Godley and Creme had begun work on songs for the Gizmo before leaving 10cc, but quit the band when they realised the songs could not comfortably appear on 10cc albums.
Godley and Creme, who were part of the band 10cc, started composing songs for a separate project called "Gizmo," but ultimately left the band due to disagreements about the suitability of those songs for their albums.