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Greatest Hits 1977–1990
''Greatest Hits 1977–1990'' is a compilation album by the Stranglers, released in November 1990 by Epic Records. It contains hit singles selected from their back catalogue from both EMI and Epic Records. The album peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart and proved to be the band's best selling compilation, eventually spending 47 weeks in the chart (their longest UK chart residency with an individual release). It was certified platinum for 300,000 sales in the UK. Track listing All tracks are written by the Stranglers, except where noted. # "Peaches (The Stranglers song), Peaches" from ''Rattus Norvegicus (album), Rattus Norvegicus'', 1977 # "Something Better Change (song), Something Better Change" from ''No More Heroes (album), No More Heroes'', 1977 # "No More Heroes (The Stranglers song), No More Heroes" from ''No More Heroes'' # "Walk On By (song), Walk On By" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) Non-album single, 1978 # "Duchess (The Stranglers song), Duchess" from ''The Raven (T ...
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The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English rock music, rock band formed in 1974. Scoring 23 UK top 40 singles and 20 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving bands to have originated in the UK punk scene. Formed as the Guildford Stranglers in Guildford, Surrey, in early 1974, they originally built a following within the mid-1970s Pub rock (United Kingdom), pub rock scene. While their aggressive, no-compromise attitude had them identified by the media with the emerging UK punk rock scene that followed, their idiosyncratic approach rarely followed any single musical genre, and the group went on to explore a variety of musical styles, from new wave music, new wave, art rock and gothic rock through the sophisti-pop of some of their 1980s output. They had major mainstream success with their 1982 single "Golden Brown". Their other hits include "No More Heroes (The Stranglers song), No More Heroes", "Peaches (The Stranglers song), ...
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UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for album, albums. Entries are ranked by sales and audio streaming. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays (previously Sundays). It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (top 5) and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on ''UKChartsPlus'' as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album (as in the case of ''The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums'') in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed, this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as ''The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums'' only including this data. As of 2021, Since 1983, the OCC generally provides a public charts for hits and weeks up to the Top 100. Business customers can require a ...
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La Folie (album)
''La folie'' is the sixth studio album by English new wave band the Stranglers. It was released on 9 November 1981, through the EMI record label Liberty. Background The Stranglers had initially been the most commercially successful band of the punk/ new wave period in Britain, but by 1981, their success had waned noticeably. ''La folie'' was a conscious attempt to deliver a more commercial product. It is co-produced by the band with engineer Steve Churchyard and mixed by Tony Visconti. The band's record company, EMI, gave Visconti a brief to mix each song as a potential single. The album's French language title () literally translates to "madness". In various interviews, the band related that this referred to "The Madness of Love" and that conceptually, each of the songs on the album was intended to explore a different kind or aspect of "love". The title track is based upon the story of Issei Sagawa. Guitarist Hugh Cornwell related in his 2001 book ''The Stranglers – Song by ...
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Golden Brown
"Golden Brown" is a song by the English rock music, rock band the Stranglers, released as a 7-inch single on EMI's Liberty Records, Liberty label in 1982. Noted for its distinctive harpsichord instrumentation, it was the second single released from the band's sixth studio album ''La folie (album), La Folie'' (1981). The single peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's highest-charting single in the country. Composition The main body of the song has a triple metre waltz rhythm, with beats grouped in threes, but the instrumental parts add an extra beat to create a phrase of thirteen beats. The thirteen beats appear in the sheet music as alternating bars of and , which has also been described as three bars of followed by one bar of . Sheet music of "Golden Brown" on musicnotes.com is published in B-flat minor. The music was largely written by keyboardist Dave Greenfield and drummer Jet Black, with lyrics by singer/guitarist Hugh Cornwell. The music was adap ...
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The Raven (The Stranglers Album)
''The Raven'' is the fourth studio album by English rock band the Stranglers, released on 21 September 1979, through record label United Artists. Background The first two songs, much of the artwork (the band is shown standing on the prow of a Viking longship on the back cover) and the album title refer to Norse mythology. The album deals with a variety of issues, including Japanese ritual suicide ("Ice"), heroin use ("Don't Bring Harry"), the Iranian Revolution ("Shah Shah a Go Go") and genetic engineering ("Genetix"). "Dead Loss Angeles" features guitarist Hugh Cornwell playing bass guitar in conjunction with bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel, who wrote the song's heavy bass line. No lead or rhythm guitars feature on the track, whose lyrics were written by Cornwell about his experiences in the United States. ''The Raven'' is the first Stranglers album not produced by Martin Rushent, instead being produced by the band with engineer Alan Winstanley. Release ''The Raven'' wa ...
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Duchess (The Stranglers Song)
"Duchess" is a single by The Stranglers from the album ''The Raven''. The ninth track on the album, it peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart. The supporting video for the song was banned by the BBC, as they deemed it blasphemous for its content, which featured the band dressed up as choirboys. Reception ''Smash Hits'' said, "Hugh Cornwell actually sings. Yeah, a bit shaky maybe, but it's proper singing. And the song's quite nice. But it's also repetitive and lacks any real substance." Cover versions * The song was covered by My Life Story as part of EMI EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At t ...'s centenary celebrations in 1997 and reached the UK Top 40. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Duchess (The Stranglers Song) The Stranglers songs 1979 singles Song recordings ...
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Hal David
Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David was born and raised in New York City, a son of Austrian Jewish immigrants Lina (née Goldberg) and Gedalier David, who owned a delicatessen in New York. He is the younger brother of American lyricist and songwriter Mack David. David attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn and studied Journalism at New York University. Career David is credited with popular music lyrics, beginning in the 1940s with material written for bandleader Sammy Kaye and for Guy Lombardo. He worked with Morty Nevins of The Three Suns on four songs for the feature film '' Two Gals and a Guy'' (1951), starring Janis Paige and Robert Alda. They also wrote the classic Christmas song I Believe in Santa Claus which was recorded by The Stargazers in 1950. In 1956, David began workin ...
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Burt Bacharach
Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. Starting in the 1950s, he composed hundreds of pop songs, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. Bacharach's music is characterized by unusual chord progressions and time signature changes, influenced by his background in jazz, and uncommon selections of instruments for small orchestras. He arranged, conducted, and produced much of his recorded output. More than 1,000 different artists have recorded Bacharach's songs. From 1961 to 1972, most of Bacharach and David's hits were written specifically for and performed by Dionne Warwick, but earlier associations (from 1957 to 1963) saw the composing duo work with Marty Robbins, Perry Como, Gene McDaniels, and Jerry Butler. Following the initial success of these collaborations, Bacharach w ...
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Walk On By (song)
"Walk On By" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for singer Dionne Warwick in 1963. Warwick's recording of the song peaked at number 6 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 1 on the Cash Box Rhythm and Blues Chart In June 1964 and was nominated for a 1965 Grammy Award for the Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. Isaac Hayes recorded the song five years later, in 1969, and his version reached number 30 on the Hot 100 chart and number 13 in the R&B charts. "Walk On By" has since charted numerous times in various countries, with wildly different arrangements, as noted below. In 1998, the 1964 release by Dionne Warwick on Scepter Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Dionne Warwick original version (1964) The original version of "Walk On By" by Dionne Warwick was recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, the same late November/early December 1963 session that yielded her hit " Anyone Who Had a Heart". "Walk On By" was the follow-up to t ...
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No More Heroes (The Stranglers Song)
"No More Heroes" is a song by English rock band the Stranglers, released as a single from their album ''No More Heroes''. It is one of the group's most successful singles, having peaked at No. 8Everyhit.com
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No More Heroes (album)
''No More Heroes'' is the second studio album by English rock band the Stranglers. It was released on 23 September 1977, through record label United Artists in most of the world and A&M in the United States, five months after their debut album, ''Rattus Norvegicus''. Background ''No More Heroes'' was produced by Martin Rushent. The album consists of new material with four songs left over from the ''Rattus Norvegicus'' sessions ("Something Better Change", "Bitching", "Peasant in the Big Shitty" and "School Mam"). The album cover features a photo of a wreath placed on a coffin with the tails of several rats (the Stranglers' trademark). The brass plaque on the album cover was engraved by Steven Stapleton of Nurse with Wound. Two singles were released from the album: the title track, and a double A-side of " Something Better Change" and the non-album track "Straighten Out". Critical reception The ''Oakland Tribune'' likened the band to "Capt. Beefheart backed by the Ramones." ...
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Something Better Change (song)
"Something Better Change", is a single by the Stranglers from the band's second album '' No More Heroes''. It was released as a double A-side with "Straighten Out" in July 1977, and reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. Background "Something Better Change" was written during the summer of 1976 with the lyrics by Jean-Jacques Burnel and the music by Hugh Cornwell, and is a commentary on the punk revolution that was occurring. It was recorded during the recording sessions for the Stranglers' first album ''Rattus Norvegicus'' between January and February 1977 at T.W. Studios in Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Chelsea .... However, it was left off that album, with Cornwell suggesting that this was because the song is not as dark as the rest of the songs on ''Rattus ...
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