Suite XVI

Studio album by The Stranglers

Released

18 September 2006

Recorded

2006

Genre

Punk rock, post-punk

Length

40:27

Label

EMI

The Stranglers chronology

Norfolk Coast
(2004)

Suite XVI
(2006)

Giants
(2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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.

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.

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Unbroken"	3:47
2.	"Spectre of Love"	3:34
3.	"She's Slipping Away"	3:29
4.	"Summat Outanowt"	2:14
5.	"Anything Can Happen"	3:54
6.	"See Me Coming"	3:56
7.	"Bless You (Save You, Spare You, Damn You)"	5:35
8.	"A Soldier's Diary"	2:19
9.	"Barbara (Shangri-La)"	3:44
10.	"I Hate You"	2:58
11.	"Relentless"	5:02

Japanese CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Instead of This" (Live Acoustic)
13.	"Death & Night & Blood (Yukio)" (Live)

Singles

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

Personnel

The Stranglers

Jet Black - Drums
Jean-Jacques Burnel - Bass, Vocals
Dave Greenfield - Organ, Keyboard
Baz Warne - Guitar, Vocals

References

↑ Deming, Mark. "The Stranglers: Suite XVI > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2011.

External links

The Stranglers

Jet Black J. J. Burnel Dave Greenfield Baz Warne Hugh Cornwell Hans Wärmling Paul Roberts John Ellis

Studio albums	Rattus Norvegicus No More Heroes Black and White The Raven The Gospel According to the Meninblack La folie Feline Aural Sculpture Dreamtime 10 Stranglers in the Night About Time Written in Red Coup de Grace Norfolk Coast Suite XVI Giants

Live albums	Live at the Hope and Anchor Live (X Cert) All Live and All of the Night Saturday Night, Sunday Morning Access All Areas The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert Friday the Thirteenth Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81 5 Live 01 Live at the Apollo Apollo Revisited Coast to Coast: Live on Tour Live at the Apollo 2010 (DVD & CD)

Compilations	IV The Collection 1977–1982 Off the Beaten Track Rarities (1998) Singles (The UA Years) Greatest Hits 1977–1990 All Twelve Inches The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased Strangled from Birth and Beyond The Sessions The Hit Men The Best of the Epic Years The Collection Collection Hits Collection The Stranglers The Masters Lies and Deception Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers Rarities (2002) Out of the Black Sweet Smell of Success – Best of the Epic Years Live 'n' Sleazy Miss You Gold The Very Best of The Stranglers Decades Apart

Singles	"(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" "Choosey Susie" "Peaches" "Something Better Change" "No More Heroes" "5 Minutes" "Nice 'n' Sleazy" "Walk On By" "Duchess" "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" "Don't Bring Harry" "Bear Cage" "Who Wants The World?" "Thrown Away" "Just Like Nothing On Earth" "Let Me Introduce You to the Family" "Golden Brown" "La Folie" "Strange Little Girl" "European Female" "Midnight Summer Dream" "Paradise" "Skin Deep" "No Mercy" "Let Me Down Easy" "Nice In Nice" "Always The Sun" "Big In America" "Shakin' Like A Leaf" "All Day and All of the Night" "96 Tears" "Sweet Smell Of Sucess" "Heaven Or Hell" "Sugar Bullets" "Lies And Deception" "In Heaven She Walks" "Big Thing Coming" "Long Black Veil" "Spectre of Love" "Retro Rockets" "Mercury Rising"

Other songs	"Hanging Around" "Tramp"

Special projects	Clubbed to Death

DVD releases	The Collection 1977–1982 Live At Alexandra Palace Friday the Thirteenth Euro Live On Stage on Screen Rattus at the Roundhouse Live at the Apollo 2010 (DVD & CD)

Related	Discography Faith Band Soulsec Martin Rushent Celia and the Mutations

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