Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
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Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti is a 1985 album by the British New Wave
group Squeeze. It is the band's sixth album, and the first recorded since their breakup in 1982. It reunited songwriters Glenn Tilbrook
and Chris Difford
with drummer Gilson Lavis
and keyboardist Jools Holland
(now credited as "Julian"). Keith Wilkinson, who played bass on the 1984 Difford & Tilbrook
album, joined Squeeze for the first time. He would stay with the band for over a decade, making him the longest-lasting bassist in Squeeze's history. Laurie Latham
produced the album, giving it a distinctly '80s feel that stands apart from the sound of Squeeze's other records.
The album's title is a play on words, combining the name of the Mozart
Italian-language
opera Cosi fan tutte
with the name of the Italian confection tutti-frutti
(also the name of a Little Richard
song
). The album's cover art expands this into a visual pun
, with a picture of a tea cozy (cosi), a fan, and a tutti-frutti dessert.
In 1997, the CD was released in the UK
with two bonus tracks, as part of the Six of One... box set. The set included the band's first six studio albums, each digitally remastered. These CDs were made available for individual purchase in 1998.
and Glenn Tilbrook
except as indicated.
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
group Squeeze. It is the band's sixth album, and the first recorded since their breakup in 1982. It reunited songwriters Glenn Tilbrook
Glenn Tilbrook
Glenn Martin Tilbrook is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid 1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the melody for Squeeze, while his writing partner, Chris Difford, wrote the lyrics...
and Chris Difford
Chris Difford
Chris Difford is a singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer....
with drummer Gilson Lavis
Gilson Lavis
Gilson Lavis was the drummer for Squeeze from 1976 until 1992. More recently, he has been drumming for Jools Holland's Rhythm & Blues Orchestra....
and keyboardist Jools Holland
Jools Holland
Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Who, David Gilmour and Bono.Holland is a...
(now credited as "Julian"). Keith Wilkinson, who played bass on the 1984 Difford & Tilbrook
Difford & Tilbrook (album)
Difford & Tilbrook is the only studio album released by Difford & Tilbrook. Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook were the main songwriters in the New Wave band Squeeze until their 1982 breakup. The duo continued to write songs together, and in 1984 released this self-titled effort. When Squeeze...
album, joined Squeeze for the first time. He would stay with the band for over a decade, making him the longest-lasting bassist in Squeeze's history. Laurie Latham
Laurie Latham
Laurie Latham is a British rock producer who worked with Glenn Tilbrook, Paul Young and others.He has produced albums by Echo & the Bunnymen, Squeeze and Slapp Happy.-Career:...
produced the album, giving it a distinctly '80s feel that stands apart from the sound of Squeeze's other records.
The album's title is a play on words, combining the name of the Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
Italian-language
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
opera Cosi fan tutte
Così fan tutte
Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti K. 588, is an opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart first performed in 1790. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte....
with the name of the Italian confection tutti-frutti
Tutti frutti (food)
Tutti frutti is a colourful confection containing various chopped and usually candied fruits, or an artificially created flavouring simulating the combined flavour of many different fruits...
(also the name of a Little Richard
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
song
Tutti Frutti (song)
"Tutti Frutti" is a 1955 song by Little Richard, which became his first hit record. With its opening cry of "A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bop-bop!" and its hard-driving sound and wild lyrics, it became not only a model for many future Little Richard songs, but also one of the...
). The album's cover art expands this into a visual pun
Visual pun
A visual pun is a pun involving an image or images .Visual puns in which the image is at odds with the inscription are common in Dutch gable stones as well as in cartoons such as Lost Consonants or The Far Side...
, with a picture of a tea cozy (cosi), a fan, and a tutti-frutti dessert.
In 1997, the CD was released in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
with two bonus tracks, as part of the Six of One... box set. The set included the band's first six studio albums, each digitally remastered. These CDs were made available for individual purchase in 1998.
Track listing
All songs written by Chris DiffordChris Difford
Chris Difford is a singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer....
and Glenn Tilbrook
Glenn Tilbrook
Glenn Martin Tilbrook is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid 1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the melody for Squeeze, while his writing partner, Chris Difford, wrote the lyrics...
except as indicated.
- "Big Beng" – 4:02
- "By Your Side" – 4:24
- "King George Street" – 3:48
- "I Learnt How to Pray" – 4:24
- "Last Time ForeverLast Time Forever (song)"Last Time Forever" is the first single released from Squeeze's sixth album, Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti, and the band's first since 1982 . The 12" version of the song, like the album version, contains brief samples from the film The Shining; the 7" version edits them out...
" – 6:24 - "No Place Like HomeNo Place Like Home (song)"No Place Like Home" is the second UK single released from Squeeze's sixth album, Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti. Identical cover art was used for the "By Your Side" single released elsewhere in Europe.-Track listing:7"# "No Place Like Home"...
" – 4:26 - "Heartbreaking WorldHeartbreaking World"Heartbreaking World" was the third UK single released from Squeeze's sixth album, Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti. While every other Squeeze single was written by the team of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, this one was penned by Difford and keyboardist Jools Holland. This is also the only Squeeze single...
" (Difford/Jools HollandJools HollandJulian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Who, David Gilmour and Bono.Holland is a...
) – 5:29 - "Hits of the YearHits of the Year"Hits of the Year" was a U.S. single released from Squeeze's sixth album, Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti. The song describes a holiday flight interrupted by a hijacking. It charted only on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 39....
" – 3:03 - "Break My Heart" – 4:33
- "I Won't Ever Go Drinking Again (?)" – 5:05
Bonus Tracks (1997 reissue)
- "Love's a Four Letter Word" – 3:40
- "The Fortnight Saga" – 2:39
Personnel
- Chris DiffordChris DiffordChris Difford is a singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer....
– Guitar, Tambourines, Vocals - Julian HollandJools HollandJulian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Who, David Gilmour and Bono.Holland is a...
– Keyboards, Vocals - Gilson LavisGilson LavisGilson Lavis was the drummer for Squeeze from 1976 until 1992. More recently, he has been drumming for Jools Holland's Rhythm & Blues Orchestra....
– Drums, Percussion, Back Vocals - Glenn TilbrookGlenn TilbrookGlenn Martin Tilbrook is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid 1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the melody for Squeeze, while his writing partner, Chris Difford, wrote the lyrics...
– Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Keith Wilkinson – Bass, Back Vocals