Coup de Grace (The Stranglers album)

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Coup de Grace
Studio album by The Stranglers
Released	26 October 1998
Studio	Funny Bunny Studios, London Matrix Studios, London Mixed at Maison Rouge, London
Genre	Rock
Length	42:46
Label	Eagle
Producer	David M. Allen, The Stranglers
The Stranglers chronology
Written in Red (1997) Coup de Grace (1998) Norfolk Coast (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
NME	2/10[2]

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.

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.^{[citation needed]} The album included the minimally-accompanied ballad "In the End".

The album failed to reach the official UK Albums Chart, their first such release not 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

• 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

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