How Dare You! (album)

Writing and recording

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."

Side One

1. "How Dare You" (Lol Creme, Kevin Godley) – 4:14
2. Eric – steel and lead guitars
3. Kevin – drums, congas, cow bell, bongos
4. Graham – bass, rizo-rizo
5. Lol – 12-string, 6-string rhythm and lead guitars, Clavinet, Moog synthesizer, marracas, sleigh bells
6. "Lazy Ways" (Lol Creme, Eric Stewart) – 4:20
7. Eric – lead guitar, lead vocals, six string bass
8. Graham – acoustic guitars, backing vocals, tambourine
9. Lol – piano, backing vocals, clavinet, Moog synthesizer, tambourine
10. Kevin – drums, backing vocals, triangle
11. "I Wanna Rule the World" (Lol Creme, Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman) – 3:57
12. Lol – organ, lead and backing vocals, piano
13. Kevin – drums, backing vocals, timpani, maracas
14. Eric – lead guitars, backing vocals
15. Graham – bass, backing vocals
16. "I'm Mandy Fly Me" (Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley) – 5:24
17. Eric – lead guitar, lead and backing vocals, piano, whistle
18. Graham – electric six-string, electric four-string and acoustic bass, backing vocals, zithers
19. Kevin – drums, backing vocals
20. Lol – lead guitar, backing vocals, Moog synthesizer, vibes
21. "Iceberg" (Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley) – 3:43
22. Graham – bass, first lead and backing vocals, electric guitars
23. Kevin – congas, second lead and backing vocals, tympani
24. Eric – lead guitars, Levi zip
25. Lol – organ, backing vocals, Gizmo (Gizmotron)

Side Two

1. "Art for Art's Sake" (Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman) – 5:59
2. Eric – lead guitar, lead vocal, backing vocals, electric and acoustic piano, six string and fuzz bass
3. Graham – electric guitars, backing vocals, cow bell, tambourine
4. Lol – electric guitars, second lead and backing vocals, maracas, Moog synthesizer, recorder
5. Kevin – drums, backing vocals, temple blocks
6. "Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby" (Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart) – 3:58
7. Kevin – drums, first lead and backing vocals
8. Eric – lead and pedal steel guitars, second lead vocals, piano
9. Lol – electric guitars, backing vocals
10. Graham – bass, Dobro, slide steel guitar, glockenspiel
11. "Head Room" (Kevin Godley, Lol Creme) – 4:21
12. Lol – lead guitar, lead vocals, electric piano
13. Kevin – drums, backing vocals, tambourine
14. Graham – bass, backing vocals
15. Eric – slide guitar, backing vocals
16. "Don't Hang Up" (Kevin Godley, Lol Creme) – 6:16
17. Kevin – castanets, lead and backing vocals, cabasa, hand claps
18. Lol – electric and acoustic piano, backing vocals, marracas, hand claps, Gizmo (Gizmotron), Moog synthesizer
19. Graham – bass, backing vocals, Spanish guitar, hand claps
20. Eric – lead guitar, backing vocals
21. Mair Jones – harp

Bonus tracks

1997 Reissue bonus track

10. "Get It While You Can" (Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart) – 2:53

Japan Bonus tracks

10. "Art for Art's Sake" (Single Edit)11. "Get It While You Can"12. "I'm Mandy Fly Me" (Single Edit)

Cassette track listing

Side one

1. "Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby"
2. "Head Room"
3. "I Wanna Rule the World"
4. "I'm Mandy Fly Me"
5. "Iceberg"

Side two

1. "How Dare You"
2. "Lazy Ways"
3. "Art for Art's Sake"
4. "Don't Hang Up"