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The album narrowly missed the Top 75 album chart in the UK (though it made No.66 in the Network chart – an alternative to the official chart). Two singles were released from the album. The first was "Woman in Love" backed with the non-album track "Man with a Mission".
10cc is the debut album by the British rock band 10cc, first released in 1973. It was recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, which was part-owned by guitarist and engineer Eric Stewart, and released on Jonathan King's UK Records label. The album reached number 36 in the UK Albums Chart.
The Gizmo was first used on 10cc's instrumental "Gizmo My Way", a song arranged as a type of laid back beach music, where it appears as a slide guitar effect and sustained background effect. "Gizmo My Way" was the B-side to " The Wall Street Shuffle ". 10cc's second album, Sheet Music (1974) included more uses of The Gizmo, most notably on the ...
The album attracted criticism both from fans regarding the disruption of "Feel the Benefit" and from Eric Stewart, who noted his post-10cc work had been overlooked, while a disproportionate number of tracks representing Gouldman's career before and after 10cc had been included and indicated that Harvey Lisberg, the former 10cc manager and long-time Gouldman manager, had had a significant role ...
The album was a hit, reaching Top 10 in Norway and Sweden and No. 14 in the UK charts and later receiving a Gold certification. [2] [3] The song "The Wall Street Shuffle" backed with "You've Got a Cold" was issued as a single in America, but failed to reach the charts. [4] "I'm Mandy Fly Me" was issued as a single in Australia. [5]
The album charted at No. 37 on the UK Albums Chart [4] and later received a platinum certification. [5]Chris Jones from BBC Music wrote that "The impresario (Jonathan King) also gave them their name (look it up on Wikipedia if you need to know why) and between 1972 and 1978 they racked up 12 dazzling top 20 hits; all collected here."
The Original Soundtrack was a critical and commercial success reaching No. 3 in the UK [5] and No. 15 in the US [6]. Ken Barnes gave the album a rave review in Rolling Stone, commenting, "Musically there's more going on than in ten Yes albums, yet it's generally as accessible as a straight pop band (though less so than the two preceding 10cc LPs)."
"Rubber Bullets" was the band's first number one single in the UK Singles Chart, spending one week at the top in June 1973. [4] It also reached No. 1 in Ireland for 2 weeks and No. 3 in Australia, but it fared relatively poorly in the United States where it peaked at only No. 73, [5] and in Canada (their first appearance) where it reached just No. 76. [6]