Cradle to the Grave (album)
Cradle to the Grave | ||||
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Studio album by Squeeze | ||||
Released | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | |||
Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 44:32 | |||
Label | Virgin EMI Records, Love Records | |||
Producer | Glenn Tilbrook, Laurie Latham | |||
Squeeze chronology | ||||
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Cradle to the Grave is the fourteenth studio album, and the thirteenth album of original material, by British rock band Squeeze. It was released in October 2015 and is their first studio album since 2010's Spot the Difference. It also features their first new songs since their 1998 album Domino. It is the only Squeeze album to feature bassist Lucy Shaw who departed before the band's 2017 album, The Knowledge, which features Yolanda Charles on bass. Cradle to the Grave debuted at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart, making this the band's highest-charting album excluding hits compilations.[2][3]
Music
Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Cradle to the Grave was "a pop album first and foremost".[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic concluded a praising 4-out-of-5-star review by complementing Cradle to the Grave as an "affirmation of Difford and Tilbrook's special chemistry as songwriters and bandleaders".[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, except as indicated.
- "Cradle to the Grave" – 3:20
- "Nirvana" – 3:55
- "Beautiful Game" – 3:25
- "Happy Days" – 4:36
- "Open" – 3:46
- "Only 15" – 3:11
- "Top of the Form" – 3:05
- "Sunny" – 2:59
- "Haywire" – 3:52
- "Honeytrap" – 3:30
- "Everything" – 4:06
- "Snap, Crackle and Pop" – 4:52
Bonus tracks
Deluxe edition tracks exclusive to both the vinyl and digital download releases.
- "Hangin' ' Round" (Lou Reed) – 7:22
- "Harper Valley PTA" (Tom T. Hall) – 3:28
- "This Strange Effect" (Ray Davies) – 5:32
- "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 2:52
Personnel
- Squeeze
- Glenn Tilbrook – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, percussion, handclaps
- Chris Difford – acoustic guitar, vocals
- Lucy Shaw – bass on 2, 4, 6, 7, 12; backing vocals on 11
- Stephen Large – keyboards (except on 8)
- Simon Hanson – drums; backing vocals on 7
with:
- John Bentley – bass on 1, 3, 9, 10, 11
- Melvin Duffy – pedal steel guitar on 3, 9, 11; dulcimer on 11
- Mark Feltham – harmonica on 10
- Dennis Greaves – lead guitar on 10
- Laurie Latham – tambourine, assorted percussion
Backing vocals and handclaps:
- Kelly Barnes – backing vocals on 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12
- Bryan Chambers – backing vocals on 2, 4, 5, 6, 12
- Miles Connolly – backing vocals on 7
- Carly Dexter-Fry – backing vocals on 7
- Billie Godfrey – backing vocals on 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12
- Dominic Haddad – backing vocals on 7
- Jane Homer – backing vocals on 7, handclaps on 2
- Suzanne Hunt – backing vocals on 7, handclaps on 2
- Nate James – backing vocals on 1
- Simon King – backing vocals on 2, 4, 5, 6, 12
- Bryan Marshall – backing vocals on 1
- Louise Marshall – backing vocals on 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12
- Melanie Marshall – backing vocals on 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12
- Leon Tilbrook – backing vocals on 3
- Louis Tilbrook – backing vocals on 7, handclaps on 2
Strings on 2, 5, 12:
- Tom Pigott-Smith, Everton Nelson, Stephanie Benedetti, Matt Ward, Calina De La Mare, Lucy Wilkins, Oli Langford, Ian Rathbone, Ian Burdge, Ben Rogerson
Strings on 8:
- Kirsty Mangan, Stephanie Benedetti, Natalie Holt, Rachel Lander
References
- ^ a b c d Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Squeeze: Cradle to the Grave". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Rudimental score second Number 1 album: "This is mad!"". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "SQUEEZE". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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- Chris Difford
- Glenn Tilbrook
- Stephen Large
- Simon Hanson
- Steve Smith
- Owen Biddle
- Melvin Duffy
- Jools Holland
- Gilson Lavis
- John Bentley
- Paul Carrack
- Don Snow
- Christopher Holland
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- The Knowledge
- "Take Me I'm Yours"
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- "Cool for Cats"
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- "Slap and Tickle"
- "Christmas Day"
- "Another Nail in My Heart"
- "If I Didn't Love You"
- "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)"
- "Farfisa Beat"
- "Is That Love"
- "Tempted"
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- "Messed Around"
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- "I've Returned"
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- "853-5937"
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- "Loving You Tonight"
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- "Heaven Knows"
- "This Summer (Remix)"
- "Down in the Valley"
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- Difford & Tilbrook (album)
- "Love's Crashing Waves"