How Dare You!
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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 Arts Sake". It was also the last 10cc album to feature the classic line-up of Eric Stewart
, Graham Gouldman
, Kevin Godley
, and Lol Creme
, with the latter two departing to work on their own musical projects, and eventually becoming music video
pioneers. The album was the band's second to feature cover artwork by the Hipgnosis
creative team.
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."
In a radio interview, Stewart recalled the origins of the song "I'm Mandy Fly Me":
Japan Bonus Tracks
Side two
. The song is regarded by some fans as a continuation of the story within "Clockwork Creep", whose subject was a bomb hidden on an airliner.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
band 10cc
10cc
10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name...
. Released in 1976, it included UK hit singles "I'm Mandy Fly Me" and "Art for Arts Sake". It was also the last 10cc album to feature the classic line-up of Eric Stewart
Eric Stewart
Eric Stewart is an English musician, songwriter and record producer most known for his tenure with The Mindbenders in the 1960s, and 10cc from 1972 to 1995....
, Graham Gouldman
Graham Gouldman
Graham Keith Gouldman is an English songwriter and musician who is a long-time member of British band 10cc.-Early life and 1960s pop career: 1946–1968:Gouldman was born in Broughton, Salford, England...
, Kevin Godley
Kevin Godley
Kevin Godley is a British musician and music video director.He was born in a family of Jewish descent, and went to North Cestrian Grammar School in Altrincham....
, and Lol Creme
Lol Crème
Lol Creme is an English musician and music video director, best known for his work in 10cc. He sings, plays guitar and keyboards.-Biography:...
, with the latter two departing to work on their own musical projects, and eventually becoming music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
pioneers. The album was the band's second to feature cover artwork by the Hipgnosis
Hipgnosis
Hipgnosis was a British art design group that specialized in creating cover art for the albums of rock musicians and bands, most notably Pink Floyd, T.Rex, The Pretty Things, UFO, 10cc, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Scorpions, Yes, The Alan Parsons Project, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, ELO and XTC...
creative team.
In an interview at the time of its release, Gouldman told Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
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."
In a radio interview, Stewart recalled the origins of the song "I'm Mandy Fly Me":
Side One
- "How Dare You" (Kevin Godley, Lol Creme) – 4:14
- Eric - Steel guitar, lead guitar
- Kevin - Drums, congas, cow bell, bongos
- Graham - Bass, rizo-rizo
- Lol - Rhythm guitars, 12 string, lead guitar, clavinet, moog, marracas, sleigh bells
- "Lazy Ways" (Creme, Eric Stewart) – 4:20
- Eric - Lead vocal, lead guitar, six string bass
- Graham - Acoustic guitars, tambourine, backup vocals
- Lol - Piano, clavinet, moog, tambourine, backup vocals
- Kevin - Drums, triangle, backup vocals
- "I Wanna Rule The World" (Godley, Creme, Graham Gouldman) – 3:57
- Lol - Organ, piano, backup vocals, lead vocals
- Kevin - Drums, timpani, marracas, backup vocals
- Eric - Lead guitars, backup vocals
- Graham - Bass, backup vocals
- "I'm Mandy Fly Me" (Stewart, Gouldman, Godley) – 5:24
- Eric - Lead vocal, lead guitar, piano, whistle, backup vocals
- Graham - Bass, zithers, double bass, six string bass, backup vocals
- Kevin - Drums, backup vocals
- Lol - Lead guitar, moog, vibes, backup vocals
- "Iceberg" (Gouldman, Godley) – 3:43
- Graham - Lead vocal, electric guitars, bass, backup vocals
- Kevin - 2nd lead vocal, congas, timpani, backup vocals
- Eric - Lead guitars, Levi zip
- Lol - Organ, gizmo, backup vocals
Side Two
- "Art for Arts SakeArt for Art's Sake (10cc song)"Art for Art's Sake" is a single by the British Pop/Rock band 10cc released in 1975. It was the first single released from the How Dare You! album. It was also the most successful single to be released from the album, making #5 on the British charts. The title of the song derives from a saying that...
" (Stewart, Gouldman) – 5:59- Eric - Lead vocal, piano, electric piano, six string bass, fuzz bass, lead guitar
- Graham - Electric guitars, cow bell, tambourine, backup vocals
- Lol - 2nd lead vocal, electric guitars, maracas, moog, recorder, backup vocals
- Kevin - Drums temple, blocks, backup vocals
- "Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby" (Gouldman, Stewart) – 3:58
- Kevin - Lead vocals, drums, backup vocals
- Eric - 2nd lead vocal, lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano
- Lol - Electric guitars, backup vocals
- Graham - Bass, dobro, slide steel guitar, glockenspiel
- "Head Room" (Godley, Creme) – 4:21
- Lol - Lead vocal, lead guitar, electric piano
- Kevin - Drums, tambourine, backup vocals
- Graham - Bass, backup vocals
- Eric - Slide guitar, backup vocals
- "Don't Hang Up" (Godley, Creme) – 6:16
- Kevin - Lead vocal, cabasa, castanets, hand claps, backup vocals
- Lol - Piano, electric piano, marracas, hand claps, backup vocals, gizmo, moog
- Graham - Bass, Spanish guitar, hand claps, backup vocals
- Eric - Lead guitar, backup vocals
- Mair Jones - Harp
Bonus tracks
1997 Reissue bonus track- 10. "Get It While You Can" (Gouldman, Stewart) – 2:53
Japan Bonus Tracks
- 10. "Art for Arts Sake" (Single Edit)
- 11. "Get It While You Can"
- 12. "I'm Mandy Fly Me" (Single Edit)
Cassette track listing
Side one- "Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby"
- "Head Room"
- "I Wanna Rule the World"
- "I'm Mandy Fly Me"
- "Iceberg"
Side two
- "How Dare You"
- "Lazy Ways"
- "Art for Arts Sake"
- "Don't Hang Up"
"I'm Mandy Fly Me"
The intro to "I'm Mandy Fly Me", a song (as possibly a fantasy or dream sequence) about being rescued following an airplane crash, features one of the bridge sections of the band's 1974 song "Clockwork Creep". The section, whose lyrics go "Oh, no you'll never get me up in one of these again / 'Cause what goes up must come down", is rendered soft and tinny, as if heard playing from a portable transistor radioTransistor radio
A transistor radio is a small portable radio receiver using transistor-based circuitry. Following their development in 1954 they became the most popular electronic communication device in history, with billions manufactured during the 1960s and 1970s...
. The song is regarded by some fans as a continuation of the story within "Clockwork Creep", whose subject was a bomb hidden on an airliner.
Personnel
- Lol CremeLol CrèmeLol Creme is an English musician and music video director, best known for his work in 10cc. He sings, plays guitar and keyboards.-Biography:...
— Vocals, Guitar, Moog, Piano, Percussion, Organ, Clavinet, Recorder, Vibes - Kevin GodleyKevin GodleyKevin Godley is a British musician and music video director.He was born in a family of Jewish descent, and went to North Cestrian Grammar School in Altrincham....
— Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Timpani, Congas, Bongos - Graham GouldmanGraham GouldmanGraham Keith Gouldman is an English songwriter and musician who is a long-time member of British band 10cc.-Early life and 1960s pop career: 1946–1968:Gouldman was born in Broughton, Salford, England...
— Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Glockenspiel - Eric StewartEric StewartEric Stewart is an English musician, songwriter and record producer most known for his tenure with The Mindbenders in the 1960s, and 10cc from 1972 to 1995....
— Vocals,Guitar, Piano, Bass - Mair Jones — Harp