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"Tempted" is one of a few Squeeze songs with Paul Carrack as lead vocalist, at the suggestion of producer Elvis Costello. "Tempted" was released as the second single from their fourth album, East Side Story, in 1981. The single was only a moderate chart hit at the time; however, it has since become one of the band's most famous songs, appearing ...
The band's founding members in March 1974 were Chris Difford (guitar, vocals, lyrics), and Glenn Tilbrook (vocals, guitar, music). Difford claims that in 1973, he stole 50p from his mother's purse to put a card in a local sweetshop window to advertise for a guitarist to join his band, although he was not actually in a band at the time.
"Pulling Mussels" is a "crowd favourite" at Squeeze concerts, [24] and as of September 2020, it is the band's most played song in concert. [25] The band performed the song on Saturday Night Live on 20 November 1982. [ 11 ]
East Side Story is the fourth studio album by new wave group Squeeze.The album peaked at number 19 in the UK Albums Chart, spending 26 weeks in the listing. [4]The album marked a shift from the new wave sound of their earlier work, as it contained songs influenced by rockabilly, R&B, blue-eyed soul, Merseybeat, and psychedelia among other genres.
Argybargy was the first Squeeze album to chart in the US, reaching number 71 on the Billboard 200. [15] On the Billboard dance chart, all cuts from Argybargy jointly peaked at number 76, and spent 6 weeks on that listing, in the summer of 1980. [16] Argybargy has seen critical acclaim from music writers.
Singles – 45's and Under is a compilation album by Squeeze, released on the A&M Records label on 22 October 1982. [ citation needed ] The album consisted of all their singles from 1978 to 1982 in chronological order, with the exception of "Bang Bang", "Christmas Day" and "When the Hangover Strikes", and included a new song, "Annie Get Your ...
Squeeze are a British rock band active from 1974 to 1982, from 1985 to 1999, and from 2007 to the present date. Founded by Glenn Tilbrook (guitar, vocals), Chris Difford (guitar, vocals), Jools Holland (keyboards) and Paul Gunn (drums), the group have released 15 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, 4 live albums, 1 extended play, 48 singles and 34 music videos.
Also in 1993, Squeeze had Carrack return for their tenth studio album Some Fantastic Place and a subsequent tour. With Carrack on vocals, the band re-recorded their hit "Tempted" for the soundtrack to the movie Reality Bites (1994). Carrack once again left Squeeze, however, after about a year.