia Avenue
Studio album by
The Alan Parsons Project
ReleasedFebruary 1984
RecordedMid 1982 – Late 1983
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London, England
Genre
  • Progressive rock
  • symphonic rock
  • pop rock
  • new wave
Length40:22
LabelArista
ProducerAlan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project chronology
Eye in the Sky
(1982)		 Ammonia Avenue
(1984)		 Vulture Culture
(1985)
Singles from Ammonia Avenue
  1. "Don't Answer Me"
    Released: February 1984
  2. "Prime Time"
    Released: May 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Rolling Stone

Ammonia Avenue is one of the band's biggest-selling albums, carrying an RIAA certification of gold and reaching the Top 10 in a number of countries.

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