Stranglers in the Night
Stranglers in the Night is the eleventh studio album by The Stranglers and the first release on the band's own record label, Psycho, in 1992. It opened the recording career of the Stranglers MK II, with Paul Roberts on vocals and John Ellis on guitar. The band returned to a purer, less "produced" sound; the horns have departed and the songs have a less-constrained, harder edge. Styles vary from ballads such as "Southern Mountains" and "Grand Canyon" to the fast-paced "Sugar Bullets" and "Brainbox". The North American version of this album (with a white, rather than dark grey, cover) contained three extra tracks ("Coffee Shop", "Vicious Circles" and "So Uncool"), which were originally B-sides in the UK. The album peaked at No. 33 in the UK Albums Chart in September 1992.[2] The single "Heaven And Hell" was released from the album, and peaked at No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1992.[2] The follow-up single, "Sugar Bullets", failed to chart.
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| Released | September 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991-1992 | |||
| Studio | Steptoe Recorders Studio Audio Dojo Jacobs Studios Sam East/West Metropolis | |||
| Genre | Rock, post-punk | |||
| Length | 51:28 | |||
| Label | Psycho | |||
| Producer | Mike Kemp | |||
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Track listing
All tracks written by The Stranglers.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Time to Die" | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Sugar Bullets" | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Heaven or Hell" | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Laughing at the Rain" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "This Town" | 5:18 |
| 6. | "Brainbox" | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Southern Mountains" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Gain Entry to Your Soul" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Grand Canyon" | 4:11 |
| 10. | "Wet Afternoon" | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Never See" | 4:00 |
| 12. | "Leave It to the Dogs" | 5:32 |
Personnel
- The Stranglers
- Paul Roberts – vocals
- Jean-Jacques Burnel – bass, vocals
- John Ellis – guitar, vocals
- Dave Greenfield – keyboards, vocals
- Jet Black – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Simon Morton – additional percussion
- Technical
- Mike Kemp – production
- Richard Norris – engineering
- Jill Furmanovsky – photography
- Cactus – sleeve design
- Simon J. Webb – Psycho Records logo design
References
- Rabid, Jack. "The Stranglers: Stranglers in the Night [Limited Edition] > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.