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Wikipedia article
"'Old and Wise'" is a 1982 song by the Alan Parsons Project from the album 'Eye in the Sky'.
The song reached number 21 on the U.S. 'Billboard' AC chart in early 1983 and number 74 in the United Kingdom; the first of the band's singles to chart in that country.
Lead vocal
The lead vocal on the original release of "Old and Wise" was performed by former Zombies vocalist Colin Blunstone. Blunstone made several appearances on Alan Parsons Project albums, but "Old and Wise" was the only single with Blunstone as lead singer to gain airplay. Blunstone later re-recorded the song for his own two-disc Best Of album, titled 'Old and Wise', released in 2003.
However, an early (demo?) version (without orchestration or the saxophone solo) features Eric Woolfson singing lead. It was included as one of the bonus tracks on the 2007 remastered edition of 'Eye in the Sky'.
Cover versions
*Herman van Veen covered the song on his 1992 album 'You Take My Breath Away (Herman van Veen sings Pop Classics)'.
*Viktoria Tolstoy on her 2006 album 'Pictures of Me'.
*British pensioners group The Zimmers recorded a cover of the song in 2008, with vocals by Peter Oakley.
*Israeli musician Sagi Rei on album Diamond, Jade & Pearls.
*Jadis included a cover on their 2001 compilation album Medium Rare.
Sampling
*Kendrick Lamar sampled "Old and Wise" on "Keisha's Song (Her Pain)", from his album 'Section.80'.
*B.o.B sampled "Old and Wise" on "Campaign", from his mixtape 'Fuck Em We Ball'.
*Pryda sampled vocals from "Old and Wise" on the song "Shadows" from his album 'Eric Prydz Presents Pryda'.
*Fat Jon sampled the song in "Everywhere" (track 4) of 'Lightweight Heavy'.
*Styles P sampled the song on "Shadows", from the 2010 album 'The Green Ghost Project'.
*Daft Punk sampled a micro vocal sample for their single "Face to Face" from the 2001 album 'Discovery'.
References
Category:Songs about old age
Category:1982 singles
Category:1982 songs
Category:1980s ballads
Category:The Alan Parsons Project songs
Category:Arista Records singles
Category:Rock ballads
Category:Song recordings produced by Alan Parsons
Category:Songs written by Alan Parsons
Category:Songs written by Eric Woolfson
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