10cc had been of their component as probably the most darkly humorous and wickedly ingenious British pop-rock bands for some 5 years, once they unveiled their fifth studio album. Deceptive Bends was properly as much as their ordinary commonplace, and continued the group’s admirable observe file even if, because the press had been delighted to level out, they had been now “5cc,” with Kevin Godley and Lol Crème having left after the group’s earlier album How Dare You.
Undaunted, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman continued underneath the group identify, assisted by multi-instrumentalist Paul Burgess. The new file was previewed round Christmas 1976 by their engagingly catchy composition “The Things We Do For Love.” After that hit No.6 and have become a Top 5 smash within the US, the place it was licensed gold, the much-awaited album made its first UK chart look on May 14, 1977.
Recorded as ordinary at their very own Strawberry Studios, the album had one other in 10cc’s collection of placing album covers, designed by Hipgnosis. Eschewing a few of the conceptual really feel and episodic constructions of earlier albums, Bends was a extra direct affair. That was underlined once more when one other of their clever however catchy singles, “Good Morning Judge” went one place greater than its predecessor at No.5.
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Deceptive Bends debuted on the UK chart at No.15 earlier than climbing the following week to No.3. It achieved that peak once more two weeks later, throughout a 21-week run. The album supplied up one other single within the ballad “People In Love,” which didn’t chart within the UK however reached the Top 40 in America. Bends grew to become a gold album within the UK and in Canada, and simply six months after its launch the band had been again within the outlets with Live And Let Live, recorded at 10cc’s reveals in London and Manchester in 1977.
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