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Chris Whitten (born 26 March 1959) is a British session drummer who provided drums for the hit singles "What I Am" by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, "World Shut Your Mouth" by Julian Cope and "The Whole of the Moon" by the Waterboys. Two notable projects that Whitten was the drummer for were Paul McCartney's Flowers in the Dirt album in 1989, and Dire Straits’ 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 Riccardo Cocciante, on album of Nino Buonocore and on single 45 rpm Uno su mille of Gianni Morandi. Whitten was also a member of the Catch, with Don Snow.

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  • Chris Whitten (born 26 March 1959) is a British session drummer who provided drums for the hit singles "What I Am" by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, "World Shut Your Mouth" by Julian Cope and "The Whole of the Moon" by the Waterboys. Two notable projects that Whitten was the drummer for were Paul McCartney's Flowers in the Dirt album in 1989, and Dire Straits’ 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 Riccardo Cocciante, on album of Nino Buonocore and on single 45 rpm Uno su mille of Gianni Morandi. Whitten was also a member of the Catch, with Don Snow. Whitten unusually has used a Noble & Cooley drum kit 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 musicians as Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, the Pretenders, Swing Out Sister, ABC and the The and for Jean-Jacques Goldman 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 Supertramp fame for the 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 India to perform at a charity event in Gurgaon and Bangalore in March 2017. (en)
  • Chris Whitten, né le 26 mars 1959, est un batteur de studio ayant joué entre autres pour Paul McCartney, Dire Straits pour leur dernière tournée en 1991-1992, Fredericks Goldman Jones pour l'album "rouge" en 1993, Julian Cope et ...& The Waterboys (fr)
  • Chris Whitten (Leeds, 26 marzo 1959) è un batterista e arrangiatore britannico. (it)
  • Chris Whitten (ur. 26 marca 1959 w Blackpool, Lancashire) – brytyjski perkusista sesyjny, który współpracował z takimi artystami jak: Dire Straits, Paul McCartney, , , The Waterboys. Jego grę można zobaczyć m.in. na koncertowym albumie „On the Night” z ostatniej światowej trasy koncertowej Dire Straits w latach 1991–1992, która promowała ich ostatni album studyjny „On Every Street”, na którym można również posłuchać Whittena. (pl)
  • Chris Whitten, född 26 mars 1959, är en brittisk trummis och studiomusiker. Han är bland annat känd som trummis under Dire Straits sista turné för albumet On Every Street mellan 1991 och 1992, där han tillsammans med Danny Cummings på slagverk var delaktiga i soundet som varade under turnén, något mer anpassat för större arenor. Två år tidigare hade han medverkat på Paul McCartneys album Flowers in the Dirt. Whitten har också spelat med artister som Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, The Pretenders, ABC och The The. (sv)
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  • Chris Whitten, né le 26 mars 1959, est un batteur de studio ayant joué entre autres pour Paul McCartney, Dire Straits pour leur dernière tournée en 1991-1992, Fredericks Goldman Jones pour l'album "rouge" en 1993, Julian Cope et ...& The Waterboys (fr)
  • Chris Whitten (Leeds, 26 marzo 1959) è un batterista e arrangiatore britannico. (it)
  • Chris Whitten (ur. 26 marca 1959 w Blackpool, Lancashire) – brytyjski perkusista sesyjny, który współpracował z takimi artystami jak: Dire Straits, Paul McCartney, , , The Waterboys. Jego grę można zobaczyć m.in. na koncertowym albumie „On the Night” z ostatniej światowej trasy koncertowej Dire Straits w latach 1991–1992, która promowała ich ostatni album studyjny „On Every Street”, na którym można również posłuchać Whittena. (pl)
  • Chris Whitten, född 26 mars 1959, är en brittisk trummis och studiomusiker. Han är bland annat känd som trummis under Dire Straits sista turné för albumet On Every Street mellan 1991 och 1992, där han tillsammans med Danny Cummings på slagverk var delaktiga i soundet som varade under turnén, något mer anpassat för större arenor. Två år tidigare hade han medverkat på Paul McCartneys album Flowers in the Dirt. Whitten har också spelat med artister som Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, The Pretenders, ABC och The The. (sv)
  • Chris Whitten (born 26 March 1959) is a British session drummer who provided drums for the hit singles "What I Am" by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, "World Shut Your Mouth" by Julian Cope and "The Whole of the Moon" by the Waterboys. Two notable projects that Whitten was the drummer for were Paul McCartney's Flowers in the Dirt album in 1989, and Dire Straits’ 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 Riccardo Cocciante, on album of Nino Buonocore and on single 45 rpm Uno su mille of Gianni Morandi. Whitten was also a member of the Catch, with Don Snow. (en)
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