While Homer Simpson believed the Alan Parsons Project to be “some kind of hovercraft”, in fact its name is self-explanatory: Alan Parsons has been a mighty force in the progressive rock world, who produced the Beatles' Abbey Road and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, but also has his own recording project, which has produced its own hits over the years.

The one other solid fixture in this recording act is Eric Woolfson, a session musician and record producer with his own respectable resume.