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Personnel: Chris Spedding (vocals, guitar); Chris Bishop (vocals, background vocals); David le Boult, Carter Cathcart (keyboards); Anton Fig (drums, percussion); David Van Tieghem (drums); Diane Murray, Tom Finn, Amanda Blue, Keith Lentin, Cedric Samson (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Harvey Goldberg; Jorge Esteban; Rod Hui. Liner Note Author: Chris Welch . Recording information: Intergalactic Studios, New York, NY; Media Sound Studios, New York, NY; Skyline Studios. Photographer: Mick Rock . ENEMY WITHIN is another fine album from Chris Spedding. Most people have heard him only as a guitar player on countless sessions he did during the seventies and eighties. He's a subtly inventive writer, however--crafting songs that seem to adhere to rock basics, but in fact employ deft rhythmic surprises. His high caliber guitar work and exceptional solos are positioned front and center in these songs. While he'd never be a session vocalist, his singing works well in the role he creates for it--and comparisons to J.J. Cale are not far off the mark (but where Cale presents a laidback rural attitude, Spedding's is wired and urban). Besides the great title track, the album also features a tune he penned with Marshall Crenshaw entitled "Hologram."
