Released 8 January 2009 Genre Rock Label Strawberry Soundtracks | Recorded 2006-2008 Length 51:20 Producer Eric Stewart | |
Viva la Difference is the fourth album by Eric Stewart released in January 2009. Originally, the album was planned to be released in late 2006/early 2007, but because of the restoration of a building he bought the recording of the album was delayed several times.
Contents
Just like the previous album, Stewart played all the instruments (except for drums played by Alain Merlingeas on this release). The album is stated to be more in a blues vein than Do Not Bend. The song that provided the title for the previous album "Do Not Bend" appears here.
"Gnome Sweet Gnomes" was written about Gnomes of Zurich, which is a disparaging term for Swiss bankers. The term was used by Harold Wilson who was a Labour Party politician in 1964 when he accused the Swiss bankers of pushing the pound down on the foreign exchange markets by speculation.
Track list
All tracks written by Eric Stewart
- "Gnome Sweet Gnomes" – 5:21
- "It's in the Blood" – 4:56
- "Friends Like These" – 4:52
- "Down by the Palace" – 5:41
- "Do Not Bend" – 4:36
- "Millennium Blues" – 3:55
- "Viva La Difference" – 3:36
- "We're Not Alone" – 5:41
- "Word of the Mouth" – 3:43
- "Sleep at Night" – 4:35
- "Can't Get Enough" – 4:24