Feline (album)
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| Studio album by The Stranglers | ||||
| Released | 1 January 1983 | |||
| Recorded | December 1982 at ICP Studios in Brussels, Belgium | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, new wave | |||
| Length | 38:31 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | The Stranglers, Steve Churchyard | |||
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| Singles from Feline | ||||
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Feline is the seventh studio album by The Stranglers and was released in January 1983 (on the Epic record label in the United Kingdom). The first edition came with a free one-sided 7" single "Aural Sculpture Manifesto". Feline drew heavily on two of the dominant musical influences in Europe of the time, by using only acoustic guitars and electronic drums.
Feline peaked higher than their earlier studio album release, La Folie, reaching No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]
There were three singles released from Feline - The first was "European Female" which reached No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1983, and was followed by a remixed 7" version of "Midnight Summer Dream" in March (which peaked at No. 35 in the UK). The third and final single released was "Paradise" (released in July 1983) which reached No. 48.[2]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Stranglers.
| Side A | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Midnight Summer Dream" | 6:12 | ||||||||
| 2. | "It's a Small World" | 4:34 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Ships That Pass in the Night" | 4:06 | ||||||||
| 4. | "European Female (In Celebration Of)" | 3:58 | ||||||||
| Side B | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 5. | "Let's Tango in Paris" | 3:12 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Paradise" | 3:46 | ||||||||
| 7. | "All Roads Lead to Rome" | 3:50 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Blue Sister" | 3:57 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Never Say Goodbye" | 4:10 | ||||||||
Total length: |
38:31 | |||||||||
| 2001 CD reissue bonus tracks | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 10. | "Savage Breast" | 3:18 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Pawsher" | 4:57 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Permission" | 4:53 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Midnight Summer Dream/European Female (live)" (recorded live at The Zenith, Paris, 29 April 1985) | 10:18 | ||||||||
| 14. | "(The Strange Circumstances Which Lead to) Vladimir and Olga" | 3:54 | ||||||||
| 15. | "Aural Sculpture Manifesto" | 3:20 | ||||||||
Total length: |
68:25 | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Ogg, Alex. "The Stranglers: Feline" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.