Fab"), The Police ("Synchronicity II"), Duran Duran ("Girls On Film"), Frankie Goes To Hollywood ("Two Tribes") and Herbie Hancock ("Rockit"). The video for their 1985 single "Cry" is especially notable as one of the first mainstream uses of image morphing technology.(See main article on Godley & Creme)
Second Lineup, 1976-present
After the departure of Godley and Creme, Stewart and Gouldman decided to keep going as 10cc. Drummer Paul Burgess assisted them on their next LP, ''Deceptive Bends'', which was essentially a duo recording. Against expectations, it proved to be a great success and yielded two hit singles, "Good Morning Judge" and "The Things We Do For Love". After recruiting guitarist Rick Fenn, keyboardist Tony O'Malley and drummer Stuart Tosh (ex-Pilot) to create a permanent five-piece band, the new version of 10cc toured internationally, and during this period they recorded their next LP, the live album ''Live And Let Live'' (1977), which mixed the hits with material from the previous three LPs.1978's ''Bloody Tourists'', recorded with the new lineup, was less consistent than its predecessor, but still provided the band with another UK #1, the reggae-styled "Dreadlock Holiday", which was also a hit in Australia. The group then subsequently signed with Warner Brothers Records, who released their next album ''Look Hear?'' (1980). It was not a major success and from this point on the group gradually began to fade from prominence.After jettisoning the rest of the band, Gouldman and Stewart returned to the Mercury label to record as a duo. The resulting LP, ''10 Out of 10'' (1981) was a return to the form the group had shown on ''Deceptive Bends'', but it failed to make any major impression with audiences. The UK and US versions of the albums differ, with the US version substituting three duo tracks for songs recorded with Andrew Gold.Their next LP, ''Windows In The Jungle'' (1983) included session heavyweights such as drummer Steve Gadd, but was dominated by Stewart; Gouldman's contributions were much less prominent, and he performed no lead vocals on the LP. Eric Stewart went on to produce recordings for Sad Cafe and Graham Gouldman for The Ramones before teaming up with American Andrew Gold to form the group Wax. Eric Stewart also worked on three Paul McCartney albums, writing a dozen or so songs with him, and produced a solo album, Eyes of Woman, for Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA.In 1992 the original 4 members 'reunited' and recorded an album titled ''"...meanwhile" ''which was produced by Gary Katz of Steely Dan fame. The album did not spawn any major hits but was relatively well received in Japan and in Europe. Unlike most of their previous albums the band used many session musicians in the recording of the album including the likes of Jeff Porcaro on drums on all tracks and others like Dr. John (Mac Rebenack) on piano and Andrew Gold on guitar on one track. One track on the album was cowritten by Stewart and Gouldman along with Paul McCartney. The album was not a 'reunion' in the strict sense of the word. Both Lol Creme and Kevin Godley agreed to guest on the albums in order to be released from their obligation to Polydor. Godley and Creme owed Polydor one album when they split in the late 80's. Kevin and Lol sang background vocals on several tracks on the album. Kevin also sang the lead on one song 'The Stars Didn't Show'.In 1995 the resurrected 10cc released yet another album. This time the album title was Mirror Mirror and was produced by Gouldman and Stewart along with Adrian Lee of Mike and the Mechanics fame. The album included a remixed version of 10cc's greatest hit 'I'm Not in Love' but the album did not fare very well and has been criticized for appearing to be two solo albums slapped together. After the release of this album Eric and Graham parted ways again and have no plans to collaborate again.Graham Gouldman released a second solo album in 2001 called 'And Another Thing' as a follow up to his 1960's effort 'The Graham Gouldman Thing'. Eric Stewart released a second solo album, Do Not Bend, in 2003.Hit singles discography
- 1972 "Donna" UK # 2
- 1972 "Johnny Don't Do It!"
- 1973 "Rubber Bullets" UK # 1
- 1973 "The Dean And I" UK # 10
- 1973 "Headline Hustler"
- 1974 "The Worst Band In The World"
- 1974 "The Wall Street Shuffle" UK # 10
- 1974 "Silly Love" UK # 24
- 1975 "Life Is A Minestrone" UK # 7
- 1975 "I'm Not In Love" UK # 1, US #2
- 1975 "Art For Art's Sake" UK # 5
- 1976 "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" UK # 6
- 1976 "The Things We Do For Love" UK # 6, US # 5 (1977)
- 1977 "Good Morning Judge" UK # 5
- 1977 "People In Love" US # 40
- 1978 "Dreadlock Holiday" UK # 1
- 1978 "For You And I" UK # 85
- 1980 "One Two Five"
- 1980 "It Doesn't Matter At All"
- 1981 "Les Nouveaux Riches"
- 1981 "Don't Turn Me Away"
- 1981 "The Power Of Love"
- 1982 "Run Away" UK # 50
- 1982 "Feel The Love"
- 1983 "24 Hours"
- 1995 "I'm Not In Love" (Acoustic re-recording) UK # 29
Album discography
- 1973 ''10cc'' UK #36
- 1974 ''Sheet Music'' UK #9, US #81
- 1975 ''The Original Soundtrack'' UK #4, US #15
- 1975 ''100cc: The Greatest Hits of 10cc'' UK #9
- 1976 ''How Dare You!'' UK #5, US #47
- 1977 ''Deceptive Bends'' UK #3, US #31
- 1977 ''Live and Let Live'' (live recording) UK #14, US #146
- 1978 ''Bloody Tourists'' UK #3, US #69
- 1979 ''Tropical and Love Songs'' (compilation)
- 1979 ''Greatest Hits 1972-1978'' UK #5
- 1979 ''The Things We Do for Love: Best of '76–'83'' (compilation)
- 1980 ''Best Of 10cc'' (compilation)
- 1980 ''Look Hear?'' UK #35, US #180
- 1981 ''Ten Out of 10''
- 1981 ''10cc in Concert'' (Live)
- 1983 ''Windows in the Jungle'' UK #70
- 1987 ''Changing Faces: The Very Best of 10cc and Godley and Creme'' UK #4
- 1987 ''The Collection'' (compilation of first two albums)
- 1990 ''A Decade of Hits'' (compilation)
- 1990 ''Hits'' (early singles and B-sides compilation)
- 1992 ''...Meanwhile''
- 1993 ''The Early Years'' (compilation)
- 1993 ''10cc Alive'' (live)
- 1993 ''Food For Thought'' (Compilation of later material)
- 1995 ''Mirror Mirror''
- 1996 ''King Biscuit Flower Hour'' (live from 1975)
- 1997 ''The Very Best of 10cc'' UK #37
- 1998 ''The Singles'' (singles compilation)
- 2000 ''Best of the Seventies'' (compilation)
- 2000 ''Live'' (live)
- 2001 ''Two from Zen'' (first two albums rereleased together)
- 2001 ''Good News: An Introduction to 10cc'' (singles and B-sides)
- 2002 ''Singles'' (singles compilation)
- 2002 ''Alive: The Classic Hits Tour'' (live)
- 2002 ''Best Of The Early Years''
- 2002 ''Dressed To Kill'' (singles and B-sides compilation)
- 2002 ''20th Century Masters: The Best Of 10cc'' (compilation)
- 2003 ''Ultimate Collection'' (three-disc best-of compilation)