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The album became a return to the roots for 10cc as all the songs on the album were written together by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, some of which were extended pieces with complex arrangements ("24 Hours", "Taxi! Taxi!", "The Secret Life of Henry"), reminiscent of the "Une Nuit a Paris" and "Feel the Benefit" from the earlier albums, and based on the unifying concept of love and life in the city.
The album also continued the formula established by the previous 10cc album Ten Out of 10 for which the band consisted of Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman with other musicians taking part as session players, however again featuring long-time 10cc collaborators Rick Fenn and Stuart Tosh along with recent addition of Vic Emerson to the live lineup. However, the album marked the absence of Paul Burgess for the first time since 1977 Deceptive Bends.
Windows in the Jungle was recorded in Strawberry Studios North, the first time 10cc recorded the album entirely there since 1976 How Dare You! as Strawberry Studios South was occupied at the beginning of the recording by The Moody Blues for the recording of The Present.
Eric Stewart recalled that the finished album did not meet his initial expectations:
"Windows started as a concept album and I'm sorry I didn't pursue that goal, the pressure for the hit single always got in the way with 10cc albums.
I longed to be like Pink Floyd and just go for large musical statements like "One Night in Paris" and "Feel the Benefit", but we were locked onto the singles roundabout, the 'quick buck', and it was impossible to break free at the time. The album was not really very successful, 10cc wise, anywhere in the rest of the world really, but in terms of sales today it was a minor hit."
The album turned out to be the last for 10cc for nine years, as well as their final album for Mercury Records and final to be recorded in their own Strawberry Studios. It was also the final studio album to feature musicians from the lineup formed during the making of Bloody Tourists (1978) (except for the brief appearance of Rick Fenn on Mirror Mirror).
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- Recorded At – Strawberry Studios
- Mixed At – Strawberry Studios
- Mastered At – The Town House
- Drums – Simon Phillips, Stuart Tosh (tracks: B2)
- Drums, Percussion – Steve Gadd
- Engineer [Assisted by] – Chris (CJ) Jones
- Engineer, Mixed By – Martin Lawrence
- Keyboards – Mike Timony, Vic Emerson
- Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion, Lead Guitar, Engineer – Eric Stewart
- Mastered By – Ian Cooper
- Saxophone – Mel Collins
- Sleeve – STd
- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar – Rick Fenn
- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar – Graham Gouldman
- Vocals, Percussion, Marimba – Stuart Tosh
- Written-By, Directed By – Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman
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