How Dare You! (album)
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How Dare You!

Studio album by 10cc
Released January 1976
Recorded 1975 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Genre Rock, art rock
Length 42:53
Label Mercury
Producer 10cc
10cc chronology
The Original Soundtrack
(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
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] It was also the last 10cc album to feature the original 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 [bad word] music video pioneers. The album was the band's third to feature cover artwork by the Hipgnosis creative team.
Contents  [hide] 
1 Writing and recording
2 Reception
3 Track listing
3.1 Side One
3.2 Side Two
3.3 Bonus tracks
3.4 Cassette track listing
4 References
Writing and recording[edit]
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 [bad word] the world, the inevitable money song, and an [bad word] "[2]
Reception[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[3]
Track listing[edit]
Side One[edit]
01 
"How Dare You" (Lol Creme, Kevin Godley) – 4:14
Eric – Steel guitar, lead guitar
Kevin – [bad word]  congas, cow bell, bongos
Graham – Bass, rizo-rizo
Lol – Rhythm guitars, 12 string, lead guitar, clavinet, moog, marracas, sleigh bells
02    
"Lazy Ways" (Lol 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 – [bad word]  triangle, backup vocals
03 
"I [bad word] The World" (Lol Creme, Kevin 
Godley, Graham Gouldman) – 3:57
Lol – Organ, piano, backup vocals, lead vocals
Kevin – [bad word]  timpani, marracas, backup vocals
Eric – Lead guitars, backup vocals
Graham – Bass, backup vocals
04
"I'm Mandy Fly Me" (Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Lol Creme) – 5:24
Eric – Lead vocal, lead guitar, piano, whistle, backup vocals
Graham – Bass, zithers, double bass, six string bass, backup vocals
Kevin – [bad word]  backup vocals
Lol – Lead guitar, moog, vibes, backup vocals
05 
"Iceberg" (Graham Gouldman, Kevin 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[edit]
06
"Art for Art's Sake" (Eric Stewart, Graham 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 – [bad word] temple, blocks, backup vocals
07
"Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby" (Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart) – 3:58
Kevin – Lead vocals, [bad word]  backup vocals
Eric – 2nd lead vocal, lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano
Lol – Electric guitars, backup vocals
Graham – Bass, dobro, slide steel guitar, glockenspiel
08
"Head Room" (Kevin Godley