Ammonia Avenue

Ammonia Avenue
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1984
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London, England
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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
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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 it 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 10 in several countries, including Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

"Prime Time" was the album's second single and reached No. 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "You Don't Believe" had previously appeared on The Best of the Alan Parsons Project and was issued as that album's first single in November 1983, reaching No. 54 in the US and No. 43 in Canada.

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.