Apr.1980 (UK#35, US#180)
10ccファンの間でも、最も聴かれていないのがこのアルバムかもしれません。
Eric Stewartの交通事故による活動停止から約半年のブランクをはさんで
レコーディングされた本作は、シングル「１−２−５」の凝ったプロモ・ヴィデオや
TV出演などアーティスト側の強力プッシュの一方で、Rick Fennや
Duncan Mackayをライター陣に起用するなど、Ericの負担を軽くする試みが
なされたものの、Bloody Touristsほどの評価は得られませんでした。
この全英チャート３５位という数字は、ファースト・アルバムともほぼ同じ
順位ですが、世間の評価はファーストには遠く及ばないのが現実です。
ただ、Lovers Anonymousや「一人ぼっちの食卓」 (I Hate To Eat Alone）など、
単純なラヴソングに終わっていない曲には今一度日が当てられるべきだと考えます。
One-Two-Five (Stewart, Gouldman)
Welcome To The World (Mackay, Fenn)
How'm I Ever Gonna Say Goodbye (Gouldman, Fenn)
Don't Send We Back (Fenn)
I Took You Home (Stewart)
It Doesn't Matter At All (Stewart, Gouldman)
Dressed To Kill (Stewart, Gouldman)
Lovers Anonymous (Stewart, Gouldman)
I Hate To Eat Alone (Gouldman)
Strange Lover (Stewart, Gouldman)
L.A. Inflatable (Stewart, Gouldman)
 UK MERCURY 9102 505 (front) w/poster 英国オリジナルは羊の写真のポスター付きでした。 |
 (back) 裏はメンバーのポートレートです。左からDuncan、 Paul、Eric、Rick、Graham、Stuartです。 |
 inner bag (front) |
 (back) |
 picture label (A side) |
 (B side) |
 JAP MERCURY RJ-7656 w/OBI + inner bag 国内盤の帯です。 |
 insert 英国盤同様、インナースリーヴも付いていました。 |
 USA WARNER BROS BSK 3442 (front) ジャケ違いの米国盤。 ヒプノシスによる難解なデザインです。 |
 (back) イメージステッチの不具合で文字が曲がって しまいましたが、本来は文字はまっすぐです。 |
 ARG MERCURY 6310 507 (front) タイトルがスペイン語で書かれたアルゼンチン盤。 |
 (back) 裏は、曲名もスペイン語の題が付けられています。 |
 AUS MERCURY 6310 507 (front) 「LOOK HEAR ‐ THE NEW 10cc ALBUM」と いうカットが刷り込まれたオーストラリア盤。 |
 HOL MERCURY 6310 507 (front) 英国盤と同じく、ポスターの付いたオランダ盤。 「LOOK HEAR」の部分は透明なステッカーです。 |
 ISR MERCURY 6310 507 (front) イスラエル盤。オランダ盤と似てますが、 「LOOK HEAR」の赤い文字は印刷です。 |
CREDITS
One-Two-Five
Eric Stewart: Lead Vocal, Electric Guitar
Graham Gouldman: 2nd Lead Vocal, Bass, Electric Guitar
Rick Fenn: Electric Guitar
Duncan Mackay: Yamaha CS80
Paul Burgess: Drums, Percussion
Stuart Tosh: Backing Vocals
Welcome To The World
Eric Stewart: Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Graham Gouldman: Lead Vocal, Bass, Backing Vocal
Duncan Mackay: Yamaha CD80, Organ, Clavinet duo, Harpsichord
Rick Fenn: Lead Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Paul Burgess: Drums
Stuart Tosh: Backing Vocals, Percussion
How'm I Ever Gonna Say Goodbye
Graham Gouldman: Lead Vocal, Bass Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Rick Fenn: Electric Guitar, 2nd Lead Vocal
Duncan Mackay: Yamaha CS80
Paul Burgess: Drums
Stuart Tosh: Backing Vocals
Eric Stewart: Out to lunch
Don't Send My Back
Rick Fenn: Lead Vocal, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Graham Gouldman: Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
Eric Stewart: Lead Guitar, Backing Vocal
Duncan Mackay: Organ, Vocoder
Paul Burgess: Drums, Marimba
Stuart Tosh: Backing Vocal, Percussion
I Took You Home
Eric Stewart: Lead Vocal, Lead Guitar, Electric Piano, Harmony Vocal, Vocoder
Graham Gouldman: Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Duncan Mackay: Yamaha CS80, Piano, Tubular Bells, Vocoder
Rick Fenn: Electric Guitar
Paul Burgess: Drums, Percussion
Stuart Tosh: Percussion
It Doesn't Matter At All
Eric Stewart: Lead Vocal, Backing Vocal, Electric Guitar
Graham Gouldman: Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocal
Duncan Mackay: Electric Guitar, Yamaha CS80
Paul Burgess: Drums
Stuart Tosh: Backing Vocals
Rick Fenn: Electric Guitar, Backing Vocal
Dressed To Kill
Graham Gouldman: Lead Vocal. Bass, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Eric Stewart: Electric Guitar, Slide Lead Guitar, Maracas
Rick Fenn: Electric Guitar
Duncan Mackay: Organ, Clavinet Duo
Paul Burgess: Drums
Stuart Tosh: Backing Vocal
Lovers Anonymous
Eric Stewart: Lead Vocal, Lead Guitar
Graham Gouldman: Bass, Acoustic guitar, Backing Vocal, Electric Guitar
Rick Fenn: Lead Guitar, Backing Vocal
Duncan Mackay: Yamaha CS80, Tubular Bells, Piano
Paul Burgess: Drums
Stuart Tosh: Backing Vocal, Timpani, Percussion
I Hate To Eat Alone
Graham Gouldman: Lead Vocal, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Congas
Eric Stewart: Percussion
Rick Fenn: Lead Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocal
Duncan Mackay: Yamaha CS80, Electric Piano
Paul Burgess: Drums
Stuart Tosh: Backing Vocal
Strange Lover
Eric Stewart: Lead Vocal, Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, Backing Vocal
Graham Gouldman: Bass, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Duncan Mackay: Organ, Piano, Backing Vocal
Rick Fenn: Electric Guitar, Backing Vocal
Stuart Tosh: Backing Vocal
Paul Burgess: Drums, Timpani, Percussion
L.A. Inflatable
Eric Stewart: Lead Vocal, Slide Lead Guitar, Backing Vocal, Electric Piano
Graham Gouldman: Bass, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocal
Rick Fenn: Lead Guitar, Backing Vocal
Duncan Mackay: Piano, Yamaha CS80, Organ
Paul Burgess: Drums
Stuart Tosh: Backing Vocal
OTHER ISSUES & REISSUES
MERCURY 6310 507 (GER LP)
CDs
MERCURY 838828-2 (GER)
MERCURY PHCR-6036 (JAP, w/OBI + insert)
CDは現在、２種とも廃盤です。
