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.
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Stranglers in the Night | ||||
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Studio album by the Stranglers | ||||
Released | September 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
Studio | Steptoe Recorders Studio Audio Dojo Jacobs Studios Sarm East/Sarm West Metropolis | |||
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Length | 51:28 | |||
Label | Psycho | |||
Producer | Mike Kemp | |||
The Stranglers chronology | ||||
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Singles from Stranglers in the Night | ||||
Alternative cover | ||||
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The Great Rock Discography | 4/10[5] |
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.[6]
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.[7] The single "Heaven or Hell" was released from the album, and peaked at No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1992.[7] The follow-up single, "Sugar Bullets", failed to chart.
All tracks are written by the Stranglers.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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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 |
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