Gambler was a musical staged in Germany written by Eric Woolfson

Eric Woolfson

Eric Norman Woolfson was a Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist, and creator of The Alan Parsons Project. He has sold over 50 million albums world-wide....

. It features several of his most popular singles from his earlier writing with The Alan Parsons Project

The Alan Parsons Project

The Alan Parsons Project was a British progressive rock band, active between 1975 and 1990, consisting of singer Eric Woolfson and keyboardist Alan Parsons surrounded by a varying number of session musicians....

. The plot involves a young man entering the Peking Palace Casino and becoming a serious gambler in order to win the affection of a showgirl there, both of whom are being manipulated by the casino boss.

A cast recording CD was released in 1997. It is currently out of print, but is available as a digital download from the Gambler - the musical site.

Track listing

All songs written by Eric Woolfson

1. Fanfare (0:30)
2. Green Light Means Danger (7:01)
3. Love In The Third Degree (4:14)
4. When The World Was Young (6:14)
5. Games People Play (5:21)
6. The Golden Key (4:49)
7. Limelight (7:11)
8. 9 x 9 x 9 (4:40)
9. Halfway (5:10)
10. Eye in the Sky
    Eye in the Sky (song)
    "Eye in the Sky" is a 1982 song by the Alan Parsons Project from the album Eye in the Sky.Possibly the most successful song the group has ever had, it hit #3 on the Billboard charts in the US in October of 1982 and #6 in Canada and New Zealand. Says Parsons of the song, "...I hated the song when we...
    
     (9:01)
11. (You'll be) Far Away (4:21)
12. Time (7:19)
13. Medley (0:55)