Deceptive bends

Deceptive bends
Studio album by 10cc
Publication (s)	1977
Label (s)	Mercury Records
Format (s)	MC, LP, CD
Genre (s)	Art rock
Title (number)	9 (12)
running time	39:32 (51:27)
production	10cc
chronology How Dare You! Deceptive bends Live and Let Live

Deceptive Bends is the fifth album by the rock band 10cc and was released in the UK in April 1977.

background

The departure of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme in 1976 almost marked the end of 10cc. But Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman continued the band's success with the help of drummer Paul Burgess . All of the songs on the album were written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman. The cover design was again done by Hipgnosis .

reception

criticism

Donald A. Guarisco of Allmusic wrote that the only time when Deceptive Bends was n't enough is the lengthy Medley Feel the Benefit . The album is "the finest achievement of 10cc's post-Godley and Creme lineup", the best of the post-Godley and Creme era. He awarded four out of five stars.

Chart success

The album reached number 2 on the LP chart in the UK. In the US, the album landed at number 31 on the Billboard LP chart .

The title Good Morning Judge was extracted from the album . The single reached number 5 on the singles chart in Great Britain and only number 69 in the USA.

Track list

1. Good Morning Judge - 2:55
2. The Things We Do for Love - 3:29
3. Marriage Bureau Rendezvous - 4:04
4. People in Love - 3:48
5. Modern Man Blues - 5:35
6. Honeymoon with B Troop - 2:46
7. I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor - 1:48
8. You've Got a Cold - 3:36
9. Feel the Benefit, Pt. 1-3-11 :31

Extra title

10. Hot to Trot - 4:30
11. Don't Squeeze Me Like Toothpaste - 3:39
12. I'm So Laid Back, I'm Laid Out - 3:46

Titles 10 to 12 are bonus titles and come from the revised version from 1997.

occupation

• Graham Gouldman - organ, guitar, dobro, fuzz bass, harmony vocals, clap, vocals, triangle, tambourine, autoharp, bass
• Eric Stewart - organ, guitar, piano, keyboard, slide guitar, Moog synthesizer, vocals, electric piano, maracas
• Paul Burgess - percussion, triangle, tambourine, conga, claves, vibraphone, cabassa, bell tree, block of wood, clapping, bells, gong, drums, piano

Guest cast

• Del Newman - string arrangement
• Jean Roussel - organ, keyboards, electric piano
• Tony Spath - piano, oboe

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.allmusic.com: Deceptive Bends review by Donald A. Guarisco
2. ↑ US catalog number Mercury 3702
3. ↑ Ehnert, Günter (Ed.): Hit Records. British Chart LPs 1962-1986 . Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1987, p. 123
4. ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Albums 1955-1996 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1996, p. 773. Deviating from this, place 36 is named in Ehnert, Günter (ed.): Hit Guide. US Chart LPs 1964-1982 . Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1990, p. 218
5. ^ Fowler, Anne / Fowler, Pete: Chart Log of British Top 30 Singles 1967-1977 . In: Gillett, Charlie / Frith, Simon (eds.): Rock File 5 . Frogmore, St. Albans: Granada Publishing Ltd., 1978, p. 140
6. ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1994, p. 595