The Last Temptation of Chris | ||||
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Released | April 7, 2008 | |||
Genre | Pop, rock | |||
Label | Stiff | |||
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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.
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