After two albums from 10cc as a six-piece lineup, Ten Out of 10 was a return to the core duo of Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart.

Gold explained: He was of the opinion that, although the album was very strong, it might benefit the US audience to have a few additional cuts tailored more for the American ear.

Soon I was in the UK, co-writing and co-producing three tracks for the album, which was a blast to do and turned out very well.Andrew Gold was also invited to join the band but declined because of other commitments: During the course of my three-week stay, Eric, Graham and I fell in love, as it were, and soon they asked me to join the band, which was an extremely exciting offer.

The recording of the album was interrupted by Eric Stewart's contributions to Paul McCartney's Tug of War and Graham Gouldman's production of The Ramones' Pleasant Dreams in the first half of 1981.

To create the image, model-making techniques similar to those used in cinema were used - the façade of the building is actually a miniature placed in front of the camera,[3] with the people posed behind it.

The US edition of the album included three new compositions co-written by Andrew Gold: "The Power of Love", "We've Heard It All Before", and "Run Away", along with "Tomorrow's World Today", which was originally a b-side to the "Don't Turn Me Away" single, and a different mix of "Memories".

The album was preceded by the singles "Les Nouveaux Riches" b/w "I Hate to Eat Alone" (UK only release) and "Don't Turn Me Away" b/w "Tomorrow's World Today" (except US).

The albums weren't really bad, there was always the integrity, and the production values, but in retrospect, I find them rather dour, rather lacklustre.

"[1]Following Ten Out of 10, the band ended the stint with Warner Bros. Records in the US which had started with their previous album Look Hear?