Live and Let Live (10cc album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Live and Let Live

| type = live

| artist = 10cc

| cover = liveandletlive.jpeg

| alt =

| released = October 1977

| recorded = 16–20 June 1977

| venue = Hammersmith Odeon, London
Manchester Apollo, Manchester

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Progressive pop|pop rock|art rock}}

| length = 90:15

| label = Mercury

| producer = Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman

| chronology = 10cc

| prev_title = Deceptive Bends

| prev_year = 1977

| next_title = Bloody Tourists

| next_year = 1978

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Live and Let Live

| type = live

| single1 = The Wall Street Shuffle

| single1date = 1977

| single2 = I'm Mandy Fly Me

| single2date = 1978

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic | class=album | id=live-and-let-live-mw0000564526 | title=Live and Let Live | first=Dave | last=Thompson | accessdate=April 10, 2020}}

}}

Live and Let Live is 10cc's first live album, released in the Autumn of 1977. It was recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London between 18 and 20 June 1977 and the Manchester Apollo, Manchester between 16 and 17 July 1977.

Overview

The album features the then-new line-up of 10cc after the departure of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme in 1976. The trio of Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman and Paul Burgess who recorded the most recent 10cc album, Deceptive Bends, that was issued earlier that year, were joined by Rick Fenn, Stuart Tosh and Tony O'Malley. Tony O'Malley was also assigned with lead vocals on "Art for Art's Sake".

As the tour promoted Deceptive Bends, the live album features all but one track from it – "I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor". The rest of the set list relied mostly on Stewart/Gouldman compositions.

Release and reception

The album was a hit, reaching Top 10 in Norway and Sweden and No. 14 in the UK charts and later receiving a Gold certification.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14703/10cc/|title=10 C.C.|publisher=officialcharts.com|accessdate=2019-07-31}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |title=BPI Certification |publisher=British Phonographic Industry|accessdate=2016-07-19}} The song "The Wall Street Shuffle" backed with "You've Got a Cold" was issued as a single in America, but failed to reach the charts.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/10cc-Wall-Street-Shuffle/master/1532257|title=The Wall Street Shuffle|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=2020-04-24}} "I'm Mandy Fly Me" was issued as a single in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/10cc-Im-Mandy-Fly-Me/release/13352764|title=I'm Mandy Fly Me|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=2020-04-24}}

Track listing

All tracks composed by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, except where indicated.

;Side one

  1. "The Second Sitting for the Last Supper" (Stewart, Gouldman, Kevin Godley, Lol Creme) - 5:22
  2. "You've Got a Cold" - 3:57
  3. "Honeymoon with B Troop" - 3:56
  4. "Art for Art's Sake" - 7:14
  5. "People in Love" - 4:11

;Side two

  1. "The Wall Street Shuffle" - 4:12
  2. "Ships Don't Disappear in the Night (Do They?)" - 7:33
  3. "I'm Mandy Fly Me" (Stewart, Gouldman, Godley) - 6:03
  4. "Marriage Bureau Rendezvous" - 4:20

;Side three

  1. "Good Morning Judge" - 3:11
  2. "Feel the Benefit" - 13:35
  3. "The Things We Do for Love" - 3:49

;Side four

  1. "Waterfall" - 7:48
  2. "I'm Not in Love" - 6:59
  3. "Modern Man Blues" - 8:05

Personnel

Charts

class="wikitable
scope="col"| Chart (1977/78)

!Peak
position

Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=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}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 13

United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)

| style="text-align:center;"| 14

United States (Billboard 200)

| style="text-align:center;"| 146

References