The Last Temptation of Chris explained

The Last Temptation of Chris
Type:	Album
Artist:	Chris Difford
Cover:	The Last Temptation of Chris.png
Genre:	Pop, rock
Label:	Stiff
Prev Title:	South East Side Story
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Cashmere If You Can
Next Year:	2010

The Last Temptation of Chris is an album by Chris Difford,^[1] 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 I Didn't Get Where I Am in 2002. It is dedicated to Difford's brother, Les, who died before its release. The title is a play on The Last Temptation of Christ. The cover shows Difford slouched at a counter with a cup of coffee and wearing a black Homburg hat and a black Astrakhan coat, in homage to the comedian Tony Hancock as depicted in a photograph.

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 guitar
• Pete Long – clarinet
• Neil MacColl – guitar
• David Marks – bass guitar
• John Parricelli – guitar
• Mark Taylor – piano, organ
• Enrico Tomasso – trumpet, brass
• Jim Watson – piano
• Tim Weller – drums

Other credits

• All songs written by Chris Difford and Boo Hewerdine, except "Battersea Boys" and "The Party’s Over" written by Chris Difford and Geoff Martyn
• Produced by Boo Hewerdine, Chris Difford and John Wood
• Engineered by John Wood and Ian Davenport
• Cover phototograph: Roy Burimston
• Mastered by Tim Young ^[2]

Notes and References

1. News: Word play and music . . 17 April 2008 . 3 October 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807180032/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/1.88419 . 7 August 2008.
   - News: The wit and wisdom of Chris Difford . . 7 April 2008 . 3 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080412213520/http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/rock-pop-music-birmingham/2008/04/07/the-wit-and-wisom-of-chris-difford-65233-20730801/ . 12 April 2008.
2. Web site: The Last Temptation of Chris - Chris Difford . AllMusic.