Deceptive Bends
Studio album by 10cc
Released	1977
Genre	Rock
Length	35:27
Producer(s)	10cc
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
10cc chronology
How Dare You! (1976)	Deceptive Bends (1977)	Bloody Tourists (1978)

Deceptive Bends is an album released on January 1, 1977 by rock band 10cc. A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... 10cc is a British rock music group who achieved their greatest commercial success during the 1970s. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music from the late 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... 10cc is a British rock music group who achieved their greatest commercial success during the 1970s. ... How Dare You! (or How Dare You) is often considered to be 10ccs finest album, and included UK hit singles Im Mandy Fly Me and Art For Arts Sake. Released in 1975, it was also the last 10cc album to feature the classic line-up of Eric... 10cc is a British rock music group who achieved their greatest commercial success during the 1970s. ...

When Kevin Godley and Lol Creme left 10cc in 1976 to pursue a solo career, many thought it was the death knell for the group. However, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman kept the group alive as a duo (with the assistance of percussionist Paul Burgess) and turned in a surprisingly solid album. Cover design was provided by Hipgnosis. Kevin Godley (born October 7, 1945) is a British musician and music video director. ... Godley & Creme is a duo of musicians and music video directors. ... Eric Stewart is a musician and songwriter most known for his tenure in 10CC in the 1970s. ... Graham Gouldman is a British songwriter and musician, known for penning a string of hit songs in the late 1960s and as a member of pop group 10cc in the 1970s. ... Paul Burgess (born in Manchester, England, UK in 1950) is a UK-based rock drummer, notable for his association with a wide range of British rock and folk-rock bands, most of which have sizable cult followings. ... Hipgnosis was a British art design group that formed in 1968 which specialized in creating cover art for rock albums, most notably for Pink Floyd, Genesis, Led Zeppelin & Black Sabbath. ...

Track listing

1. "Good Morning Judge" – 3:00
2. "The Things We Do for Love" – 3:36
3. "Marriage Bureau Rendezvous" – 4:09
4. "People in Love" – 3:51
5. "Modern Man Blues" – 5:37
6. "Honeymoon with B Troop" – 2:51
7. "I Bought a Flat" – 1:49
8. "You've Got a Cold" – 3:39
9. "Feel the Benefit, Pt. 1-3" – 6:55

Total length: 35:27

Personnel

• Graham Gouldman — organ, guitars, dobro, fuzz bass, harmony vocals, handclapping, vocals, triangle, tambourine, autoharp, bass
• Eric Stewart — organ, guitars, piano, keyboards, slide guitar, moog synthesizer, vocals, electric piano, maracas
• Paul Burgess — percussion, triangle, tambourine, conga, claves, vibraphone, cabassa, bell tree, wood block, handclapping, bells, gong, drums, piano
• Del Newman — strings
• Jean Roussel — organ, keyboards, electric piano
• Tony Spath — piano, oboe
• Terry Bozzio — drums