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.
| Stranglers in the Night | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
| Studio | Steptoe Recorders Studio Audio Dojo Jacobs Studios Sarm East/Sarm West Metropolis | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 51:28 | |||
| Label | Psycho | |||
| Producer | Mike Kemp | |||
| The Stranglers chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Stranglers in the Night | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
North American version | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Great Rock Discography | 4/10[5] |
| NME | 2/10[6] |
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.[citation needed] Styles vary from ballads such as "Southern Mountains" and "Grand Canyon" to the fast-paced "Sugar Bullets" and "Brainbox". The album marks the second Stranglers album to be produced by Mike Kemp, the first being 1986's Dreamtime.[7]
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.[8] The single "Heaven or Hell" was released from the album, and peaked at No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1992.[8] The follow-up single, "Sugar Bullets", failed to chart.
Track listing edit
All tracks are 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 |
| Total length: | 51:28 | |
| No. | Title | Origin | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Coffee Shop" | B-side of "Heaven or Hell" | 4:30 |
| 14. | "Vicious Circles" | B-side of "Heaven or Hell" | 3:22 |
| 15. | "So Uncool" | B-side of "Sugar Bullets" | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 62:25 | ||
Personnel edit
- 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
- The Stranglers – production on "Coffee Shop"[9] and "Vicious Circles"[10]
- Richard Norris – engineering
- Jill Furmanovsky – photography
- Cactus – sleeve design
- Simon J. Webb – Psycho Records logo design
References edit
- ^ "Never to Look Back: 13. Heaven or Hell" (PDF). thestranglers.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Sugar Bullets". stranglers.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Rabid, Jack. "The Stranglers: Stranglers in the Night [Limited Edition] > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Stranglers". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2002). The Great Rock Discography (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1012. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
- ^ Harris, John (12 September 1992). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 33.
- ^ "Spaceward Studios Retrospective". Sintefex Audio. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Heaven or Hell (Disc 1)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Heaven or Hell". Discogs. Retrieved 5 January 2022.