10cc
10cc | |
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10cc (1974), Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman (from left to right) and Lol Creme (seated) |
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General information | |
origin | Manchester , England |
Genre (s) | Rock , art rock , pop rock , progressive rock |
founding | 1966 |
Founding members | |
Eric Stewart (until 1995) | |
Graham Gouldman | |
Guitar, keyboard
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Lol Creme (until 1976) |
Kevin Godley (until 1976) | |
former members | |
Drums |
Paul Burgess (1976) |
Vocals, keyboard |
Duncan Mackay (from 1976) |
Keyboard |
Tony O'Malley (from 1977) |
Vocals, guitar |
Rick Fenn (from 1977) |
Drums |
Stuart Tosh (from 1977) |
10cc is a British rock band that had their greatest success in the 1970s .
Band history
The band comes from Manchester in the north of England. Eric Stewart (guitar and vocals) was a member of the beat band The Mindbenders in the late 1960s . The well-known songwriter (e.g. for the Yardbirds , Hollies or Herman's Hermits ) and musician Graham Gouldman (bass), previously with the Mockingbirds, later also joined the Mindbenders. In 1971 they both appeared together with Lol Creme (guitar and keyboards) and Kevin Godley (drums, formerly Mockingbirds) for the first time as a studio band for the production of the album Space Hymns by the psychedelic musician Ramases . In 1970 they had a number 2 hit in England (still without Graham Gouldman) under the name Hotlegs with Neanderthal Man . From 1972 the formation appeared under the name 10cc .
According to a legend, the band name is said to be derived from the alleged average volume of sperm of a man during an orgasm (9cc). Some of those involved, including their first producer Jonathan King, later denied this. 10cc stands for 10 cubic centimeters.
Godley and Creme left the band in 1976 to start a successful career under the name Godley & Creme . For them came Paul Burgess and Stuart Tosh (drums), Duncan Mackay (vocals and keyboards) and Rick Fenn (vocals and guitar).
10cc is characterized by a rich stylistic diversity in all phases of its existence. The band's most creative phase lasted until the early 80s, and they released some world hits that are now part of the common oldie repertoire, e.g. B. Rubber Bullets (1973), I'm Not in Love (1975) and Dreadlock Holiday (1978).
10cc singer Gouldman sang the big hit Dreadlock Holiday again in 2004 and had it re-produced by a Munich production team that works under the pseudonym "Refresh Crew". The club hit made it to number 1 on the airplay charts in Indonesia and stayed there for over five weeks. In Germany, the new version only came to record stores on vinyl.
Members
- Founding members are shown in bold.
- Only primary instruments are listed
10cc (1972-1976) |
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10cc (1976-1977) |
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10cc (1977-1978) |
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10cc (1978-1981) |
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10cc (1981-1983) |
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10cc (1983) |
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(1983-1991) |
Band split |
10cc (1991-1993) |
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10cc (1993-1995) |
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10cc (1995) |
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(1995-1999) |
Band split |
10cc (1999-2006) |
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10cc (2006-2011) |
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10cc (2011-2016) |
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Discography
Studio albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE | NL | UK | US | |||
1973 |
10cc UK Records |
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UK36
silver
(5 weeks)UK |
US161 (5 weeks) US |
First published: July 1973
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1974 |
Sheet Music UK Records |
- |
NL15 (1 week) NL |
UK9
gold
(24 weeks)UK |
US81 (14 weeks) US |
First published: May 28, 1974
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1975 |
The Original Soundtrack Mercury Records |
- | - |
UK3
gold
(40 weeks)UK |
US15 (25 weeks) US |
First published: March 11, 1975
NZ # 37 |
1976 |
How Dare You! Mercury Records |
- |
NL7 (9 weeks) NL |
UK5
gold
(30 weeks)UK |
US47 (13 weeks) US |
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1977 |
Deceptive Bends Mercury Records |
- |
NL4 (11 weeks) NL |
UK3
gold
(21 weeks)UK |
US31 (20 weeks) US |
First published: April 1977
NO # 4, NZ # 4, SE # 4 |
1978 |
Bloody Tourists Mercury Records |
DE12 (21 weeks) DE |
NL2
platinum
(25 weeks)NL |
UK3 (15 weeks) UK |
US69 (17 weeks) US |
First published: September 1, 1978
NZ # 2, SE # 3, NO # 4 |
1980 |
Look Hear? Warner Bros. / Mercury Records |
DE40 (10 weeks) DE |
NL21 (4 weeks) NL |
UK35 (5 weeks) UK |
US180 (2 weeks) US |
First published: March 28, 1980
NO # 3, SE # 14, NZ # 40 |
1981 |
Ten Out of 10 Warner Bros. / Mercury Records |
- |
NL49 (1 week) NL |
- | - |
First published: November 27, 1981
NO # 17, SE # 24 |
1983 |
Windows in the Jungle Mercury Records |
- |
NL7 (10 weeks) NL |
UK70 (2 weeks) UK |
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First published: September 1983
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1992 |
Meanwhile Polydor |
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NL39 (6 weeks) NL |
- | - |
First publication: 1992
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1995 |
Mirror Mirror ZYX |
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First published: 1995
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dolgins, Adam: Rock Names: From ABBA to ZZ Top . Secaurus, New Jersey. Carol Publishing, 1998, pp. 254-255. ISBN 0-8065-2046-9
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from December 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Chart sources: DE, AT, CH, SE, NO, NZ NL1 NL2 NL3 UK1 UK2 US