At the end of the day I have to please myself. And I've made a record to please myself.

The album featured guest appearances by Ringo Starr George Harrison and original ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy with Lynne multi-tracking a majority of the instruments and vocals. In 1989 Lynne co-produced Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty which included the hit singles "Free Fallin'" "I Won't Back Down" and "Runnin' Down a Dream" all co-written by Lynne. In 1966 Lynne joined the line-up of The Nightriders as guitarist.

Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English singer-songwriter arranger multi-instrumentalist and composer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra. Blue Sky" "I Won't Back Down" and "Free Fallin'".