10cc / How Dare You !

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1976
UK Mercury 9102 501 (Jan.1976)
JPN Noppon Phonogram RJ-7070 (1977)

10ccのフォース・アルバム。ロル・クレームとケヴィン・ゴドレイの在籍最後のアルバムとなった。前作「オリジナル・サウンドトラック」の大成功のプレッシャーの中で製作された。前作はセールス的に成功したとは言え、曲の出来にばらつきがあったことを反省したメンバーは、再び「シート・ミュージック」の様にソングライティング・チームをシャッフルして、よりアルバムとしての完成度を高めようとした。結果、B面は通常のチームの曲だが、A面の大半は混成チームの曲が配されることとなった。
タイトルはエリック・スチュアートが当時読んでいた哲学書の書名から命名。ジャケットデザインはヒプノシスが担当。中ジャケの、全員が電話で話してるパーティー・シーンが秀逸。
アメリカでの成功を望むレコード会社は、「芸術こそ我が命」を先行シングルとしてアメリカでリリースするが、チャートは伸びなかった。結果このアルバムもアメリカでのチャートは47位と芳しくないものとなった。一方イギリスとヨーロッパでは、事前の評論家の受けが悪かったにもかかわらず、成功を収める。全英3位。邦題は「びっくり電話:ハウ・ディア・ユー」。

track list

ハウ・デア・ユー How Dare You (Creme/Godley)
レイジイ・ウェイ Lazy Ways (Creme/Stewart)
世界征服 I Wanna Rule The World (Creme/Godley/Gouldman)
アイム・マンディ I'm Mandy Fly Me (Stewart/Gouldman/Creme)
氷山 Iceberg (Gouldman/Godley)

芸術こそ我が命 Art For Arts Sake (Stewart/Gouldman)
ロックンロール・ララバイ Rock'n'Roll Lullaby (Gouldman/Stewart)
ヘッド・ルーム Head Room (Godley/Creme)
電話を切らないで Don't Hang Up (Godley/Creme)

credits

All tracks recorded at Strawberry Studios (UK) Ltd., England
Produced and recorded by 10cc
Engineerd and mixed by Eric Stewart.
Mastering by Mel (Mely) Abrahams
At IBC Cutting Suite, London.

Sleeve Design by Hipgnosis
assisted by George Hardie
Photography by Hipgnosis with Howard Bartrop
Graphices by George Hardie NTA
Very 10cc, very wonderful

"How Dare You"
Eric. Steel guitar, lead guitar
Kevin. Drums, congas, cow bell, bongos
Graham. Bass, rizo-rizo
Lol. Rythm guitars, 12 string, lead guitar, clavinet, moog, marracas, sleigh bells

"Lazy Ways"
Eric. Lead vocal, lead guitar, six string bass
Graham. Acoustic guitars, tambourine, backup vocals
Lol. Piano, clavinet, moog, tambourine, backup vocals
Kevin. Drums, triangle, backup vocals

"I Wanna Rule The World"
Lol. organ, piano, backup vocals, lead vocal
Kevin. Drums, timpani, marracas, backup vocals
Eric. Lead guitars, backup vocals
Graham. bass, backup vocals

"I'm Mandy Fly Me"
Eric. Lead vocal, lead guitar, piano, whistle, backup vocals
Graham. bass, zithers, double bass, six string bass, backup vocals
Kevin. Drums, backup vocals
Lol. Lead guitar, moog, vibes, backup vocals

"Iceberg"
Graham. Lead vocal, electric guitars, bass, backup vocals
Kevin. 2nd lead vocal, congas, timpani, backup vocals
Eric. Lead guitars, Levi zip
Lol. Organ, gizmo, backup vocals

"Art For Arts Sake"
Eric. Lead vocal, piano, electric piano, siz string bass, fuzz bass, lead guitar
Graham. Electric guitars, cow bell, tambourine, backup vocals
Lol. 2nd lead vocal, electric guitars, marracas, moog, rocorder, backup vocals
Kevin. Drums temple, blocks, backup vocals

"Rock'n'Roll Lullaby"
Kevin. Lead vocal, drums, backup vocals
Eric. 2nd lead vocal, lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano
Lol. Electric guitars, backup vocals
Graham. Bass, Dobro, slide steel guitar, glockenspiel

"Head Room"
Lol. Lead vocal, lead guitar, electric piano
Kevin. Drums, tambourine, backup vocals
Graham. Bass, backup vocals
Eric. Slide guitars, backup vocals

"Don't Hang Up"
Kevin. Lead vocal, cabasa, castanets, hand claps, backup vocals
Lol. Piano, electric piano, marracas, hand claps, backup vocals, gizmo, moog
Graham. Bass, Spanish guitar, hand claps, backup vocals
Eric. Lead guitar, backup vocals
Thanks to Mair Jones -harp

singles

10cc/Art For Arts Sake
1975
Mercury 6008 017

Art For Arts Sake / Get It While You Can


10cc/I'm Mandy Fly Me
1976
Mercury 6008 019

I'm Mandy Fly Me / How Dare You

video clips

current products

10cc/How Dare You !
2008
SHM-CD Universal Music Japan UICY-93815

How Dare You / Lazy Ways / I Wanna Rule The World / I'm Mandy Fly Me / Iceberg / Art For Arts Sake / Rock'n'Roll Lullaby / Head Room / Don't Hang Up

[Bonus Tracks]
Art For Arts Sake (Single Edit) / Get It While You Can / I'm Mandy Fly Me (Single Edit)

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