The Very Best of 10cc is a 1997 compilation album by the 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...

. The album comes with an exclusive essay written by Chris White especially for it. It was released in the UK with 18 tracks and in the USA with 15 tracks (adding For You And I and deleting four tracks: Une Nuit A Paris

Une Nuit A Paris

"Une Nuit A Paris" is a mini rock opera by the British rock band 10cc, originally taken from their 1975 album The Original Soundtrack. Despite never being released as a single, the song appears on several "best of" compilations from the band including The Very Best Of 10cc and Greatest Hits ......

; Under Your Thumb; Wedding Bells; and, Neanderthal Man. The album features all of the highest charting material from the band's career and also features several songs by Godley & Creme

Godley & Creme

Godley & Creme were an English pop music duo composed of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing albums as a duo after splitting from the pop band 10cc. In 1979 they directed their first music video for their own single "An Englishman in New York"...

 and (in the UK edition) Neanderthal Man by Hotlegs

Hotlegs

Hotlegs was a short-lived English band best known for its hit single "Neanderthal Man" in 1970. The band consisted of Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, Lol Creme and – briefly – Graham Gouldman...

, acts closely associated with 10cc. The album charted at #37 on the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

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UK Release (18 tracks)

1. "Donna
   Donna (10cc song)
   Donna is the first single by British art rock/pop band 10cc. Released in 1972, it peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart.The song was written by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme....
   
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2. "Rubber Bullets
   Rubber Bullets
   "Rubber Bullets" is a song by 10cc from their debut self-titled album.Written and sung by Kevin Godley, Lol Creme and Graham Gouldman and produced by 10cc, "Rubber Bullets" was the band's first number one single in the United Kingdom, spending a single week at the top in June 1973. It fared worse...
   
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3. "The Dean and I
   The Dean and I
   "The Dean and I" is a song by the art rock/pop band 10cc, from their 1973 eponymous debut album, written by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The song was released as the third single from the album in August 1973 and peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the lowest of the singles from the...
   
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4. "The Wall Street Shuffle
   The Wall Street Shuffle
   "The Wall Street Shuffle" is a single by the British pop/rock band 10cc released in 1974. The song originally appears on the band's 1974 album Sheet Music and was the second single to be released from the album after "The Worst Band in the World." It was also the most successful single to be...
   
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5. "Silly Love"
6. "Life Is A Minestrone"
7. "Une Nuit A Paris
   Une Nuit A Paris
   "Une Nuit A Paris" is a mini rock opera by the British rock band 10cc, originally taken from their 1975 album The Original Soundtrack. Despite never being released as a single, the song appears on several "best of" compilations from the band including The Very Best Of 10cc and Greatest Hits ......
   
   "
8. "I'm Not In Love
   I'm Not in Love
   "I'm Not in Love" is a song written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman of the English group 10cc, from the album The Original Soundtrack. The lyric reveals a narrator in denial about the title's ostensible theme.-The 10cc version:...
   
   "
9. "Art For Art's Sake"
10. "I'm Mandy Fly Me"
11. "The Things We Do For Love"
12. "Good Morning Judge"
13. "Dreadlock Holiday
    Dreadlock Holiday
    -In popular culture:* The song is featured on the first episode, "Killeroo", of the first series of the British cult comedy The Mighty Boosh. Bob Fossil, head of the Zooniverse, dances to the first verse of the song while a confused Howard Moon looks on, before switching it off and explaining "And...
    
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14. "People In Love"
15. "Under Your Thumb" *
16. "Wedding Bells" *
17. "Cry" *
18. "Neanderthal Man" **

US Release (15 tracks)

1. "Donna
   Donna (10cc song)
   Donna is the first single by British art rock/pop band 10cc. Released in 1972, it peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart.The song was written by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme....
   
   "
2. "Rubber Bullets
   Rubber Bullets
   "Rubber Bullets" is a song by 10cc from their debut self-titled album.Written and sung by Kevin Godley, Lol Creme and Graham Gouldman and produced by 10cc, "Rubber Bullets" was the band's first number one single in the United Kingdom, spending a single week at the top in June 1973. It fared worse...
   
   "
3. "The Dean and I
   The Dean and I
   "The Dean and I" is a song by the art rock/pop band 10cc, from their 1973 eponymous debut album, written by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The song was released as the third single from the album in August 1973 and peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the lowest of the singles from the...
   
   "
4. "The Wall Street Shuffle
   The Wall Street Shuffle
   "The Wall Street Shuffle" is a single by the British pop/rock band 10cc released in 1974. The song originally appears on the band's 1974 album Sheet Music and was the second single to be released from the album after "The Worst Band in the World." It was also the most successful single to be...
   
   "
5. "Silly Love"
6. "Life Is A Minestrone"
7. "I'm Not In Love
   I'm Not in Love
   "I'm Not in Love" is a song written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman of the English group 10cc, from the album The Original Soundtrack. The lyric reveals a narrator in denial about the title's ostensible theme.-The 10cc version:...
   
   "
8. "Art For Art's Sake"
9. "I'm Mandy Fly Me"
10. "The Things We Do For Love"
11. "Good Morning Judge"
12. "People In Love"
13. "Dreadlock Holiday
    Dreadlock Holiday
    -In popular culture:* The song is featured on the first episode, "Killeroo", of the first series of the British cult comedy The Mighty Boosh. Bob Fossil, head of the Zooniverse, dances to the first verse of the song while a confused Howard Moon looks on, before switching it off and explaining "And...
    
    "
14. "For You And I"
15. "Cry" *

Songs marked with * are performed by Godley & Creme

Godley & Creme

Godley & Creme were an English pop music duo composed of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing albums as a duo after splitting from the pop band 10cc. In 1979 they directed their first music video for their own single "An Englishman in New York"...

. Songs marked with ** are performed by Hotlegs

Hotlegs

Hotlegs was a short-lived English band best known for its hit single "Neanderthal Man" in 1970. The band consisted of Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, Lol Creme and – briefly – Graham Gouldman...

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