Squeeze (band)

Squeeze was an English rock band counted as part of the New Wave in the late 1970s. The group was formed in London in 1974 and is probably best known for their hits Cool for Cats and Up the Junction.

Members

Founding members

• Chris Difford (* November 4, 1954; guitar, vocals, lyrics)
• Glenn Tilbrook (* August 31, 1957; guitar, vocals)
• Paul Gunn (drums)
• Julian "Jools" Holland (* 24 January 1958; Keyboard)

Other members

• Gilson Lavis (* 27 June 1951, drums)
• Harry Kakoulli (electric bass)
• John Bentley (* 16 April 1951; electric bass)
• Paul Carrack (* 22. April 1951; keyboard, vocals)
• Don Snow (* 13 January 1957; Keyboard)
• Chris Holland (Keyboard)
• Keith Wilkinson (* September 24, 1954; bass)
• Andy Metcalfe (Keyboard)
• Matt Irving (Keyboard)
• Pete Thomas (drums)
• Kevin Wilkinson (drums)
• Ashley Soan (drums)
• Hilaire Penda (electric bass)
• Chris Braide (keyboard, vocals)

Discography

Studio albums

• Squeeze (AUS/CDN/USA: U.K. Squeeze) (1978)
• Cool for Cats (1979)
• Argybargy (1980)
• East Side Story (1981)
• Sweets from a Stranger (1982)
• Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti (1985)
• Babylon and On (1987)
• Frank (1989)
• Play (1991)
• Some Fantastic Place (1993)
• Ridiculous (1995)
• Domino (1998)
• Cradle to the Grave (2015)
• The Knowledge (2017)

Compilations / Live

• 6 Squeeze Songs Crammed Into One Ten-Inch Record (Compilation, 1979 - USA only)
• Singles - 45's and Under (Compilation, 1982)
• Classics, Vol. 25 (Compilation, 1987)
• A Round and a Bout (Live, 1990)
• Greatest Hits (Compilation, 1992)
• Piccadilly Collection (Compilation, 1996)
• Excess Moderation (Compilation, 1996)
• Six Of One... (Box Set, 1997)
• Master Series (Compilation, 1998)
• Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Live, 1999)
• Up The Junction (Compilation, 2000)
• Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze (Compilation, 2002)
• The Squeeze Story (Compilation, 2006)

Singles (selection)

• Take Me I'm Yours / Night Nurse (1977)
• Packet of Three (1977)
• Bang Bang / All Feed Up (1978)
• Goodbye Girl / Saints Alive (1978)
• Cool for Cats / Model (1979)
• Up the Junction (1979)
• Slighty drunk (1979)
• Slap and Tickle / All's Well (1979)
• Christmas Day / Going crazy (1979)
• Another Nail in My Heart / Pretty thing (1980)
• If I Didn't Love You (1980)
• Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) / What the butler saw (1980)
• Is that Love / Trust (1981)
• Tempted / Yap. yap. yap. (1981)
• Labelled With Love / Squeeze on forty fab (1981)
• Messed around (1981)
• Black Coffee in Bed / The hunt (1982)
• When the Hangover Strikes / Elephant Girl (1982)
• Annie get your Gun / Spanish guitar (1982)
• Last Time Forever (1985)
• Hits of the Year (1985)
• No Place Like Home (1985)
• Heartbreaking World (1985)
• King George Street (1986)
• Hourglass (1987)
• Trust Me To Open My Mouth (1987)
• The Waiting Game (1987)
• 853-5937 (1988)
• Footprints (1988)
• If It's Love (1989)
• Love circles (1990)
• Sunday Street (1991)
• Satisfied (1991)

Difford & Tilbrook

Albums

• Difford & Tilbrook (1984, UK chart # 47, US chart # 55)

Singles

• Love's Crashing Waves (1984, UK chart # 57)
• Within These Walls (1984)
• Hope Fell Down (1984)