Coup de Grace (The Stranglers album)
Coup de Grace is the fourteenth studio album by The Stranglers, released in 1998. It was the last album to feature guitarist John Ellis, who left the band in 2000.
Coup de Grace | ||||
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Released | 26 October 1998 | |||
Studio | Funny Bunny Studios, London Matrix Studios, London Mixed at Maison Rouge, London | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 42:46 | |||
Label | Eagle Records | |||
Producer | David M. Allen, The Stranglers | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
NME | 2/10[2] |
The tracks on Coup de Grace represent a greater writing input from Jean Jacques Burnel than on more recent outings; he also sings four of the ten tracks. Heavily influenced by the band's troop-entertaining trips to such places as the Falkland Islands and Bosnia, and (in Burnel's words) "life in general", the tracks covered such topics as the ravages of war, religious conflicts, and failed relationships. The album included the minimally-accompanied ballad "In the End".
The album failed to reach the official UK Albums Chart, their first such release to do so.[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by The Stranglers.
- "God is Good" - 4:03
- "You Don't Think That What You've Done is Wrong" - 3:13
- "Tonight" - 3:18
- "Jump Over My Shadow" - 4:32
- "Miss You" - 5:04
- "Coup de Grace (S-O-S)" - 3:24
- "In the End" - 3:14
- "No Reason" - 5:16
- "Known Only unto God" - 4:40
- "The Light" - 5:59
- Cat no/Label: EAGCD042/Eagle
Personnel
- The Stranglers
- Paul Roberts – vocals, production
- Jean-Jacques Burnel – bass, vocals, production
- John Ellis – guitar, production
- Dave Greenfield – keyboards, programming, production
- Jet Black – drums, production
- Additional musicians
- Lisa George – backing vocals on track 2
- Lizzie Deane – backing vocals on track 2
- Technical
- David M. Allen – production, engineering, Pro Tools
- Chris Jarrett – engineering, programming
- Matt Hay – engineering
- Clare, Ben, Neil – engineering assistance
- Trevor Dawkins – technician
- Bruce Gooding – technician
References
- "The Stranglers: Coup de Grace" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- Wirth, Jim (13 November 1998). "The Stranglers - Coup de Grace". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.