The Last Temptation of Chris

The Last Temptation of Chris is an album by Chris Difford,[1][2] one of the founding members of the new wave band Squeeze. It was released on 7 April 2008. This is his second solo album, a follow-up to his solo debut in 2002, I Didn't Get Where I Am. The album is dedicated to Chris's brother, Les, who died before the album's release. The album's title is a play on The Last Temptation of Christ. The cover of the album is of Difford slouched at a counter with a cup of coffee and wearing a black Homburg hat and a black Astrakhan coat, in homage to a famous photo of comedian Tony Hancock.

Track listing

  1. "Come on Down" – 3:32
  2. "Broken Family" – 3:04
  3. "Battersea Boys" – 4:06
  4. "On My Own I'm Never Bored" – 4:06
  5. "Julian and Sandy" – 3:37
  6. "The Other Man in my Life" – 3:53
  7. "My Mother's Handbag" – 3:47
  8. "Fat as a Fiddle" – 3:25
  9. "The Gates of Eden" – 3:56
  10. "Reverso" – 5:38
  11. "Never Coming Back" – 3:32
  12. "Good Life" – 3:09
  13. "The Party's Over" – 3:48

Personnel

  • Chris Difford – vocals, guitar
  • Melvin Duffy – guitar, lap steel, pedal steel, weissenborn, banjo
  • Boo Hewerdine – guitar, backing vocals, piano
  • Dorie Jackson – backing vocals
  • Simon Little – bass
  • Pete Long – clarinet
  • Neil MacColl – guitar
  • David Marks – bass
  • John Parricelli – guitar
  • Mark Taylor – piano, organ
  • Enrico Tomasso – trumpet, brass
  • Jim Watson – piano
  • Tim Weller – drums

References

  1. ↑ "Word play and music". News & Star. 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  2. ↑ "The wit and wisom of Chris Difford". Birmingham Post. 7 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
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