In the fall of 1991, it was announced that 10cc's original quartet of members had reconvened in Woodstock, to begin work on their first album together in 16 years.
Of course it didn't happen like that; Kevin Godley and Lol Creme both had other careers to consider at that time, and the bulk of the new record was left to Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman -- whose own tenure at the helm ended when they split the band in 1983.
And it shows.
Although the prodigals did contribute to the album by way of backing vocals, their presence was scarcely felt.
Neither did producer Gary Katz add anything to the brew, as songs that sounded terrific as demos ("Welcome to Paradise" in particular) were simply plastered over with studio lushness by session men that the 10cc-ers themselves did not even know.
The result is a polished piece of nothing, an album that owes nothing to the 10cc that listeners know and love, and not much to anything that was going on elsewhere on the music scene at that time.
It simply sits in the corner humming quietly to itself, and it's easy to forget that it even exists.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WonderlandGraham Gouldman, Eric Stewart | 10cc | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | Fill Her UpGraham Gouldman, Eric Stewart | 10cc | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Something SpecialGraham Gouldman, Eric Stewart | 10cc | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | The Stars Didn't ShowGraham Gouldman, Eric Stewart | 10cc | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Green Eyed MonsterGraham Gouldman, Eric Stewart | 10cc | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Charity Begins at HomeGraham Gouldman, Eric Stewart | 10cc | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | Shine a Light in the DarkGraham Gouldman, Eric Stewart | 10cc | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 8 | Don't Break the PromisesGraham Gouldman, Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart | 10cc | Play | 06:24 | 14 MB | 43 MB |
| 9 | Man with a MissionGraham Gouldman, Eric Stewart | 10cc | Play | 05:56 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 10 | Don'tGraham Gouldman, Eric Stewart | 10cc | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | Lost in LoveGraham Gouldman, Eric Stewart | 10cc | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| 12 | Woman In Love (Radio Edit) | 10cc | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 13 | Welcome To Paradise (7' Edit) | 10cc | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 14 | Woman In Love (DJ Edit) | 10cc | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 63 mins | 145 MB | |||||
| 63 mins | 432 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10cc | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Tawatha Agee | Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Robin Barclay | Assistant, Mixing |
| 4 | Arun Chakraverty | Mastering |
| 5 | David Michael Dill | Assistant Engineer |
| 6 | Frank Floyd | Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Gordon Gaines | Guitar |
| 8 | Andrew Gold | Guitar (12 String) |
| 9 | Graham Gouldman | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Gary Grant | Trumpet |
| 11 | Paul Griffen | Synthesizer |
| 12 | Minoru Harada | Product Manager |
| 13 | Robert Hart | Assistant Engineer |
| 14 | Jerry Hay | Horn Arrangements, Trumpet |
| 15 | Dan Higgins | Saxophone |
| 16 | Bashiri Johnson | Percussion, Tambourine |
| 17 | Gary Katz | Producer |
| 18 | Curtis King | Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | Chris Laidlaw | Assistant Engineer |
| 20 | Michael Landau | Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 21 | Steve MacMillan | Mixing |
| 22 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 23 | David Paich | Organ (Hammond), Synthesizer Strings |
| 24 | Jeff Porcaro | Drums, Percussion |
| 25 | William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. | Trombone |
| 26 | Billy Schlosser | Keyboard Technician |
| 27 | Bill Schner | Personnel |
| 28 | Brian Sperber | Assistant Engineer |
| 29 | Dean Steadman | Photography |
| 30 | Eric Stewart | Composer, Mixing, Mixing Producer |
| 31 | Hitoshi Takiguchi | Mastering Engineer |
| 32 | "Ready" Freddie Washington | 5-string Bass |
| 33 | Wayne Yurgelun | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |