They became involved in a number of bands such as the Mockingbirds,
Hotlegs and later
10cc. As part of the bands Godley was a songwriter, lead vocalist, played drums, percussion and keyboards. Godley and Creme recorded four studio albums with 10cc. In 1977, early in the recording of the band's fifth studio album
Deceptive Bends, unimpressed with the songs by bandmates
Eric Stewart and
Graham Gouldman and eager to work on other projects outside of the band, Godley and Creme left. In 1977, they released their first album project –
Consequences – a concept album demonstration piece for the "Gizmo" a device that enabled an electric guitar to mimic orchestral instruments the pair had begun developing early on in the 10cc years.
Consequences is a story about meek Walter Stapleton divorcing his French playgirl wife, with English comedian and satirist
Peter Cook voicing the parts of two solicitors, the irascible Pepperman and the alcoholic Haig, and Haig's downstairs resident and reclusive musician Mr Blint, who constantly interrupts them and confuses the proceedings, and singer Sarah Vaughan. The album was released as a three-LP box set.
Consequences attained a niche following and had one single released from it, "Five O'clock in the Morning". However, despite the creativity, innovation and imagination involved, it was a commercial flop. in 1974 Both Godley and Creme briefly 'reunited' with their former 10cc bandmates Stewart and Gouldman on the band's tenth studio album
...Meanwhile (1992). Following
...Meanwhile, Godley and Creme went their separate ways again, having experienced difficulties together as early as 1988. In 2025, Godley reunited with
Graham Gouldman for a special performance as 10cc for an edition of ''BBC Radio 2's Piano Room'' with the
BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by
Anne Dudley. Three songs were performed including
I'm Not In Love, new composition I Don't Want To Go To Heaven and a cover version of
All I Have To Do Is Dream. == Later work ==