10cc

10cc were a Brtish rock band formed in Stockport, near Manchester in 1972. The group was initially made up of four members – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, who split into essentially two songwriting teams. Stewart and Gouldman were mostly pop songwriters, while Godley and Creme were the more experimental half of the group.

Between 1972 and 1978, 10cc had five consecutive UK top 10 albums and twelve singles in the UK Top 40, three of which made no.1, namely Rubber Bullets (1973), I'm Not in Love (1975) and Dreadlock Holiday (1978). I'm Not in Love was also their breakthrough worldwide hit. Godley and Creme left the band in 1976 due to artistic disagreements and became a duo act, going on to write and record their own hits. Stewart left the band as late as 1995, while Gouldman continued to lead a touring version of the band.