Greatest Hits 1972–1978 is a compilation album by the English rock band 10cc

Content

The compilation brings together all the band's charting UK singles between 1972 and 1978 and is the first to include the band's recordings both with

UK Records UK Records was a music label launched in 1972 by Jonathan King to distribute his own releases and those by some other artists.

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Life Is a Minestrone "Life Is a Minestrone" is a 1975 song by 10cc released as a lead single from their third album, ''The Original Soundtrack''. Background The track was written after Lol Creme and Eric Stewart were driving home from Strawberry Studios and a BBC ...

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Release and reception

The album was released in time for Christmas 1979 and was intended as a stop-gap between albums, whilst

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recovered from his car accident that temporary halted the band's activity. The album was a big success reaching No.5 in the UK charts. A single was released alongside, coupling 10cc biggest hit " I'm Not in Love" with "For You And I" from the ''

Bloody Tourists ''Bloody Tourists'' is the sixth studio album by the English rock band 10cc, released worldwide by Mercury Records and in North America by Polydor Records in September 1978. Recorded at Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, the album was produ ...

'' album. The single failed to chart. The album was reissued as part of 2017 ''During After - The Best of 10cc and Beyond'' compilation album and ''Before During After - The Story of 10cc'' box set.

Critical reception

Reviewing in '' Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies'' (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "Separating the jokes from the japes, eschewing atmospheric preciosity, and climaxing with two great pieces of lovesong schmaltz that define the group's seriousness, this is as consistent a 10cc LP as you can buy. But I miss oldies like 'Johnny, Don't Do It,' ' The Worst Band in the World,' 'Oh Effendi.' And I still don't believe 'Dreadlock Holiday' is ' Safe European Home' in corporate-rock drag."

Track listing

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Silly Love "Silly Love" is a song recorded by an English rock band 10cc released as the third and final single from the album '' Sheet Music'' through UK Records in 1974. Personnel *Lol Creme – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, backing vocals *Eric Stewart – ...

" (Stewart, Creme) - 3:15 # " The Dean and I" (Godley, Creme) - 2:52 # "

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The Wall Street Shuffle "The Wall Street Shuffle" is a single by the British pop/rock band 10cc, released in 1974 on the UK Records label, from the band's 1974 album ''Sheet Music (10cc album), Sheet Music''. It was the most successful single to be released from the al ...

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" (Stewart, Gouldman) - 4:21 # " I'm Mandy Fly Me" (Stewart, Gouldman, Godley) - 5:21 # " Good Morning Judge" (Stewart, Gouldman) - 2:54 # " The Things We Do for Love" (Stewart, Gouldman) - 3:22 # "

Dreadlock Holiday "Dreadlock Holiday" is a reggae song by 10cc. Written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, it was the lead single from the band's 1978 album, '' Bloody Tourists''. Composition The song was based on real events Eric Stewart and Moody Blues voca ...

" (Stewart, Gouldman) - 5:01 # " I'm Not in Love" (Stewart, Gouldman) - 6:06

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greatest Hits 1972-1978 10cc albums 1979 greatest hits albums Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis