![]() Later work Īfter 10cc's second split, Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman continued to work together both as Wax and on each other's solo records. ![]() Despite Gold not being an official member of 10cc, the band still released "Ready to Go Home" with his lead vocals. His contributions were backing vocals on "Grow Old with Me" and lead vocals on "Ready to Go Home", the latter co-written by Gold and Gouldman. Gouldman and Stewart continued as 10cc and their next album, Mirror Mirror, also featured Gold. Andrew Gold himself re-formed Bryndle with its original members to record their self-titled debut album. Meanwhile, on which Andrew Gold also appeared, adding guitar to the track "Charity Begins at Home". They got back together to record the group's comeback album. In the beginning of 1990, Gouldman was offered the chance to reform 10cc with Eric Stewart. The band's third album, A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes, failed to achieve the level of success of its predecessor and both Gold and Gouldman went on to continue with other ventures. with the latter being a European hit which was supported by European TV appearances including performances of the song on the renowned, high-profile British pop-music showcase Top of the Pops and the German series Peter's Pop Show. The band's best known singles during that period were " Right Between the Eyes" and " Bridge to Your Heart". They signed with RCA Records, and released three studio albums between 19. Under the supervision of Harvey Lisberg, Gouldman's long-time manager, the pair started working on songs for a new album, and took the name Wax. A second single, "Victoria", was released, but both singles failed to get any attention, and the album was shelved. They chose World in Action as the band name and released a single, "Don't Break My Heart." Soon afterwards, they changed the name of the collaboration to Common Knowledge and later pressings of the debut single went under the new name. During this period, they wrote enough songs for an album. ![]() Initial work Īfter 10cc split in 1983, Graham Gouldman persuaded Gold to visit him at his home in Mottram St Andrew, England, to write and spend some time together. It led to an offer to join the band – an offer Gold declined because of other commitments. release of Ten Out of 10 also featured three songs co-written by Gold: "Power of Love," "Runaway" and "We’ve Heard It All Before". Andrew Gold was invited to record with the band by Lenny Waronker, head of A&R at Warner Bros, and played keyboards and percussion on the completed album, as well as adding background vocals. In 1981, 10cc was working on what would become the album Ten Out of 10. In the US, they were listed as Wax UK, while later releases were additionally credited as Andrew Gold & Graham Gouldman. They are best known for their European hit singles " Bridge to Your Heart" and " Right Between the Eyes". Wax were a new wave duo based in Manchester, England, consisting of American singer-songwriter Andrew Gold and 10cc guitarist/bassist Graham Gouldman. ![]()
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