10cc had been of their factor as probably the most darkly humorous and wickedly ingenious British pop-rock bands for some 5 years, once they unveiled their fifth studio album. Misleading Bends was properly as much as their normal customary, 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 beneath the group identify, assisted by multi-instrumentalist Paul Burgess. The brand 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 High 5 smash within the US, the place it was licensed gold, the much-awaited album made its first UK chart look on Could 14, 1977.
Recorded as normal at their very own Strawberry Studios, the album had one other in 10cc’s collection of putting album covers, designed by Hipgnosis. Eschewing a number 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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Misleading Bends debuted on the UK chart at No.15 earlier than climbing the subsequent week to No.3. It achieved that peak once more two weeks later, throughout a 21-week run. The album provided up one other single within the ballad “People In Love,” which didn’t chart within the UK however reached the High 40 in America. Bends turned a gold album within the UK and in Canada, and simply six months after its launch the band had been again within the retailers with Reside And Let Reside, recorded at 10cc’s reveals in London and Manchester in 1977.
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