Greatest Hits 1972–1978 is a compilation album by the English rock band 10cc, released on 21 September 1979.
[5] The album was released in 1979 and was intended as a stop-gap between albums, whilst Eric Stewart recovered from his car accident that temporary halted the band's activity.
A single was released alongside, coupling 10cc biggest hit "I'm Not in Love" with "For You and I" from the Bloody Tourists album.
[6] Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "Separating the jokes from the japes, eschewing atmospheric preciosity, and climaxing with two great pieces of lovesong schmaltz that define the group's seriousness, this is as consistent a 10cc LP as you can buy.
But I miss oldies like 'Johnny, Don't Do It,' 'The Worst Band in the World,' 'Oh Effendi.'