Babylon and On
by Squeeze
- Type: Album
- Released: 15 September 1987
- Label: A&M
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 42:10
- Community rating: 2.8/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Gilson Lavis, Glenn Tilbrook, Jools Holland, Eric Thorngren, Chris Difford, Keith Wilkinson
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Following a successful reunion, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook re-established their reputation as master craftsmen of sophisticated British pop. 'Babylon and On' incorporates pristine eighties production, utilizing drum machines and synthetic brass without burying the duo's signature lyrical wit. The record yielded their highest-charting US hit, successfully modernizing their sound for a new era of radio dominance.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic
Tracklist
- Hourglass (3:17)
- Footprints (3:49)
- Tough Love (3:07)
- The Prisoner (4:07)
- 853-5937 (3:17)
- In Today's Room (3:28)
- Trust Me To Open My Mouth (3:12)
- Striking Matches (3:02)
- Cigarette Of A Single Man (3:29)
- Who Are You? (3:30)
- The Waiting Game (3:06)
- Some Americans (4:41)
Credits
- Squeeze - primary artist, arranged by
- T-Bone Wolk - accordion [accordian]
- Keith Wilkinson - bass, vocals, vocals [answer vocals], vocals [mob vocal], chorus [ooo's]
- Gilson Lavis - drums, percussion, tambourine [tamborine]
- Chris Difford - guitar, vocals, chorus [chorus vocals], vocals [answer vocals], acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Andy Metcalfe - keyboards [other keyboards], horns, synthesizer [moog]
- Jools Holland - organ, piano
- Difford & Tilbrook - written-by