[3] It was released through Sony BMG as part of The Essential album series.

The album featured some of the band's best known songs as well as some rare tracks.

The Essential Alan Parsons Project is a double-disc album that contains all the band's hits and some of their lesser-known songs, spanning their 10-year career.

The album includes some of the band's biggest hits such as "Eye in the Sky", "Time", "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" and "Games People Play", as well as some lesser-known songs such as "Paseo de Gracia".

All songs written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, except where noted.