Wax was a 1980s pop group consisting of Andrew Gold and 10cc guitarist/bassist Graham Gouldman. The band is best known for the hit singles "Right Between the Eyes" and "Bridge to Your Heart".
In 1981, 10cc were working on what would become their album Ten Out of 10. Andrew Gold was invited to record with the band by Lenny Waronker, head of A&R; at Warner Bros. It lead to an offer to join the band – an offer Gold declined because of other commitme...
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Wax was a 1980s pop group consisting of Andrew Gold and 10cc guitarist/bassist Graham Gouldman. The band is best known for the hit singles "Right Between the Eyes" and "Bridge to Your Heart".
In 1981, 10cc were working on what would become their album Ten Out of 10. Andrew Gold was invited to record with the band by Lenny Waronker, head of A&R; at Warner Bros. It lead to an offer to join the band – an offer Gold declined because of other commitments.
After 10cc split in 1983, Gouldman persuaded Gold to return to England to write and spent some time together. He ended up staying for seven months. During this period they wrote enough songs for an album. They chose World In Action as the band name and released a single "Don't Break My Heart". Soon afterwards they changed the name to Common Knowledge. A second single "Victoria" was released, but both singles failed to get any attention and the album was shelved.
They started working on songs for a new album, changed labels, and took the...
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