Eric Woolfson
Eric Woolfson was a lead singer, songwriter and lyricist, executive produce… Read Full Bio ↴Eric Woolfson was a lead singer, songwriter and lyricist, executive producer, pianist, and co-founder of The Alan Parsons Project.
After splitting up with Alan Parsons during the recording of Freudiana, Woolfson has pursued musical theatre. Those are mainly performed in Germany and Austria, but also in Korea and Japan.
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Life before The Alan Parsons Project:
He was born in 1945 (18 March 1945 – 2 December 2009) in Glasgow, Scotland, and started composing music in his early teens. He moved to London where he found work as a session pianist, at the age of eighteen. The record producer for the Rolling Stones, Andrew Oldham, signed him up as a songwriter. During the following years, Woolfson wrote songs for such artists as Marianne Faithfull, Frank Ifield, Joe Dassin, The Tremeloes, Marmalade, Dave Berry, Peter Noone. His songs were recorded by over one hundred artists both in Europe and America. During the sixties he worked with two unknown writers: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
In the early seventies, Eric turned his hand to management and was instantly successful. His first two signings were Carl Douglas, (whose record Kung Fu Fighting was one of the biggest selling hits of all time) and engineer/record producer Alan Parsons.
The start of The Alan Parsons Project:
In 1975, Woolfson joined forces with record producer Alan Parsons who was a recording engineer on many Beatles and Paul McCartney albums as well as having engineered Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’.
Eric and Alan formed a new kind of collaboration that would allow Parson’s engineering skills to be exploited to the full and at the same time give Woolfson a vehicle for his talents as a songwriter/lyricist. The Alan Parsons Project was born. From 1976-1987, Eric has conceived and wrote the lyrics for all ten albums by The Alan Parsons Project (he and Parsons collaborated on writing the music), which have achieved world-wide sales in excess of forty million.
Splitting up:
Freudiana was originally meant to be the eleventh album by The Alan Parsons Project. While recording the album, Brian Brolly entered the picture and he helped steer the album in a new direction. Brolly was previously a partner with Andrew Lloyd Webber, and together they created such musicals as Cats. With Brolly's help, Woolfson was able to turn Freudiana into a stage musical.
Before the Freudiana stage production opened in 1990, a double-length studio album was released. The musical had a successful run, and it was planned that the show would open in other cities. However, plans were put on hold when a lawsuit broke out between Brolly and Woolfson, each fighting for control of the project. In the end, Brolly won.
The studio disc (the "white" album) was quite difficult to obtain for a while. There was also a double-length cast disc (the "black" album) which is currently out of print.
The afterlife:
Woolfson was eager to write for musical theatre. He explained his career switch during an interview by MusicalWorld on July 7, 2004: "I eventually developed The Alan Parsons Project as a vehicle but then I realised that there was more to it than that and that Andrew Lloyd Webber was right and that the stage musical was a fulfilling media for a writer like myself. I got into stage musicals in the mid-eighties." His musicals are mainly performed in Germany. This was for two reasons: The Alan Parsons Project was well known in Germany, and at that time the arts were very well funded there.
His first musical premiered in Vienna in 1990: Freudiana, about Sigmund Freud. The success of this first work led to Woolfson’s second musical Gaudi (concerning the Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi) (1995), which ran for over five years in several German productions. Gambler, Woolfson’s third musical also premiered in Germany in 1996 and had a first run of over 500 performances. Gambler has had five productions in Korea, one of which also toured Japan in 2002 (the first time a Korean language production had been staged in this way). A fourth musical Edgar Allan Poe, based on the life of the author, was given a demonstration production at Abbey Road studios, London in 2003. This musical was released in March 2010 as More Tales of Mystery and Imagination on CD and DVD
Dancing with Shadows (based on the anti-war play Forest Fire by the Korean playwright Cham Bum-Suk and with a book by Ariel Dorfman) was premiered in July 2007 in Korea
Personal life and death:
Woolfson was active in the British Social Democratic Party or SDP.
Woolfson was married to Hazel from 1969 until his death from kidney cancer in London[6] in the early hours of 2 December 2009. He is survived by both his daughters.
excerpt from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Woolfson
After splitting up with Alan Parsons during the recording of Freudiana, Woolfson has pursued musical theatre. Those are mainly performed in Germany and Austria, but also in Korea and Japan.
Contents
Life before The Alan Parsons Project:
He was born in 1945 (18 March 1945 – 2 December 2009) in Glasgow, Scotland, and started composing music in his early teens. He moved to London where he found work as a session pianist, at the age of eighteen. The record producer for the Rolling Stones, Andrew Oldham, signed him up as a songwriter. During the following years, Woolfson wrote songs for such artists as Marianne Faithfull, Frank Ifield, Joe Dassin, The Tremeloes, Marmalade, Dave Berry, Peter Noone. His songs were recorded by over one hundred artists both in Europe and America. During the sixties he worked with two unknown writers: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
In the early seventies, Eric turned his hand to management and was instantly successful. His first two signings were Carl Douglas, (whose record Kung Fu Fighting was one of the biggest selling hits of all time) and engineer/record producer Alan Parsons.
The start of The Alan Parsons Project:
In 1975, Woolfson joined forces with record producer Alan Parsons who was a recording engineer on many Beatles and Paul McCartney albums as well as having engineered Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’.
Eric and Alan formed a new kind of collaboration that would allow Parson’s engineering skills to be exploited to the full and at the same time give Woolfson a vehicle for his talents as a songwriter/lyricist. The Alan Parsons Project was born. From 1976-1987, Eric has conceived and wrote the lyrics for all ten albums by The Alan Parsons Project (he and Parsons collaborated on writing the music), which have achieved world-wide sales in excess of forty million.
Splitting up:
Freudiana was originally meant to be the eleventh album by The Alan Parsons Project. While recording the album, Brian Brolly entered the picture and he helped steer the album in a new direction. Brolly was previously a partner with Andrew Lloyd Webber, and together they created such musicals as Cats. With Brolly's help, Woolfson was able to turn Freudiana into a stage musical.
Before the Freudiana stage production opened in 1990, a double-length studio album was released. The musical had a successful run, and it was planned that the show would open in other cities. However, plans were put on hold when a lawsuit broke out between Brolly and Woolfson, each fighting for control of the project. In the end, Brolly won.
The studio disc (the "white" album) was quite difficult to obtain for a while. There was also a double-length cast disc (the "black" album) which is currently out of print.
The afterlife:
Woolfson was eager to write for musical theatre. He explained his career switch during an interview by MusicalWorld on July 7, 2004: "I eventually developed The Alan Parsons Project as a vehicle but then I realised that there was more to it than that and that Andrew Lloyd Webber was right and that the stage musical was a fulfilling media for a writer like myself. I got into stage musicals in the mid-eighties." His musicals are mainly performed in Germany. This was for two reasons: The Alan Parsons Project was well known in Germany, and at that time the arts were very well funded there.
His first musical premiered in Vienna in 1990: Freudiana, about Sigmund Freud. The success of this first work led to Woolfson’s second musical Gaudi (concerning the Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi) (1995), which ran for over five years in several German productions. Gambler, Woolfson’s third musical also premiered in Germany in 1996 and had a first run of over 500 performances. Gambler has had five productions in Korea, one of which also toured Japan in 2002 (the first time a Korean language production had been staged in this way). A fourth musical Edgar Allan Poe, based on the life of the author, was given a demonstration production at Abbey Road studios, London in 2003. This musical was released in March 2010 as More Tales of Mystery and Imagination on CD and DVD
Dancing with Shadows (based on the anti-war play Forest Fire by the Korean playwright Cham Bum-Suk and with a book by Ariel Dorfman) was premiered in July 2007 in Korea
Personal life and death:
Woolfson was active in the British Social Democratic Party or SDP.
Woolfson was married to Hazel from 1969 until his death from kidney cancer in London[6] in the early hours of 2 December 2009. He is survived by both his daughters.
excerpt from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Woolfson
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Along The Road Together I can dream about a promised land And leave the world…
Any Other Day Any other day of my life I'd know the right…
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Closer To Heaven Rising and falling, lighter than air Silently calling, no o…
Dora Lead vocal : Eric Woolfson Dora, in the middle of the nig…
Eye In The Sky Don't think sorry is easily said Don't try turning tables i…
Far Away We've come so far To hear the words Of hope and consolation …
Forbidden Fruit Look but you must not touch. Sometimes you want too much. …
Freudiana Lead vocal: eric woolfson I was alone in my room feeling…
Games People Play Where do we go from here? Is it time for…
Golden Key When I was born No silver spoon in my hand…
Goodbye to All That From this day on you will be together From this day…
Green Light Means Danger In a place where the sun has forgotten to shine And…
Halfway From time to time I think about him I remember as…
I Can See Round Corners I can see round corners When the night is clear I can…
Immortal I was adrift on an ocean of dreams I was amazed And…
Inside Looking Out To touch the sky a dreamer must be Someone who has…
It Doesn't Take A Genius It doesn't take a genius to make us feel egregious By…
It Doesnt Take A Genius GRISWOLD: It doesn't take a genius to make us feel egregious…
La Sagrada Familia Who knows where the road may lead us, only a…
Let Yourself Go Maitre Charcot he can send you where the winds blow Look…
Limelight I can see the glow Of a distant sun I can feel…
Lonely Song Crossroad of my life Point in all directions. Each way there…
Love In The Third Degree Turning out chic Seven days a week You want it, we got…
Medley And I'll burn you with And I'll burn you with And I'll…
Money Talks Money don't grow on a money tree The more you take,…
Nothing Can Change My Mind Nothing can change my mind Nothing can stand in my way Knowi…
Parca Güell In Parca Güell a dragon sleeps with eyes that watch…
Puppet Master You ain't big enough, don't do it, I don't care If…
Rumour Goin Rumors fly Like the writing in the sky There's a part of…
Rumour Goin' Round Rumors fly Like the writing in the sky There's a part of…
Somewhere in the Audience There can be no words To describe that day It's as if…
Standing On Higher Ground I know the truth, but I can't say And I have…
Steal Your Heart Away If I could write A verse or two I would dedicate my…
The Bells Hear the sledges with the bells- Silver bells! What a worl…
The Devil I Know This husband of mine, serene and sublime, Quintessence of d…
The Golden Key When I was born No silver spoon in my hand…
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Extra, extra, read all about it!) They found another vic…
The Pit and the Pendulum The Pit and the Pendulum (Manzoni/Wolf) The darkness of the…
The Raven Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a…
The Ring Round your finger Token of the love we give one another Musi…
Time Time, flowing like a river Time, beckoning me Who knows wh…
Tiny Star Close your eyes and go to sleep, little one Close your…
Too Late When you were standing in the rain I gave you…
Train to Freedom The railroad bars was makin' lots of money Makin' lots of…
Train To Wuxi A tin mine boss Was making lots of money Making lots of…
Trust Me When the world is unforgiving When a life's not worth the…
What are you going to do now? Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! What are…
What Fools People Are A crime has been committed I call for justice in the…
When The World Was Young When the world had just begun And the stars seemed so…
Wings of Eagles You look through a window and you You see the rain…