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I Didn't Get Where I Am

~ Chris Difford
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  • Audio CD (4 Nov 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: A
  • ASIN: B00007DNDL
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 27,032 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  2. For A Change 5:15£0.69
Listen  3. Cowboys Are My Weakness 4:23£0.69
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Listen10. Parents 5:40£0.69

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Prior to the release of I Didn't Get Where I Am, Chris Difford has been noteworthy principally for a humility not usually characteristic of lyricists, conceding what limelight shone on Squeeze to his longtime songwriting partner, Glenn Tillbrook. It's hardly surprising, then, that Difford's solo debut is a quiet, understated affair--there are none of the exuberant melodies or joyous fripperies of sound and production that have hallmarked Squeeze's best work. Difford's voice rarely rises above a plaintive mumble--confirming that on his previous noteworthy outing as a vocalist, Squeeze's "Cool For Cats", the South London patois was somewhat exaggerated.

All that said, I Didn't Get Where I Am possesses considerable merits. Difford's words are always worth hearing--in the lineage of quintessentially English pop lyricists, he's the link between Ray Davies and Jarvis Cocker. He's in rare form here on the deadpan country trundle "Cowboys Are My Weakness" and "No Show Jones", a recollection of fulfilled dreams of pop stardom pleasingly evocative of Prefab Sprout's "Electric Guitars". These are set to orthodox but agreeable country-folk templates, written by or with several collaborators, similar to those employed by Stephen Duffy's Lilac Time, an approach that works quiet wonders with a modest reclamation of Squeeze's "Playing with Electric Trains". --Andrew Mueller

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ash Soan - Wow!, 12 Jan 2004
By P. Tilley "Tilleylad" (Scarborough) - See all my reviews
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This is a brilliant album. The songs are great ('For a Change' and 'No Show Jones' are classics) and the playing is subtle and tasteful. Francis Dunnery is the star of the show and has a lovely touch and musicality (now that he's stopped 'widdling'). For me the drummer on this album (Ash Soan) is Steely Dan quality. Any drummers should buy this record to hear how to play songs. I'd love to know of any other albums featuring his playing. A slight negative is that some of the female backing vocal lines are a bit corny and get on your nerves after a while. Well done Chris Difford.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Best Post-Squeeze Solo Effort Thus Far, 6 Jul 2004
By Juan Mobili (Valley Cottage, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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To begin I should say I was not an expert on Squezee's ouput by any stretch of the imagination, which is not to say that I was not delighted with practically everything I heard by them. Somewhat the coming together of Difford and Tilbrook brought memories of other composing duos -although I would not put them on the same level than Lennon and McCartney, they were one of the memories.
This album, Difford first on his own, and only the third solo album from either one of them combined, not only confirm some of his reputed songwriting talent but offers you the work of a musician who has matured, continued to explore his style, and managed to create a wonderful bunch of songs for our delight.
The biggest difference between Difford and Tilbrook, as far as their solo efforts, is -and I know this will sound quite subjective- that Difford's work seems just as heartfelt and true to his soul as his contributions during the eighties, while Tilbrook's does not. Specially Tilbrook's recent second album strikes me as the work of a very talented musician, no doubt, who relied more on his admirable skill as a songwriter than letting himself be inspired to say new things and delve deeper into whatever he might have experienced since Squeeze's demise.
The songs included here are truly beautiful, the passions of a soft-spoken man who still has music to give us and seems as excited as we may be to find out where it'll take him.
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4.0 out of 5 stars surprisingly great!, 18 Nov 2003
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I went in as a Squeeze fan not expecting too much. But this is a beautiul record. Wow! While different from any Squeeze record (still amazing songs and lyrics, albeit not nearly as 'poppy'), it holds up to the best of them. Squeeze records had gotten pretty formulaic. This is the new development I'd been seeking -- but didn't necessarily know it -- since Babylon and On (after which the stagnation set in, I think). Great production, background voacals, and guitar from the undervalued Francis Dunnery.
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