Difford & Tilbrook (album)
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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 re-formed in 1985, they took Keith Wilkinson with them to become the band's official bassist. The album received a very limited pressing as a CD
in Japan
only, and these have become valuable collector's items.
Because Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have always been the songwriters and only constant members of Squeeze, Difford & Tilbrook is often considered to be a Squeeze album in all but name. Several remastered tracks from this album have been included on Squeeze compilations such as Piccadilly Collection and Excess Moderation (both released in 1996). Additionally, the track "Hope Fell Down" has been played frequently during Squeeze's 2010 tour, among many other songs originally released under the Squeeze name.
and Tilbrook
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Difford & Tilbrook
Difford & Tilbrook are the songwriting team of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, known for their work as the principal writers for the New Wave rock band Squeeze...
. Chris Difford
Chris 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...
were the main songwriters in the New Wave
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...
band Squeeze until their 1982 breakup. The duo continued to write songs together, and in 1984 released this self-titled effort. When Squeeze re-formed in 1985, they took Keith Wilkinson with them to become the band's official bassist. The album received a very limited pressing as a CD
Compact Disc
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in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
only, and these have become valuable collector's items.
Because Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have always been the songwriters and only constant members of Squeeze, Difford & Tilbrook is often considered to be a Squeeze album in all but name. Several remastered tracks from this album have been included on Squeeze compilations such as Piccadilly Collection and Excess Moderation (both released in 1996). Additionally, the track "Hope Fell Down" has been played frequently during Squeeze's 2010 tour, among many other songs originally released under the Squeeze name.
Track listing
All songs written by DiffordChris Difford
Chris Difford is a singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer....
and 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...
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- "Action Speaks Faster" – 4:50
- "Love's Crashing WavesLove's Crashing Waves"Love's Crashing Waves" was the first single released from Difford & Tilbrook's self-titled debut album. It was the act's only charting single in the UK , and by 1985 Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook had re-formed their previous band, Squeeze.-Track listing:7"# "Love's Crashing Waves" # "Within...
" – 3:08 - "Picking Up The Pieces" – 3:18
- "On My Mind Tonight" – 4:08
- "Man For All Seasons" – 2:35
- "Hope Fell DownHope Fell Down"Hope Fell Down" is the second single released from Difford & Tilbrook's self-titled debut album.-Track listing:7"# "Hope Fell Down" # "Actions Speak Faster" 12"# "Hope Fell Down" # "Hope Fell Down "...
" – 4:22 - "Wagon Train" – 3:36
- "You Can't Hurt The Girl" – 3:01
- "Tears For Attention" – 4:50 Produced by E.T. Thorngren, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook
- "The Apple Tree" – 4:24
Personnel
- Chris Difford – Guitar, Back Vocals
- Glenn Tilbrook – Guitar, Keyboards, Lead & Back Vocals
- Debbie Bishop – Back Vocals
- Andy Duncan – Drums, Percussion
- Guy FletcherGuy FletcherGuy Wilson Fletcher is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as the keyboardist in the British rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his involvement in nearly every part of Mark Knopfler's solo work to date.-Biography:Fletcher was born into a...
– Keyboards, Back Vocals - Larry Tollfree – Percussion
- Keith Wilkinson – Bass