Ridiculous (album)

Ridiculous
Studio album by Squeeze
Released	13 November 1995 (UK), June 1996 (US)
Genre	Rock
Length	55:51
Label	Ark 21 Records IRS Records (US)
Producer	Peter Smith & Glenn Tilbrook
Squeeze chronology
Some Fantastic Place (1993) Ridiculous (1995) Domino (1998)
Singles from Ridiculous
"This Summer" Released: 21 August 1995 "Electric Trains" Released: 30 October 1995 "Heaven Knows" Released: 27 May 1996 "This Summer (remix)" Released: 12 August 1996

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Allmusic	[1]

Ridiculous is an album by the British new wave group Squeeze. It was the band's eleventh studio album, and it introduced their latest drummer Kevin Wilkinson (no relation to bassist Keith Wilkinson). As on the previous album, Some Fantastic Place, the band recorded one song penned by Keith Wilkinson. This time, however, Wilkinson did not perform the lead vocals. That song, "Got to Me", is the last Wilkinson would write with Squeeze. Chris Difford sang lead on two songs, "Long Face" and "Fingertips". He had not performed lead on an album cut since "Slaughtered, Gutted and Heartbroken" and "Love Circles" on the 1989 album Frank. This record was produced by Glenn Tilbrook and Peter Smith.

The album spent one week at number 50 in the UK Albums Chart.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook except as indicated.

1. "Electric Trains" – 4:03
2. "Heaven Knows" – 4:34
3. "Grouch of the Day" – 3:27
4. "Walk Away" – 4:43
5. "This Summer" – 3:39
6. "Got To Me" (Keith Wilkinson) – 3:45
7. "Long Face" – 4:31
8. "I Want You" – 4:03
9. "Daphne" – 3:44
10. "Lost For Words" – 1:59
11. "Great Escape" – 3:27
12. "Temptation for Love" – 3:37
13. "Sound Asleep" – 4:38
14. "Fingertips" – 5:40

Personnel

• Chris Difford – guitar, backing vocals
• Glenn Tilbrook – guitars, keyboards, lead & backing vocals
• Keith Wilkinson – bass, backing vocals
• Kevin Wilkinson – drums

with

• Chris Braide – background vocals
• Cathy Dennis – co-lead Vocals on "Temptation For Love"

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (15 October 1995). "Ridiculous – Squeeze | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 522/3. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

• Album summary