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| Released | 14 January 1983 | |||
| Recorded | September 1982[1] | |||
| Studio | ICP Studios in Brussels, Belgium | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 38:31 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Singles from Feline | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Smash Hits | 8/10[3] |
Feline is the seventh studio album by the Stranglers and was released on 14 January 1983 on the Epic record label, their first for the label.[4] 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 primarily acoustic guitars and electronic drums as well as synthesizers.[1] The American edition of the album included the British hit single "Golden Brown" as the closing track on side one of the original vinyl (and the fifth song in on the CD version).[5]
Feline peaked higher than their previous studio album release, La Folie, reaching No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart.[6]
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 February (which peaked at No. 35 in the UK). The third and final single released was "Paradise" (released in July 1983) which reached No. 48.[6]
- ^ a b "History - Feline in focus..." thestranglers.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Ogg, Alex. "The Stranglers: Feline" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ Ellen, Mark (20 January 1983). The Stranglers: Feline. Smash Hits. p. 17.
- ^ Robert Endeacott (2014). Peaches: A Chronicle Of The Stranglers 1974-1990. Soundcheck Books. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-9575700-4-7.
- ^ "The Stranglers - Feline". Discogs. 1983.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.