CHRIS DIFFORD is a man of many parts, and all of them are working. In 2008, one of England's great pop lyricists of the past 30 years is ready for the solo spotlight again. [title]The Last Temptation Of Chris[/title] is an early contender for album title of the year, but much more than that, it's an outstanding showcase for a songwriting talent reaching new levels of maturity. The Last Temptation Of Chris is Difford's follow-up to his widely admired solo debut of late 2002, I Didn't Get Where I Am. It expands on that record s delightfully intimate writing style, this time in the company of another master craftsman, Boo Hewerdine, who co-wrote and produced the album. The Ivor Novello Award-winning Difford continues to run his own songwriting workshops and pass on the benefit of his weighty experience as a dyed-in-the-wool songman. Now, Chris rises to the fresh challenge of a new solo record, to be backed by extensive tour dates with Hewerdine, the man behind such enduring songs as the Bible's Graceland and Honey Be Good and his own Patience Of Angels, covered by Eddi Reader. And Difford is justifiably proud of the way it turned out. "It's an extension of the first album, which I did with Francis Dunnery, he says. The idea was to carry on where I left off. Thankfully I met Boo and he guided me, he writes such beautiful melodies. He used to come to my house every day with a different batch of melodies, and before we knew where we were, we had an album. It's lovely to create something as intimate and warm as this with someone like Boo."

1. Come On Down
2. Broken Family
3. Battersea Boys
4. On My Own I'm Never Bored
5. Julian And Sandy
6. The Other Man In My Life
7. My Mother's Handbag
8. Fat As A Fiddle
9. The Gates Of Eden
10. Reverso
11. Never Coming Back
12. Good Life
13. The Party's Over

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00175G6JG/?tag=imwan-20

Curiously, while this is still available at amazon as an import, amazon.uk has pulled it from the schedule. Your only option is an email when it is available. No 3rd parety sellers are listed either...

Those Squeeze boys always come up with clever titles for their albums.

Amazon must have changed the listing page locations overnight. Check the links now, TSmith, I updated them.

Bump ~ this album will be released domestically on July 22nd. I've updated the ordering details in the first post accordingly.