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Chris Difford (born 4 November 1954, Greenwich, London) is a singer, songwriter and record producer.
He has written lyrics for almost thirty years, most notably in partnership with Glenn Tilbrook. The two were primary members in Squeeze and Difford & Tilbrook. Some of their best-known songs are "Tempted", "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)", "Black Coffee in Bed", "Cool for Cats", "Up the Junction" and "Annie Get Your Gun".
Difford has also written lyrics for music by Jools Holland, Elton John, Wet Wet Wet, Marti Pellow and others. In 2004 Lisa Stansfield released the Trevor Horn produced single, "If I Hadn't Got You", co-written by Difford with Chris Braide, which became a hit in Europe.
In addition to his work with Squeeze, he has released three solo albums: I Didn't Get Where I Am in 2003, South East Side Story, a DVD recording of Squeeze's greatest hits which featured a bonus disk with Difford singing acoustic versions of his favourite 10 Squeeze tracks in 2007. [1], and The Last Temptation of Chris in 2008 [2].
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