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
Studio album by
The Stranglers
Released26 October 1998
StudioFunny Bunny Studios, London
Matrix Studios, London
Mixed at Maison Rouge, London
GenreRock
Length42:46
LabelEagle Records
ProducerDavid M. Allen, The Stranglers
The Stranglers chronology
Written in Red
(1997)		 Coup de Grace
(1998)		 Norfolk Coast
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
NME2/10[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.

  1. "God is Good" - 4:03
  2. "You Don't Think That What You've Done is Wrong" - 3:13
  3. "Tonight" - 3:18
  4. "Jump Over My Shadow" - 4:32
  5. "Miss You" - 5:04
  6. "Coup de Grace (S-O-S)" - 3:24
  7. "In the End" - 3:14
  8. "No Reason" - 5:16
  9. "Known Only unto God" - 4:40
  10. "The Light" - 5:59
Cat no/Label: EAGCD042/Eagle

Personnel
The Stranglers
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
  1. "The Stranglers: Coup de Grace" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. Wirth, Jim (13 November 1998). "The Stranglers - Coup de Grace". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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