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.
The toms and snare are single-ply, steam-bent shells which give them 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 toured with The Dire Straits Experience[5] and visited India to perform at a charity event in Gurgaon and Bangalore in March 2017.