10CC is an English band formed in 1972 in Manchester and comprised of Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lawrence ‘Lol’ Creme, most of whom have known each other from childhood.
Gouldman and Stewart will mainly write the more pop and easily accessible songs, Godley and Creme will mainly write the so-called “experimental” songs.
The first single "Donna" was also released in 1972 and it was a huge success. Followed in 1973 by "Rubber bullets" which would become their first No.1 in the English Top single. Both extracts from the eponymous album which was released in the wake.
A year later in 1974, the album "Sheet music" was released, the success of which was mainly assured by the title "The Wall Street shuffle".
But it was the year 1975 that was to consecrate them with the release of the Wonder. An incredible title that will raise them to the rank of planetary stars, namely the magnificent and bewitching "I’m not in love". Major single, taken from the album "Original Soudtrack" and which remains to this day one of the most emblematic slows of the last 40 years.
Followed in 1976 by the album "How dare you !" Which will essentially produce the single hit "Art for art's sake". A pivotal year for the group as Godley and Creme leave the ship due to deep disagreement over the group’s development.
Subsequently, Godley and Creme will produce together some well-made singles before starting to make famous music videos for artists such as Asia, Police, Peter Gabriel, Herbie Ancock among others ...
This did not prevent the "survivors" Gouldman and Stewart from experiencing a new success with the release of the album Deceptive bends "in 1977, from which the singles hits "The things we do for love" and "Good morning judge" were extracted.
New success confirmed in 1978 with the release of the album "Bloody tourists", album which will produce the huge hit "Dreadlock holiday", confirming once again that the 'survivors' have not lost any inspiration. But this time it will indeed be the last mega hit.
Because Stewart was the victim of a very serious road accident in 1979, putting an end to the momentum that the group had been able to recover after the departure of Godley and Creme. Other albums would come out later, but the band would never regain the level of excellence it had before.
To discover or rediscover.
Discography (among others ...) :
Neanderthal man 1970
Donna 1972
Johnny don't do it 1972
Rubber bullets 1973
The Dean and I 1973
The worst band in the world 1974
Headline hustler 1974
Wall street shuffle 1974
Silly love 1974
Life is a minestrone 1975
I’m not in love 1975
Art for Art’s sake 1975
I'm Mandy, fly me 1976
The things we do for love 1976
Good morning judge 1977
People in love 1977
Dreadlock holiday 1978
Reds in my bed 1978
For you and I 1978
From Rochdale to Ocho Rios 1978
One two five 1980
It doesn't matter at all 1980
Les nouveaux riches 1981
Don’t turn me away 1981
The power of love 1982
Run away 1982
We're heard it all before 1982
24 hours 1983
Feel the love 1983
Food for thought 1983
Woman in love 1992
Wonderland 1992
Don't break the promises 1992
Don't 1992
Yvonne's the one 1995
Code of silence 1995
Peace in our time 1995
Why did I break your heart ? 1995
I don't like Cricket (I love it) 2007
Clips :
1970 ... the first notorious hit of a hitherto almost unknown group. But who will not stay that way for very long ...
1972 ... we find them 2 years later with this somewhat wacky title. A very astonishing Ultimate Slow which allows them to return to success. Like what...
1972...as much as the previous title was talked about, this one will go unnoticed to say the least. These are things that happen...
1973...here they are again, this time in a pure rock version, a mode which will succeed particularly well for them. A title which gave them their biggest commercial success to date...
1973...this title will not really experience the same level of success as its predecessor but it will not do so badly in the end...
1974...a year 1974 which got off to a mixed start with a level of success that was minimalist to say the least. It's always better than nothing as they say...
1974...this one will completely go under the radar but given what's on the horizon there's no need to worry about them, that's clear...
1974 ... still at the border of the staggered wacky. For 1974, this will be their only hit of the year. It's already that !
1974...they will still have scored a top hit with the previous title and a hit at all with this one. In the end, 1974 was a successful year to say the least !
1975 ... 1974 was a relatively quiet year. What will not be the case of the following one, far from it. A year 1975 which will rhyme with an exceptional vintage. We start with this title of certain quality. But that's without counting on the one who will follow ...
1975 ... because here comes the Wonder of the Wonders. Probably one of the 10 most beautiful Ultimate Slows of all time. A title with transcosmic inspiration and lyricism of a depth rarely reached. We are close to perfection !
1975 ... an incredible year which ended with this third hit. A title that looks nothing like its predecessor. A heterogeneous group to say the least ...
1976 ... we go back to the Intimist register, a field in which they excel, as we have seen previously. Of course, this one cannot compete with the previous jewel but we will largely be satisfied with it ...
1976 ... the year 1975 was exceptional, 1976 is not bad either. A second top hit to their credit and not the least !
1977...after a particularly successful year in 1976, we could fear that the group would not be able to keep up the pace. It was very bad knowing them...
1977...the group is really on cloud nine in the middle of the 70s and everything is smiling on them as if by magic. What ask for more...
1978 ... their second biggest hit. And in reggae mode please. They will have done everything to us, that's clear ! And why not you tell me...
1978...the art of going from one extreme to another. The previous title was a huge success which is not really going to be the case for this one unfortunately...
1978...this one will do a little bit better but really only just. We're not going to lie, the best years are already behind...
1978...after that it won't stop them from continuing the adventure whatever happens because we know, in music, everything is always possible...
1980 ... after a decade of 1970 which saw them reach extraordinary heights, the decade of the 1980s will unfortunately see them decline. Slowly but surely...
1980...certainly they will never again be able to regain the level of success reached in the middle of the 70s but all hope is not lost...
1981...of course the successes are becoming more and more rare but there are still some regardless. This title will not be part of it but the game is not over...
1981 ... now it's a small hit per year and even. Their style, which worked wonders in the 70s, is increasingly pale compared to the new currents that are now sweeping the planet...
1982...another title which will go unnoticed to say the least but that does not discourage them in any way. A desire to believe in it until the end which undoubtedly commands respect...
1982 ... their biggest hit of the decade. And again, the success will be limited only to the Anglo-Saxon sphere, that is to say ...
1982...a year 1982 which will not stay as their best vintage, it is clear. Afterwards they are still there anyway...
1983...they will succeed in ranking this title in England which can only encourage them to continue the adventure a little more...
1983 ... an end of the adventure looming on the horizon. Which does not prevent them from signing a last major title here...
1983 ... this time, it's definitely the end. The end of a group that will have profoundly marked the twentieth century by notably leaving one of the most beautiful songs of all time. Hats off, gentlemen !
1992...and no, all things considered, here they are again almost 9 years later, who would have thought it possible ? It's certainly not the core fans who will complain about this unexpected return, to say the least...
1992...so in music nothing is ever finished ! You just have to believe a little and with a little good will everything is possible...
1992...not only have they returned but what they offer is far from devoid of interest. We will be largely satisfied with it in any case...
1992...they haven't lost any of their talent, it's just the level of inspiration that has decreased over the years...
1995...there is still plenty of inspiration left to make titles of certain interest. Let's hope it lasts...
1995...we still have to remember that they started their career in 1972 which is starting to make a lot of years of career all the same...
1995...we suspect that they will not continue for decades and decades but what is taken is no longer to be taken as they say...
1995...so last title or not ? Only the future will be able to answer this question and we will see if they have the courage or not to come back again...
2007...no return at this stage but here they simply revisit their title 'Dreadlock holiday' dating from 1978. How to make something new with something old...
Top Bonus : 2011...almost 40 years after its official release, surely one of the most beautiful Live versions of the Masterpiece. Impossible to tire of such a wonder ...
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