The Knowledge is the fifteenth studio album, and the fourteenth album of original material, by British rock band Squeeze, released on 13 October 2017. It is the first and only Squeeze album to feature Yolanda Charles on bass after the departure of bassist Lucy Shaw.
Contents
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated The Knowledge positively; in a four out of five-star review, he proclaimed the record "a masterly latter-day work".
Personnel
Squeeze
Glenn Tilbrook – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Chris Difford – guitar on 1; backing vocals on 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12
Yolanda Charles – bass
Stephen Large – keyboards
Simon Hanson – drums
Steve Smith – percussion; backing vocal on 8
with:
Seamus Beaghen – additional keyboards on 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12
Melvin Duffy – pedal steel guitar on 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
Dennis Greaves – guitar on 11
Paul Jordanous – trumpet on 3
Frank Mead – saxophone on 3, 5, 11
Chris Rand – saxophone on 3
Matt Winch – flugelhorn/trumpet on 3, 5, 11
Cara McHardy – operatic vocals on 5
Billie Godfrey, Bryan Chambers, Louise Marshall, Simon King – backing vocals on 2, 3, 5, 7
Musicians on track 10:
Glenn Tilbrook – vocals, guitar, finger cymbals, handclaps
Chris Difford – vocals
Ted Tilbrook – bass
Andrew Jones – bongos, handclaps
Louis Tilbrook – celesta
Chris McNally – harmonium