1972: 10cc

10cc is an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians—Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme—who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the “10cc” name in 1972.

For the most part, 10cc featured two strong songwriting teams, one ‘commercial’ and one ‘artistic’, but both teams injected sharp wit into lyrically dextrous and musically varied songs. Stewart and Gouldman were predominantly pop-song-writers, who created most of the band’s accessible songs. By way of contrast, Godley and Creme were the predominantly experimental half of 10cc, featuring an Art School sensibility and cinematic inspired writing.

Every member of 10cc was a multi-instrumentalist, singer, writer and producer, and the writing teams regularly switched partners, so that Godley/Gouldman or Creme/Stewart compositions were not uncommon. After Godley and Creme left the band in 1976, Gouldman and Stewart were the main creative forces behind 10cc. Stewart left the band in 1996, and Gouldman continues to lead a touring version of 10cc to this day.

Most of the band’s albums were recorded at their own Strawberry Studios (North) in Stockport and Strawberry Studios (South) in Dorking, with most of those engineered by Stewart.

• Rock
• comedy rock
• Pop/Rock
• Album Rock
• Art Rock
• Contemporary Pop/Rock
• Prog-Rock
• Soft Rock

•   Stockport, Cheshire, England

• 1972–83
• 1991–95
• 1999–present

Current members

• Graham Gouldman – bass, vocals (1972–1983, 1991–1995, 1999-present)
• Paul Burgess – drums (1976–1983, 1999–present; touring member – 1973-1976)
• Rick Fenn – guitar, vocals (1977–1983, 1993–1995, 1999-present)
• Mike Stevens – keyboards, vocals (1999–present)
• Mick Wilson – guitar, percussion, lead vocals (1999–present)

Former members

• Eric Stewart – guitar, keyboards, vocals (1972–1983, 1991–1995)
• Lol Creme – guitar, keyboards, vocals (1972–1976, 1991–1993)
• Kevin Godley – drums, vocals (1972–1976, 1991–1993)
• Stuart Tosh – drums, vocals (1977–1983, 1993–1995)
• Tony O’Malley – keyboards, vocals (1977–1978)
• Duncan Mackay – keyboards, vocals (1978–1981)
• Vic Emerson – keyboards (1981–1983)
• Jamie Lane – drums (1983)
• Steve Piggot – keyboards (1993–1995)
• Gary Wallis – drums (1993–1995)
• Geoff Dunn – drums (1995)
• Alan Park – keyboards (1995)
• Keith Hayman – keyboards, vocals (2006–2011)

• 1973: 10cc
• 1974: Sheet Music
• 1975: The Original Soundtrack
• 1976: How Dare You!
• 1977: Deceptive Bends
• 1978: Bloody Tourists
• 1980: Look Hear?
• 1981: Ten Out of 10
• 1983: Windows in the Jungle
• 1992: …Meanwhile
• 1995: Mirror Mirror

• I’m Not in Love 1975 The Original Soundtrack
• Dreadlock Holiday 1978 Bloody Tourists
• Donna 1973 10cc
• The Things We Do for Love 1977 Deceptive Bends
• The Wall Street Shuffle 1974 Sheet Music
• Ships Don’t Disappear in the Night 1973 10cc
• Art for Art’s Sake 1976 How Dare You!
• Good Morning Judge 1977 Deceptive Bends
• Une Nuit à Paris
• The Worst Band in the World 1974 Sheet Music
• Not in Love
• I’m Mandy Fly Me 1976 How Dare You!
• I Wanna Rule the World 1976 How Dare You!
• Don’t Hang Up 1976 How Dare You!
• Feel the Love – Oomachasaooma 1983 Windows in the Jungle
• The Dean and I
• How Dare You 1976 How Dare You!
• Don’t
• Silly Love 1974 Sheet Music
• Feel the Benefit, Part 1, 2 & 3 1977 Deceptive Bends
• Lazy Ways 1976 How Dare You!
• The Hospital Song 1973 10cc
• Old Wild Men 1974 Sheet Music
• It Doesn’t Matter at All 1980 Look Hear?
• From Rochdale to Ocho Rios 1978 Bloody Tourists
• Somewhere in Hollywood 1974 Sheet Music
• The Sacro-Iliac 1974 Sheet Music
• Marriage Bureau Rendezvous 1977 Deceptive Bends
• Lying Here With You 1981 Ten Out Of 10
• Yvonne’s the One 1995 Mirror Mirror
• I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor 1977 Deceptive Bends
• Brand New Day 1975 The Original Soundtrack

I’M NOT IN LOVE

The Things We Do for Love 

How’m I Ever Gonna Say Goodbye

I Wanna Rule The World 

Don’t Hang Up (1975)

I’m Mandy,Fly Me

“The Wall Street Shuffle” LIVE in the UK 7/19/77 

• UK Records
• Mercury Records
• Polydor

• Doctor Father
• Godley & Creme
• Hotlegs
• Producers
• Wax

1. http://www.the10ccfanclub.com/
2. https://myspace.com/tencc
3. Eric Stewart = http://www.ericstewart.uk.com/
4. http://www.gg06.co.uk/
5. http://10ccmusic.co.uk/
6. http://www.10ccworld.com/
7. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/10cc-mn0000502163/biography
8. http://www.discogs.com/artist/39775-10cc
9. https://myspace.com/tencc
10. http://www.last.fm/music/10cc