Written in Red
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Written in Red is the thirteenth studio album recorded by The Stranglers
. It was produced by Gang of Four
's Andy Gill
.
The media launch-party for "Written in Red" was held on 13 December 1996 at EuroDisney in Paris, and featured live performances of tracks from the effort. Other tracks performed at the event include "Always the Sun
", "Golden Brown
" and "Let Me Introduce You to the Family".
The week the album was released, the band performed at several HMV
branches including those located in Birmingham
, Nottingham
, Sheffield
and Leeds
.
"In Heaven She Walks" was the only single to be taken from the album, released on 3 February 1997 and peaking at number 86; . The single is in two parts: the first CD features a sleeve similar to the Written in Red cover, with a track listing of: "In Heaven She Walks", a live version of "Golden Brown" from 1995 and an extended version of "In Heaven She Walks". The second CD sleeve features a still from the video; tracks are "In Heaven She Walks", and live versions of "Grip" and "Something Better Change" (also from 1995).
It was the first Stranglers studio album that failed to reach the top 40 in the album charts in the UK, peaking as it did at number 52 in Feb 1997.
The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
. It was produced by Gang of Four
Gang of Four (band)
Gang of Four are an English post-punk group from Leeds. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. They were fully active from 1977 to 1984, and then re-emerged twice in the 1990s with King and Gill...
's Andy Gill
Andy Gill
Andy Gill is a founding member and guitarist for the English rock group Gang of Four, considered among the most influential post-punk bands...
.
The media launch-party for "Written in Red" was held on 13 December 1996 at EuroDisney in Paris, and featured live performances of tracks from the effort. Other tracks performed at the event include "Always the Sun
Always the Sun
"Always the Sun" is a song by The Stranglers, first released as a single in October 1986, the second single from the album Dreamtime. A remixed version was released as a single in December 1990...
", "Golden Brown
Golden Brown
"Golden Brown" is a song by the English rock band The Stranglers. It was released as a 7" single in December 1981 in the US and in January 1982 in the UK, on Liberty...
" and "Let Me Introduce You to the Family".
The week the album was released, the band performed at several HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
branches including those located in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
and Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
.
"In Heaven She Walks" was the only single to be taken from the album, released on 3 February 1997 and peaking at number 86; . The single is in two parts: the first CD features a sleeve similar to the Written in Red cover, with a track listing of: "In Heaven She Walks", a live version of "Golden Brown" from 1995 and an extended version of "In Heaven She Walks". The second CD sleeve features a still from the video; tracks are "In Heaven She Walks", and live versions of "Grip" and "Something Better Change" (also from 1995).
It was the first Stranglers studio album that failed to reach the top 40 in the album charts in the UK, peaking as it did at number 52 in Feb 1997.
Track listing
- "Valley of the Birds" – 3:15
- "In Heaven She Walks" – 3:49
- "In a While" – 3:19
- "Silver into Blue" – 3:28
- "Blue Sky" – 3:41
- "Here" – 4:21
- "Joy de Viva" – 3:39
- "Miss You" – 3:52
- "Daddy's Riding the Range" – 4:19
- "Summer in the CitySummer in the City"Summer in the City" is the title of a song recorded by The Lovin' Spoonful, written by Mark Sebastian and Steve Boone. It came from their album Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful and it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1966...
" – 3:27 - "Wonderful Land" – 3:41