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10cc
10cc in 1974 (clockwise, from top left): Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman, Lol Creme
Background information
Origin
Stockport, England
Genres
Art rock[1]
art pop[2]
progressive pop[3]
soft rock[4]
pop rock[5]
Years active
1972–1983
1991–1995
1999–present
Labels
UK Records
Mercury Records
Polydor
Avex
Spinoffs
Godley & Creme, GG/06
Spinoff of
Hotlegs
Members
Graham Gouldman
Paul Burgess
Rick Fenn
Keith Hayman
Iain Hornal
Past members
Eric Stewart
Lol Creme
Kevin Godley
Stuart Tosh
Tony O'Malley
Duncan Mackay
Vic Emerson (deceased)
Steve Piggot
Gary Wallis
Mick Wilson
Mike Stevens
Website
10cc.world
10cc are a British rock band formed in Stockport in 1972. The group initially consisted of four musicians – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme – who had written and recorded together since 1968. The group featured two songwriting teams. Many regard Stewart and Gouldman as the predominantly pop songwriters, and Godley and Creme as the more experimental half of 10cc. Some have described Godley and Creme’s songwriting as featuring art and cinematically inspired writing.[6]
Every member of 10cc was a multi-instrumentalist, singer, writer and producer. Most of the band's records were recorded at their own Strawberry Studios (North) in Stockport and Strawberry Studios (South) in Dorking, with most of those engineered by Stewart.
From 1972 to 1978, 10cc had five consecutive UK top-ten albums: Sheet Music (1974), The Original Soundtrack (1975), How Dare You! (1976), Deceptive Bends (1977) and Bloody Tourists (1978). 10cc also had twelve singles reach the UK Top 40, three of which were the chart-toppers "Rubber Bullets" (1973), "I'm Not in Love" (1975) and "Dreadlock Holiday" (1978). "I'm Not in Love" was their breakthrough worldwide hit, and is known for its innovative backing track.
In 1976, due to artistic disagreements, Godley and Creme quit the band and became a duo act. Stewart left the band in 1995. Since 1999, Gouldman has led a touring version of 10cc.
^"The Quietus - Reviews - 10cc". The Quietus. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^Stannard, Joseph (13 October 2010). "Are You Normal? 10cc's Graham Gouldman Interviewed". The Quietus. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (2000), Night Moves: Pop Music in the Late '70s, St. Martin's Press, p. 71, ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3, archived from the original on 13 January 2023, retrieved 24 July 2016
^"Not in Hall of Fame - 466. 10cc". notinhalloffame.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^Gaunt, Jeremy (12 August 2013). "10cc still exploring darker side of human nature, pop-style". Reuters. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^"50 connect.co.uk - The leading website for the over 50's". 50connect.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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