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Games People Play (The Alan Parsons Project song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Games People Play
| cover = Games_people_play_cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Alan Parsons Project
| album = The Turn of a Friendly Card
| B-side = The Ace of Swords
| released = December 1980
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
*4:23 (album)
*3:17 (7-inch single)
| label = Arista
| writer = Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson
| producer = Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson
| prev_title = The Turn of a Friendly Card
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Time
| next_year = 1981
| misc =
}}
"'Games People Play'" is a 1980 song by the Alan Parsons Project. It peaked at No. 16 on 14 March 1981 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart as well as No. 18 on 'Cash Box'. It appears on the album 'The Turn of a Friendly Card' and was sung by Lenny Zakatek.
Single version
The single version of the song features two edits, one during the instrumental section preceding the guitar solo, and another shortening the guitar solo. It is also sped up slightly. The "single edit" included on the deluxe anniversary edition of 'The Turn of a Friendly Card' from 2015 is edited differently and presented at the original pitch, so it is not the actual single version.
Personnel
* Stuart Elliott drums, percussion
* David Paton bass guitar
* Ian Bairnson electric guitar, guitar solo
* Eric Woolfson piano, synthesizer
* Lenny Zakatek lead and backing vocals
* Alan Parsons Projectron
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Category:1980 singles
Category:1980 songs
Category:The Alan Parsons Project songs
Category:Songs written by Alan Parsons
Category:Songs written by Eric Woolfson
Category:Arista Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Alan Parsons
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