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 April 7, 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