I Have Notes

10cc mainstay Graham Gouldman has announced that he will release a brand new solo album, "I Have Notes", through Lojinx Records on July 5th, 2024.

The album features guest appearances from an array of stars, including Ringo Starr, Queen guitarist Brian May, Hank Marvin, Albert Lee, as well as featuring a cover courtesy of Peter Curzon at Storm Studios, and, yes, of course Storm Thergerson of Hipgnosis were responsible for several notable 10cc album covers.

“The cover art works beautifully, I think”, enthuses Gouldman. “You may understand it, you may not. But you know something interesting is happening".

"I wrote the new single, 'We're Alive' in Nashville last year with Beth Nielsen Chapman and Gordon Kennedy", Gouldman explains. "Both of whom I’ve worked with before. I just started playing this opening riff, there's some nodding going on, it sounded quite exuberant and so the theme had to be something life affirming. Beth came up with the 'We're Alive' title, and then we finished off the song really quickly together. There are certain references, which I love, that are kind of interesting. 'Pull back the sofa, wind up the gramophone'. You know, who's got a gramophone? Nobody!".

The album features an array of musical styles including what is being referred to as a 'space ballad', "Floating In Heaven", with Brian May, the 'unashamed Beatle inspired' "Couldn’t Love You More, featuring Ringo Starr, the 'long lost 10cc era confessional' "I’m Lazy" and a live rendition of "Heart Full Of Soul", featuring Brian May and Ron Thal on guitar, Derek Sherinian on keyboards, Ric Fierabracci on bass and Simon Phillips on drums.

Gouldman will premiere "I Have Notes" with 2 special one off album launch shows on July 1st and 2nd, at Pizza Express Live in Holborn, UK, which will see him debut songs from the new album, along with favourites from across his incredible career.