Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti

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Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti cover
Studio album by Squeeze
Released August 1985
Recorded  ?
Genre Rock
Length 44:06
Label A&M Records
Producer(s) Laurie Latham
Professional reviews
Squeeze chronology
Sweets from a Stranger
(1982)
Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
(1985)
Babylon and On
(1987)


Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti is a 1985 album by the British New Wave group Squeeze. It is the band's sixth album, and the first recorded since their breakup in 1982. It reuinited songwriters Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford with drummer Gilson Lavis and keyboardist Jools Holland (now credited as "Julian"). Keith Wilkinson, who played bass on the 1984 Difford & Tilbrook album, joined Squeeze for the first time. He would stay with the band for over a decade, making him the longest-lasting bassist in Squeeze's history. Laurie Latham produced the album, giving it a distinctly '80s feel that stands apart from the sound of Squeeze's other records.

The album's title is a play on the name of the Mozart opera Cosi fan tutte, roughly translated as "They [women] are all like that." The album's cover art expands this into a visual pun, with a picture of a tea cozy (cosi), a fan, and a tutti-frutti dessert.

In 1997, the CD was released in the UK with two bonus tracks, as part of the Six of One... box set. The set included the band's first six studio albums, each digitally remastered. These CDs were made available for individual purchase in 1998.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Difford and Tilbrook except as indicated.

  1. "Big Beng" – 4:02
  2. "By Your Side" – 4:24
  3. "King George Street" – 3:48
  4. "I Learnt How To Pray" – 4:24
  5. "Last Time Forever" – 5:41
  6. "No Place Like Home" – 4:26
  7. "Heartbreaking World" (Difford/Holland) – 5:07
  8. "Hits Of The Year" – 3:03
  9. "Break My Heart" – 4:33
  10. "I Won't Ever Go Drinking Again (?)" – 4:38

[edit] Bonus Tracks (1997 reissue)

  1. "I Can't Get Up Anymore" – 3:40
  2. "When Love Goes To Sleep" – 2:39

[edit] Personnel

  • Chris Difford – Guitar, Tambourines, Vocals
  • Julian Holland – Keyboards, Vocals
  • Gilson Lavis – Drums, Percussion, Back Vocals
  • Glenn Tilbrook – Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Keith Wilkinson – Bass, Back Vocals

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Squeeze
Chris DiffordGlenn Tilbrook
Former members: Paul Gunn • Harry Kakoulli • Jools HollandGilson Lavis • John Bentley • Paul Carrack • Don Snow • Chris Holland • Keith Wilkinson • Andy Metcalfe • Matt IrvingPete ThomasKevin WilkinsonNick HarperAshley Soan • Hilaire Penda • Chris Braide
Management and Producers: Miles Copeland IIIJohn Cale • John Wood • Roger Bechirian • Elvis CostelloDave EdmundsNick Lowe • Phil McDonald • Laurie Latham• Eric "ET" Thorngren • Steve Forward • Tony Berg • Peter Smith
Discography
EPs: Packet of Three
Studio Albums: U.K. SqueezeCool for CatsArgybargyEast Side StorySweets from a StrangerCosi Fan Tutti FruttiBabylon and OnFrankPlaySome Fantastic PlaceRidiculousDomino
Singles: See here
Related articles
New Wave musicDifford & TilbrookA&M RecordsReprise RecordsArk 21 RecordsIRS Records • Quixotic Records
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