Bloody Tourists

Bloody Tourists
Studio album by 10cc
Released September 1978
Recorded Strawberry Studios South
(Dorking, Surrey, England)
Genre
Length 49:57
Label
Producer
10cc chronology
Live and Let Live
(1977)		 Bloody Tourists
(1978)		 Look Hear?
(1980)
Singles from Bloody Tourists
  1. "Dreadlock Holiday"
    Released: 21 July 1978
  2. "Reds in My Bed"
    Released: 10 November 1978
  3. "From Rochdale to Ocho Rios"
    Released: December 1978 (Australia only)
  4. "For You and I"
    Released: January 1979 (U.S. only)
  5. "I'm Not in Love" / "For You and I"
    Released: 21 September 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Bloody Tourists is the sixth studio album by the English rock band 10cc, released worldwide by Mercury Records and in North America by Polydor Records in September 1978. Recorded at Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, the album was produced by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman and features cover art created by graphic designer George Hardie of Hipgnosis.

Two singles, "Dreadlock Holiday"' and "Reds in My Bed" were extracted from Bloody Tourists, with the first preceding the album. "Dreadlock Holiday" topped the charts in several countries, including the United Kingdom where it became the band's third and last number-one hit.[2] Driven by the success of the lead single, the album reached number 3 in the UK Albums Chart.[3]

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocal Length
1. "Dreadlock Holiday"  Eric Stewart, Graham GouldmanGouldman 4:28
2. "For You and I"  Stewart, GouldmanStewart 5:20
3. "Take These Chains"  Stewart, GouldmanStewart 2:36
4. "Shock on the Tube (Don't Want Love)"  StewartStewart 3:38
5. "Last Night"  Gouldman, Rick FennGouldman 3:10
6. "The Anonymous Alcoholic"  Stewart, GouldmanStewart 5:38
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocal Length
7. "Reds in My Bed"  Stewart, Stuart ToshStewart 4:08
8. "Life Line"  GouldmanGouldman 3:26
9. "Tokyo"  StewartStewart 4:29
10. "Old Mister Time"  Stewart, Duncan MackayStewart 4:27
11. "From Rochdale to Ocho Rios"  GouldmanGouldman 3:41
12. "Everything You've Wanted to Know About!!! (Exclamation Marks)"  StewartStewart 4:25
Total length:
 49:57

Personnel

10cc

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"Dreadlock Holiday"

Technical personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 3
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] 75
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 3
US Billboard 200[11] 69

Year-end charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 50

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] Platinum 15,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Guarisco, Donald A. 10cc: "Bloody Tourists" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "10cc – Dreadlock Holiday". Official Chart Company. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – 10cc – Bloody Tourists". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0071b." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – 10cc – Bloody Tourists" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – 10cc – Bloody Tourists" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – 10cc – Bloody Tourists". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – 10cc – Bloody Tourists". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – 10cc – Bloody Tourists". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "10cc – Chart history" Billboard 200 for 10cc.
  12. ↑ Scaping, Peter, ed. (1979). "Top 200 LPs in 1978". BPI Year Book 1979: A Review of the British Record and Tape Industry. London: British Phonographic Industry. pp. 182–185. ISBN 0-906154-02-2.
  13. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – 10cc – Bloody Tourists". Music Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – 10cc – Bloody Tourists". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

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