''Singles – 45's and Under'' is a compilation album by Squeeze, released on the

A&M Records A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distr ...

label on 22 October 1982. The album consisted of all their singles from 1978 to 1982 in chronological order, with the exception of "Bang Bang", "Christmas Day" and "When the Hangover Strikes", and included a new song, "Annie Get Your Gun", which was released as a single ahead of the album. It was the band's biggest selling album, having been certified platinum in both the UK and the US. The US version of the album substituted "If I Didn't Love You" for "Labelled with Love".

Reception

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gave the album five stars, and their reviewer Chris Woodstra praised the collection as proof that Squeeze were "a great singles act – among the finest of the era".

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by

Chris Difford Christopher Henry Difford (born 4 November 1954) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. He is a founding member and songwriter of the rock group Squeeze. Musical career Born in Greenwich, London, Difford has written l ...

and

Glenn Tilbrook Glenn Martin Tilbrook (born 31 August 1957) is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid-1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the music for Squeeze's son ...

. Side one # "

Take Me I'm Yours "Take Me I'm Yours" is the debut single by English new wave band Squeeze. It established the band's trademark vocal style, with Chris Difford singing an octave lower than Glenn Tilbrook. Background "Take Me I'm Yours" was one of the first ...

" – 2:48 # " Goodbye Girl" – 3:05 # " Cool for Cats" – 3:10 # "

Up the Junction ''Up the Junction'' is a 1963 collection of short stories by Nell Dunn that depicts contemporary life in the industrial slums of Battersea and Clapham Junction. The book uses colloquial speech, and its portrayal of petty thieving, sexual encoun ...

" – 3:10 # " Slap and Tickle" – 4:16 # " Another Nail in My Heart" – 2:55 # " Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)" – 4:00 Side two # " Labelled with Love" – 4:34 / " If I Didn't Love You" (US) – 4:10 # " Is That Love" – 2:30 # " Tempted" – 4:00 # " Black Coffee in Bed" – 6:10 # " Annie Get Your Gun" – 3:22

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References

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