Chris Whitten (born 26 March 1959) is a British session

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who provided drums for the

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s " What I Am" by

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, "World Shut Your Mouth" by

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and " The Whole of the Moon" by

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. Two notable projects that Whitten was the drummer for were

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's '' Flowers in the Dirt'' album in 1989, and

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’ final world tour from 1991–1992 to accompany their last studio album, '' On Every Street''. In Italy he is well known for playing drums with Francesco De Gregori on some tracks of the album ''Titanic'' (1982), on eponymous album of

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, on album '' Yaya'' of Nino Buonocore and on single 45 rpm ''Uno su mille'' of

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. Whitten was also a member of the Catch, with

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. Whitten unusually has used a Noble & Cooley

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which are radically designed drums. The toms and snare are single-ply, steam-bent shells which give them (especially the snare) a distinctive sound. He has also recorded with such varied

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s as

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, ABC and

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and for

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for the '' Rouge'' album with Fredericks Goldman Jones. Whitten has been an active participant and Honorary VIP Member of the Drummer Cafe community forum since 2003. He is a specialist at drum sample production and has contributed drums and percussion with recording partner, the British engineer/producer Peter Henderson of

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fame for th
Toontrack
drum sample libraries Custom and Vintage SDX and The Classic EZX, as well as several others. He toured with The Dire Straits Experience and visited

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to perform at a charity event in Gurgaon and

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in March 2017.

References

External links

Paul McCartney sessionography

Chris Whitten Presents New Series - Behind the Drums

The Classic EZX

Custom & Vintage SDX
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitten, Chris 1959 births Living people English rock drummers British male drummers English session musicians Edie Brickell & New Bohemians members Paul McCartney Band members