How Dare You! is the fourth album by British band 10cc. Released in 1976, it included UK hit singles "I'm Mandy Fly Me" and "Art for Art's Sake".[1] The album was the band's third to have cover artwork by the Hipgnosis creative team.

How Dare You!
Studio album by 10cc
Released	January 1976
Recorded	1975
Studio	Strawberry Studios, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Genre	Progressive rock art rock sophisti-pop experimental
Length	42:53
Label	Mercury
Producer	10cc
10cc chronology
100cc (1975) How Dare You! (1976) Deceptive Bends (1977)
Singles from How Dare You!
"Art for Art's Sake" b/w "Get It While You Can" Released: November 1975 "I'm Mandy Fly Me" b/w "How Dare You" Released: March 1976

It was also the last 10cc album by the original line-up of Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme (the latter two departed shortly thereafter to form Godley & Creme), until the four reformed (albeit briefly) for the 1992 album ...Meanwhile.

Writing and recording

In an interview at the time of its release, Gouldman told Melody Maker music newspaper: "It's as different as any album by the same band can be, and I think it's a progression from the last one. I think there's been a progression on every album and I think we've done it again. It's a strange mixture of songs. There's one about divorce, a song about schizophrenia, a song about wanting to rule the world, the inevitable money song, and an instrumental."[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[4]
Jerk Music Critic	[5]

Village Voice critic Robert Christgau wrote in his review of the album: "The putrefaction isn't as extreme as on last year's hit album, but the affliction would seem permanent—they don't know whether they're supposed to be funny or pretty, and so nine times out of ten they're neither."[4]

Track listing

Bonus tracks

Bonus tracks on the 1997 CD edition

Bonus tracks on Japanese 2008 CD edition

Personnel

10cc

• Eric Stewart – lead guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (3, 4, 7-9), lead vocals (2, 4, 6, 7), piano (4, 6, 7), bass guitar (2, 6), electric piano (4, 6, 7), pedal steel (7)
• Lol Creme – backing vocals (2-7, 9), Moog synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9), piano (2, 3, 9), lead vocals (3, 6, 8), rhythm guitar (1, 6-8), lead guitar (1, 4, 9), maracas (1, 6, 7, 9), clavinet (1, 2), organ (3, 5), Gizmo (5, 9), electric piano (8, 9), sleigh bells (1), tambourine (2), vibraphone (4), recorder (6)
• Graham Gouldman – bass guitar (1, 3-5, 7-9), backing vocals (2-6, 8, 9), rhythm guitar (2, 5, 6, 9), tambourine (2, 6), zither (4), lead vocals (5, 6), cowbell (6), glockenspiel (7), slide guitar (7)
• Kevin Godley – backing vocals (all but 1), drums (1-4, 6-8), lead vocals (5, 7, 9), congas (1, 5), timpani (3, 5), cowbell (1), bongos (1), triangle (2), maracas (3), temple blocks (6), tambourine (8), castanets (9), cabasa (9)

Additional musician

• Mair Jones – harp (9)

Charts

Certifications

References

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