Suite XVI

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Suite XVI
Studio album by The Stranglers
Released	18 September 2006
Recorded	2006
Studio	Charlton Farm Studios, Bath, UK
Genre	Punk rock, post-punk
Length	40:27
Label	EMI
Producer	Louie Nicastro
The Stranglers chronology
Norfolk Coast (2004) Suite XVI (2006) Giants (2012)

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Suite XVI is the sixteenth studio album by The Stranglers, and saw the band return as a four-piece after the departure of Paul Roberts. Lead vocals are shared between guitarist Baz Warne and bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel. The album was released on 18 September 2006 and was supported by an extensive UK tour by the band. The album peaked at number 89 in the UK Albums Chart.

The album continues, but also builds on, the shift to a more recognisable sound seen in the previous album, Norfolk Coast, with a sound much more akin to the band's earlier sound during the 1970s and early 1980s.^{[citation needed]}

Tracks range from the aggression of "Summat Outanowt", through the catchy "She's Slipping Away" to the machine-gun punk delivery of "A Soldier's Diary" (which, according to drummer Jet Black, is the fastest track yet recorded by the band) and back to the melodic ballad of "Bless You (Save You, Spare You, Damn You)". There's a foray into country with the biting "I Hate You" and the album finishes off with "Relentless" — a sonically relentless exploration of the passing of time. "See Me Coming" was originally recorded by Jean-Jacques Burnel for the Japanese animated TV series Gankutsuou.^{[citation needed]}

The album was released in Japan with two bonus tracks (taken from the B-side of the UK Single "Spectre of Love").

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield and Baz Warne, except where noted.

• Bonus tracks recorded live at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, 2 December 2005.

Singles[]

• "Spectre of Love" (released 11 September 2006) – #57, UK Singles Chart

Personnel[]

The Stranglers

• Jet Black – drums, percussion
• Jean-Jacques Burnel – bass, vocals
• Dave Greenfield – keyboards, vocals
• Baz Warne – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

• Paul Roberts – percussion on track 5
• Lucy Lewry – backing vocals on track 7

Technical

• Louie Nicastro – production, recorded by
• Matt Sweeting – photography
• Phil Johnson – artwork, design

References[]

External links[]

• Ecard
• The Rat's Lair - official website