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The Original Soundtrack
The Original Soundtrack
Studio album by 10cc
Released	11 March 1975
Recorded	1974
Studio	Strawberry Studios, Stockport, Cheshire, England
Genre	Art rock; progressive pop; soft rock;
Length	41:46
Label	Mercury
Producer	10cc
10cc chronology
Singles from The Original Soundtrack
	"Life Is a Minestrone b/w "Channel Swimmer"; Released: 28 March 1975; "I'm Not in Love b/w "Good News"; Released: 23 May 1975; "Life Is a Minestrone" b/w "Lazy Ways"; Released: August 1976 (US double A-side);

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The Original Soundtrack is the third studio album by the English rock band 10cc. It was released in 1975 and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. The Original Soundtrack includes the singles "Life Is a Minestrone", and "I'm Not in Love", the band's most popular song.

The album received good reviews when originally released on LP, 8-Track and cassette by Mercury Records in March 1975. It was ranked number 976 in All-Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).^[1]

Background

The album was recorded and produced by the band at Strawberry Studios in 1974 with Eric Stewart engineering and mixing. The album was the first to be released by Mercury Records after signing the band for $1 million in February 1975. The catalyst for the deal was that the record executives had heard one song – "I'm Not in Love". Eric Stewart recalled:

At that point in time we were still on Jonathan King's label, but struggling. We were absolutely skint, the lot of us, we were really struggling seriously, and Philips Phonogram wanted to do a deal with us. They wanted to buy Jonathan King's contract. I rang them. I said come and have a listen to what we've done, come and have a listen to this track. And they came up and they freaked, and they said, "This is a masterpiece. How much money, what do you want? What sort of a contract do you want? We'll do anything, we'll sign it." On the strength of that one song, we did a five-year deal with them for five albums and they paid us a serious amount of money.^[2]

The rest of the album, which was already complete, was released just weeks later.

The artwork was designed by Hipgnosis and illustrated by artist Humphrey Ocean.

Release

The album has been reissued on several occasions with bonus tracks including b-sides and single edits and has been remastered.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Christgau's Record Guide	D+^[4]

The Original Soundtrack was a critical and commercial success reaching No. 3 in the UK^[5] and No. 15 in the US^[6]

Ken Barnes gave the album a rave review in Rolling Stone, commenting, "Musically there's more going on than in ten Yes albums, yet it's generally as accessible as a straight pop band (though less so than the two preceding 10cc LPs)." He particularly praised the album for being ambitious without being excessive or pretentious, and for its lyrical content.^[7]

Village Voice critic Robert Christgau panned the album, remarking of the song "I'm Not in Love": "stretching your only decent melody (a non-satirical love song) over six tedious minutes, is that a joke?"^[4]

The first single "Life Is a Minestrone" was another UK Top 10 for the band, peaking at No. 7.^[5] Their biggest success came with the song that sold the album, "I'm Not in Love", which gave the band their second UK No. 1 in June 1975, staying there for two weeks.^[5] The song also provided them with their first major US chart success when the song reached No. 2.^[8]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Une nuit a Paris" "One Night in Paris" "The Same Night in Paris" "Later That Same Night in Paris"	Lol Creme Kevin Godley	Stewart, Creme, Gouldman, and Godley	8:40
2.	"I'm Not in Love"	Eric Stewart Graham Gouldman	Stewart	6:08
3.	"Blackmail"	Stewart Gouldman	Stewart, Creme, Gouldman, and Godley	4:28
Total length:				19:16

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
4.	"The Second Sitting for the Last Supper"	Stewart Creme Gouldman Godley	Stewart	4:25
5.	"Brand New Day"	Creme Godley	Godley and Stewart	4:04
6.	"Flying Junk"	Stewart Gouldman	Stewart	4:10
7.	"Life Is a Minestrone"	Stewart Creme	Creme	4:42
8.	"The Film of My Love"	Creme Godley	Gouldman	5:07
Total length:				22:28

Bonus tracks on the 1997 CD edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
9.	"Channel Swimmer"	Godley Gouldman	Gouldman	2:50
10.	"Good News"	Godley Creme	Godley with Creme	3:48
Total length:				48:22

Additional bonus tracks on Japanese edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
11.	"Life Is a Minestrone (Single edit)"	Stewart Creme	Creme	4:08
12.	"I'm Not in Love (Single edit)"	Stewart Gouldman	Stewart	3:46
Total length:				56:16

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of the album.^[9]

10cc

Eric Stewart – lead (1–6) and backing vocals (1, 3–5, 7, 8), electric (3–8) and steel guitars (1, 3), Fender Rhodes electric piano (2, 4, 6), piano (3, 4, 6), organ (8), percussion (8)
Lol Creme – lead (1, 3, 7) and backing vocals (all tracks), piano (all but 3), Fender Rhodes electric piano (1, 7), organ (3), Moog synthesizer (5), percussion (1, 4, 7, 8), electric (4, 7) and acoustic guitars (6), Gizmo (3, 5), vibraphone (1), violins (5), autoharp (6), mandolin (8)
Graham Gouldman – lead (1, 3, 8) and backing vocals (all but 8), bass guitar (all tracks), electric (2–4, 7, 8) and acoustic guitars (6, 7), percussion (1), double bass (5), autoharp (6), mandolin (8)
Kevin Godley – lead (1, 3, 5) and backing vocals (all tracks), drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 7), bass drum (5), timpani (1, 5), marimba (5), timbales (7), bongos (8), percussion (1, 4, 6–8), Moog synthesizer (2), cellos (5)

Technical

10cc – production
Hipgnosis – cover design
Humphrey Ocean – cover illustration

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[10]	9
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[11]	5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[12]	37
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	3
US Billboard 200^[14]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	17

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[16]	Gold	20,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[17]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Rocklist". Retrieved 22 July 2018.
^ "I Write The Songs". Retrieved 15 January 2014.
^ Deming, Mark. The Original Soundtrack at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 15 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "10 C.C." The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
^ "10cc Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
^ Barnes, Ken (19 June 1975). "Album review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008.
^ 10CC Hot 100 chart history, Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
^ The Original Soundtrack (liner notes). 10cc. Mercury. 1975. 9102 500.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4055a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – 10cc – The Original Soundtrack". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ "10cc Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ "Top Selling Albums For 1975" (PDF). Music Week. 27 December 1975. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
^ "Australian Gold for 10cc" (PDF). Cash Box. 29 October 1977. p. 89. Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
^ "British album certifications – 10cc – The Original Soundtrack". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[1] "Rocklist". Retrieved 22 July 2018.

[2] "I Write The Songs". Retrieved 15 January 2014.

[3] Deming, Mark. The Original Soundtrack at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[CG-4] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 15 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[UKCharts-5] "10 C.C." The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

[6] "10cc Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

[7] Barnes, Ken (19 June 1975). "Album review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008.

[8] 10CC Hot 100 chart history, Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[9] The Original Soundtrack (liner notes). 10cc. Mercury. 1975. 9102 500.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[aus-10] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-11] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4055a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_10cc-12] "Charts.nz – 10cc – The Original Soundtrack". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[ac_UK2_-13] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_10cc-14] "10cc Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[15] "Top Selling Albums For 1975" (PDF). Music Week. 27 December 1975. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.

[aus77-16] "Australian Gold for 10cc" (PDF). Cash Box. 29 October 1977. p. 89. Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via World Radio History.

[United_Kingdom10ccThe_Original_SoundtrackalbumCertRef-17] "British album certifications – 10cc – The Original Soundtrack". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

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  | name        = The Original Soundtrack
  | type        = studio
- | single1     = [[Life Is a Minestrone]]
+ | single1     = [[Life Is a Minestrone]] b/w "Channel Swimmer
  | single1date = 28 March 1975
- | single2     = [[I'm Not in Love]]
+ | single2     = [[I'm Not in Love]] b/w "Good News
  | single2date = 23 May 1975
- | single3     = Life Is a Minestrone"/"Lazy Ways
+ | single3     = Life Is a Minestrone" b/w "[[How Dare You! (album)|Lazy Ways]]
- | single3date = August 1976 (US Double A-Side)
+ | single3date = August 1976 (US double A-side)
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-'''''The Original Soundtrack''''' is the third studio album by the English [[art rock]] [[rock band|band]] [[10cc]]. It was released in 1975 and peaked at number three on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. ''The Original Soundtrack'' includes the singles "[[Life Is a Minestrone]]", and "[[I'm Not in Love]]", the band's most popular song.
+'''''The Original Soundtrack''''' is the third studio album by the English rock band [[10cc]]. It was released in 1975 and peaked at number three on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. ''The Original Soundtrack'' includes the singles "[[Life Is a Minestrone]]", and "[[I'm Not in Love]]", the band's most popular song.
-The album received good reviews when originally released on LP and cassette by [[Mercury Records]] in March 1975. It was ranked number 976 in ''[[All-Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (3rd. edition, 2000).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/virgin_1000_v3.htm |title=Rocklist |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref>
+The album received good reviews when originally released on LP, 8-Track and cassette by [[Mercury Records]] in March 1975. It was ranked number 976 in ''[[All-Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (2000).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/virgin_1000_v3.htm |title=Rocklist |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref>
 == Background ==
-The album was recorded and produced by the band at [[Strawberry Studios]] in 1974 with [[Eric Stewart]] engineering and mixing. The album was the first to be released by [[Mercury Records]] after signing the band for $1 million in February 1975. The catalyst for the deal was the fact the record executives had heard one song – "I'm Not in Love". [[Eric Stewart]] recalled:
+The album was recorded and produced by the band at [[Strawberry Studios]] in 1974 with [[Eric Stewart]] engineering and mixing. The album was the first to be released by [[Mercury Records]] after signing the band for $1&nbsp;million in February 1975. The catalyst for the deal was that the record executives had heard one song – "I'm Not in Love". Eric Stewart recalled:
-{{quote|At that point in time we were still on Jonathan King's label, but struggling. We were absolutely skint, the lot of us, we were really struggling seriously, and Philips Phonogram wanted to do a deal with us. They wanted to buy Jonathan King's contract. I rang them. I said come and have a listen to what we've done, come and have a listen to this track. And they came up and they freaked, and they said, "This is a masterpiece. How much money, what do you want? What sort of a contract do you want? We'll do anything, we'll sign it." On the strength of that one song, we did a five-year deal with them for five albums and they paid us a serious amount of money.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the10ccfanclub.com/htm/esiwts.htm |title=I Write The Songs |accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref>}}
+{{quote|At that point in time we were still on Jonathan King's label, but struggling. We were absolutely skint, the lot of us, we were really struggling seriously, and Philips Phonogram wanted to do a deal with us. They wanted to buy Jonathan King's contract. I rang them. I said come and have a listen to what we've done, come and have a listen to this track. And they came up and they freaked, and they said, "This is a masterpiece. How much money, what do you want? What sort of a contract do you want? We'll do anything, we'll sign it." On the strength of that one song, we did a five-year deal with them for five albums and they paid us a serious amount of money.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the10ccfanclub.com/htm/esiwts.htm |title=I Write The Songs |access-date=15 January 2014}}</ref>}}
 The rest of the album, which was already complete, was released just weeks later.
-The album's opening track, [[Kevin Godley]] and [[Lol Creme]]'s "Une Nuit a Paris", is a nine-minute, multi-part "mini-operetta". In English, the title (which should be written "Une nuit à Paris" to be correct in French) translates as "One Night in Paris" and the suite is divided into three separate parts:
-* Part 1 - One Night in Paris
-* Part 2 - The Same Night in Paris
-* Part 3 - Later That Same Night in Paris
-Lyrically the song tells a tale of a British tourist in [[Paris]], France. The locals attempt to con the man into buying items such as a [[Swiss watch]] and photographs. Eventually, the man ends up in the [[red-light district]] and although he feels ripped off, sleeps with a prostitute. Due to a series of complications, a policeman arrives on the scene and is shot dead.
-The album's most famous song, "I'm Not in Love", was built around a simple title by Stewart which asks the many ways the words "I love you" can be said without uttering them.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
 The artwork was designed by [[Hipgnosis]] and illustrated by artist [[Humphrey Ocean]].
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 }}
-''The Original Soundtrack'' was a critical and commercial success reaching No. 3 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<ref name="UKCharts">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/10%20c.c./ |title=10 C.C. |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref> and No. 15 in the [[United States|U.S.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/10cc-mn0000502163/awards |title=10cc Awards |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref>
+''The Original Soundtrack'' was a critical and commercial success reaching No. 3 in the UK<ref name="UKCharts">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/10%20c.c./ |title=10 C.C. |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref> and No. 15 in the US<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/10cc-mn0000502163/awards |title=10cc Awards |work=AllMusic |accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref>
-Ken Barnes gave the album a rave review in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', commenting, "Musically there's more going on than in ten [[Yes (band)|Yes]] albums, yet it's generally as accessible as a straight pop band (though less so than the two preceding 10cc LPs)." He particularly praised the album for being ambitious without being excessive or pretentious, and for its lyrical content.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thetemptations/albums/album/251362/review/6210348/the_original_soundtrack |title=Album review |last=Barnes |first=Ken |date=19 June 1975 |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201103123/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thetemptations/albums/album/251362/review/6210348/the_original_soundtrack |archivedate=1 December 2008 }}</ref>
+Ken Barnes gave the album a rave review in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', commenting, "Musically there's more going on than in ten [[Yes (band)|Yes]] albums, yet it's generally as accessible as a straight pop band (though less so than the two preceding 10cc LPs)." He particularly praised the album for being ambitious without being excessive or pretentious, and for its lyrical content.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thetemptations/albums/album/251362/review/6210348/the_original_soundtrack |title=Album review |last=Barnes |first=Ken |date=19 June 1975 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201103123/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thetemptations/albums/album/251362/review/6210348/the_original_soundtrack |archivedate=1 December 2008 }}</ref>
 ''[[Village Voice]]'' critic [[Robert Christgau]] panned the album, remarking of the song "I'm Not in Love": "stretching your only decent melody (a non-satirical love song) over six tedious minutes, is that a joke?"<ref name="CG"/>
-The first single "Life Is a Minestrone" was another UK Top 10 for the band, peaking at No. 7.<ref name="UKCharts"/> Their biggest success came with the song that sold the album, "I'm Not in Love", which gave the band their second UK No. 1 in June 1975, staying there for two weeks.<ref name="UKCharts"/> The song also provided them with their first major US chart success when the song reached No. 2.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/431837/10cc/chart 10CC Hot 100 chart history], Billboard.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.</ref>
+The first single "Life Is a Minestrone" was another UK Top 10 for the band, peaking at No. 7.<ref name="UKCharts"/> Their biggest success came with the song that sold the album, "I'm Not in Love", which gave the band their second UK No. 1 in June 1975, staying there for two weeks.<ref name="UKCharts"/> The song also provided them with their first major US chart success when the song reached No. 2.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/431837/10cc/chart 10CC Hot 100 chart history], ''Billboard''. Retrieved 13 October 2013.</ref>
 == Track listing ==
 {{Track listing|
 | headline = Side one
+| total_length = 19:16
 | extra_column = Lead vocals
-| title1 = Une Nuit a Paris
+| title1 = Une nuit a Paris"
+#"One Night in Paris"
+#"The Same Night in Paris"
+#"Later That Same Night in Paris
 | writer1 = {{flatlist|
 * [[Lol Creme]]
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 {{Track listing|
 | headline = Side two
+| total_length = 22:28
 | extra_column = Lead vocals
 | title4 = The Second Sitting for the Last Supper
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 {{Track listing|
 | headline =
+| total_length = 48:22
 | extra_column = Lead vocals
 | title9 = Channel Swimmer
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 * Gouldman}}
 | length9 = 2:50
-| extra9 =
+| extra9 = Gouldman
 | title10 = Good News
 | writer10 = {{flatlist|
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 * Creme}}
 | length10 = 3:48
-| extra10 =
+| extra10 = Godley with Creme
 }}
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 {{Track listing|
 | headline =
+| total_length = 56:16
 | extra_column = Lead vocals
 | title11 = Life Is a Minestrone (Single edit)
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 == Personnel ==
+Adapted from the liner notes of the album.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Original Soundtrack]] |others=10cc |year=1975 |type=liner notes |publisher=[[Mercury Records|Mercury]] |id=9102 500}}</ref>
-* [[Eric Stewart]] – [[guitar]]s <small>(all but 2)</small>, [[lead vocals]] <small>(1-6)</small>, [[backing vocals]] <small>(1, 3–5, 7, 8)</small>, [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] <small>(2-4, 6, 8)</small>, [[percussion]] <small>(8)</small>
+; 10cc
-* [[Lol Creme]] – keyboards <small>(all tracks)</small>, backing vocals <small>(all tracks)</small>, percussion <small>(1, 4, 7, 8)</small>, lead vocals <small>(1, 3, 7)</small>, guitars <small>(4, 6, 7)</small>, [[vibraphone]] <small>(1)</small>, [[violin]] <small>(5)</small>, [[autoharp]] <small>(6)</small>, [[mandolin]] <small>(8)</small>
-* [[Graham Gouldman]] – [[bass guitar]] <small>(all tracks)</small>, backing vocals <small>(all but 8)</small>, guitars <small>(all but 5)</small>, lead vocals <small>(1, 3, 8)</small>, percussion <small>(1)</small>, [[double bass]] <small>(5)</small>, autoharp <small>(6)</small>, mandolin <small>(8)</small>
+* [[Eric Stewart]] – lead <small>(1–6)</small> and backing vocals <small>(1, 3–5, 7, 8)</small>, electric <small>(3–8)</small> and steel guitars <small>(1, 3)</small>, [[Rhodes piano|Fender Rhodes electric piano]] <small>(2, 4, 6)</small>, piano <small>(3, 4, 6)</small>, organ <small>(8)</small>, percussion <small>(8)</small>
-* [[Kevin Godley]] – backing vocals <small>(all tracks)</small>, percussion <small>(1, 4–8)</small>, [[drums]] <small>(1, 3, 4, 6, 7)</small>, lead vocals <small>(1, 3, 5)</small>, [[synthesizer]] <small>(2)</small>, [[cello]] <small>(5)</small>
+* [[Lol Creme]] – lead <small>(1, 3, 7)</small> and backing vocals <small>(all tracks)</small>, piano <small>(all but 3)</small>, Fender Rhodes electric piano <small>(1, 7)</small>, organ <small>(3)</small>, [[Moog synthesizer]] <small>(5)</small>, percussion <small>(1, 4, 7, 8)</small>, electric <small>(4, 7)</small> and acoustic guitars <small>(6)</small>, [[The Gizmo|Gizmo]] <small>(3, 5)</small>, [[vibraphone]] <small>(1)</small>, violins <small>(5)</small>, [[autoharp]] <small>(6)</small>, [[mandolin]] <small>(8)</small>
+* [[Graham Gouldman]] – lead <small>(1, 3, 8)</small> and backing vocals <small>(all but 8)</small>, bass guitar <small>(all tracks)</small>, electric <small>(2–4, 7, 8)</small> and acoustic guitars <small>(6, 7)</small>, percussion <small>(1)</small>, double bass <small>(5)</small>, autoharp <small>(6)</small>, mandolin <small>(8)</small>
+* [[Kevin Godley]] – lead <small>(1, 3, 5)</small> and backing vocals <small>(all tracks)</small>, drums <small>(1, 3, 4, 6, 7)</small>, bass drum <small>(5)</small>, timpani <small>(1, 5)</small>, marimba <small>(5)</small>, timbales <small>(7)</small>, bongos <small>(8)</small>, percussion <small>(1, 4, 6–8)</small>, Moog synthesizer <small>(2)</small>, cellos <small>(5)</small>
+; Technical
+* [[10cc]]&nbsp;– production
+* [[Hipgnosis]]&nbsp;– cover design
+* [[Humphrey Ocean]]&nbsp;– cover illustration
 ==Charts==
+{{col-begin}}
-{|class="wikitable
+{{col-2}}
+===Weekly charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
 |-
 !scope="col"| Chart (1975)
 !Peak<br/>position
 |-
-|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=307}}</ref>
+! scope="row" | Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=307}}</ref>
 | style="text-align:center;"| 9
 |-
+{{album chart|Canada|5|chartid=4055a|rowheader=true|access-date=30 November 2021}}
-|United Kingdom ([[Official Charts Company]])
+|-
-| style="text-align:center;"| 3
+{{album chart|New Zealand|37|artist=10cc|album=The Original Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=30 November 2021}}
+|-
+{{album chart|UK2|3|date=19750511|rowheader=true|access-date=30 November 2021}}
+|-
+{{album chart|Billboard200|15|artist=10cc|rowheader=true|access-date=30 November 2021}}
 |-
-|United States ([[Billboard 200]])
-| style="text-align:center;"| 15
 |}
+{{col-2}}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
+|-
+! scope="col" | Chart (1975)
+! scope="col" | Position
+|-
+! scope="row" | UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=27 December 1975 |title=Top Selling Albums For 1975 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1975/Music-Week-1975-12-27.pdf |url-status=live |magazine=[[Music Week]] |page=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309074922/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1975/Music-Week-1975-12-27.pdf |archive-date=9 March 2021 |via=worldradiohistory.com}}</ref>
+| 17
+|-
+|}
+{{col-end}}
 ==Certifications==
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Graham Gouldman Paul Burgess Rick Fenn Keith Hayman Iain Hornal Eric Stewart Lol Creme Kevin Godley Stuart Tosh Tony O'Malley Duncan Mackay Vic Emerson Gary Wallis Mike Stevens Mick Wilson
Studio albums	10cc Sheet Music The Original Soundtrack How Dare You! Deceptive Bends Bloody Tourists Look Hear? Ten Out of 10 Windows in the Jungle ...Meanwhile Mirror Mirror
Live albums	Live and Let Live Alive Clever Clogs
Compilations	100cc Greatest Hits 1972–1978 Changing Faces – The Very Best of 10cc and Godley & Creme The Very Best of 10cc Strawberry Bubblegum: A Collection of Pre-10CC Strawberry Studio Recordings 1969–1972 Greatest Hits ... And More
Box sets	Greatest Songs and More (Great Box)
Singles	"Donna" "Johnny, Don't Do It" "Rubber Bullets" "The Dean and I" "Headline Hustler" "The Worst Band in the World" "The Wall Street Shuffle" "Silly Love" "I'm Not in Love" "Life Is a Minestrone" "Art for Art's Sake" "I'm Mandy Fly Me" "The Things We Do for Love" "Good Morning Judge" "People in Love" "Dreadlock Holiday" "One-Two-Five" "Feel the Love"
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