Written in Red

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Written in Red

Studio album by The Stranglers
Released	January 27, 1997
Genre	Punk rock
Length	40:51
Label	When
Producer(s)	Andrew Gill Cenzo Townsend The Stranglers
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The Stranglers chronology
About Time (1995)	Written in Red (1997)	Coup de Grace (1998)

Written in Red, the fifteenth full-length recording from The Stranglers (their thirteenth studio full-length) presents a more polished sound. Production duties was handled by Gang of Four's Andy Gill.

The media launch-party for "Written in Red" was held on December 13, 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" is the first single to be taken from the album; the release date for this single was brought forward to February 3. 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.