How Dare You! (album)

In an interview at the time of its release, Gouldman told Melody Maker music newspaper: "It's as different as any album by the same band can be, and I think it's a progression from the last one. I think there's been a progression on every album and I think we've done it again. It's a strange mixture of songs. There's one about divorce, a song about schizophrenia, a song about wanting to rule the world, the inevitable money song, and an instrumental."[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[4]
Jerk Music Critic	[5]

Village Voice critic Robert Christgau wrote in his review of the album: "The putrefaction isn't as extreme as on last year's hit album, but the affliction would seem permanent—they don't know whether they're supposed to be funny or pretty, and so nine times out of ten they're neither."[4]

Credits sourced from the original album liner notes.

10cc

• Eric Stewart – lead (2, 4, 6, 7) and backing vocals (3, 4, 7-9), lead guitar (all tracks), piano (4, 6, 7), bass guitar (2, 6), electric piano (4, 6, 7), pedal steel (7), Levi zipper (5)
• Lol Creme – lead (3, 6, 8) and backing vocals (2-7, 9), Moog synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9), piano (2, 3, 9), rhythm guitar (1, 6-8), lead guitar (1, 4, 9), maracas (1, 6, 7, 9), clavinet (1, 2), organ (3, 5), Gizmo (5, 9), electric piano (8, 9), sleigh bells (1), tambourine (2), vibraphone (4), recorder (6), handclaps (9)
• Graham Gouldman – lead (5, 6) and backing vocals (2-6, 8, 9), bass guitar (1, 3-5, 7-9), rhythm guitar (2, 5, 6), tambourine (2, 6), zither (4), cowbell (6), glockenspiel (7), slide guitar (7), handclaps (9), Spanish guitar (9)
• Kevin Godley – lead (5, 7, 9) and backing vocals (all but 1), drums (1-4, 6-8), congas (1, 5), timpani (3, 5), cowbell (1), bongos (1), triangle (2), maracas (3), temple blocks (6), tambourine (8), castanets (9), cabasa (9), handclaps (9), bass drum (9)

Additional musician

• Mair Jones – harp (9)