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19 unusual facts about 10CC


Animalympics soundtrack

The music to Animalympics was written and produced by Graham Gouldman, founding member and bassist with 10cc.

Bloody Tourists

Bloody Tourists was the sixth studio album by 10cc and the second to be produced following the band's 1976 split.

C'Mon People

The video for the single was directed by ex-10cc member Kevin Godley and shows McCartney at the piano singing the song while workmen speedily deconstruct it and re-build it around him.

Deceptive Bends

Deceptive Bends is the fifth studio album released in 1977 by rock band 10cc.

Eyes of a Woman

It was released in March 1985 and was produced by Eric Stewart (of 10cc fame).

Greatest Hits 1972–1978

Greatest Hits 1972–1978 was the first compilation by 10cc to include their recordings with UK Records and with Mercury.

Hip Hop Holiday

The song was built around a substantial interpolation of "Dreadlock Holiday" by 10cc.

How Dare You!

How Dare You! is the fourth album by British band 10cc.

I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor

"I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor" is a song by 10cc appearing on their 1977 album, Deceptive Bends.

I Won't Let You Go

The song was composed by Fältskog with lyrics by producer Eric Stewart, formerly of the group 10cc.

Look Hear?

Look Hear? is the seventh studio album by 10cc, released in 1980.

Mind of a Toy

The music video for the single was directed by former 10cc members Godley & Creme, who had branched out into video production by that time.

No Milk Today

Later the song was recorded by Gouldman himself as the sole single (released with "The Impossible Years") from his 1968 debut album The Graham Gouldman Thing and, in 2006, it was included on the compilation album Greatest Hits ... And More, released by Gouldman's own band 10cc.

The Original Soundtrack

The Original Soundtrack is the third studio album by the English art rock band 10cc.

The Tra-La Days Are Over

The album was the second to be produced at Strawberry Studios in England in collaboration with Graham Gouldman, Lol Creme, Kevin Godley and Eric Stewart, who had formed the band 10cc since their first joint venture with Sedaka on Solitaire (1972).

The Wall Street Shuffle

"The Wall Street Shuffle" is a single by the British pop/rock band 10cc released in 1974.

Thinks: School Stinks

"Fly Away" had earlier been released on a Marmalade record label sampler, 100 Proof as "To Fly Away", credited to Godley, while the opening lines and percussive rhythm of "Run Baby Run" were later reworked to become the basis for "Art For Art's Sake" on the 10cc album How Dare You!.

Windows in the Jungle

Windows in the Jungle is the ninth studio album by British pop band 10cc.

Two singles were released from the album, "24 Hours" in early 1983, and "Feel The Love (Oomachasaooma)", which was given a tennis-themed music video by former 10cc members Godley and Creme.


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Animalympics soundtrack

The soundtrack was recorded primarily in Strawberry Studios North and South, used extensively by 10cc, as well as in Los Angeles.

New Zealand hip hop

Released by Deepgrooves Entertainment and distributed by Festival Records, it replayed the song "Dreadlock Holiday" by 10CC and went to number one for several weeks in 1994 and was also an Australian hit.

The Gizmo

1973 by the English rock musicians Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, whilst they were members of the British rock group 10cc.

The Graham Gouldman Thing

Gouldman, who would later become a founding member of 10cc, recorded the album at Olympic Studios in London, a studio that would later be extensively used by Led Zeppelin.

Trickle

By this time, the follow-up album had been completed, including a cover of the 1975 UK number-one single "I'm Not in Love" by 10cc (chosen partially as an attempt to obtain better favour with RCA).