Norfolk Coast (album)

Norfolk Coast
Studio album by
the Stranglers
Released16 February 2004
StudioGood Luck Studios, London
GenreRock
Length40:03
LabelEMI Liberty
Producer
  • Mark Wallis
  • David Ruffy
  • Peter Glenister
The Stranglers chronology
Coup de Grace
(1998) 		Norfolk Coast
(2004) 		Suite XVI
(2006)
Singles from Norfolk Coast
  1. "Big Thing Coming"
    Released: February 2004
  2. "Long Black Veil"
    Released: April 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC Music(favourable)[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Uncut[4]

Norfolk Coast is the fifteenth studio album by the Stranglers, and was released on 16 February 2004 by EMI's Liberty Records label, making it their first new album recorded for the company in 23 years.[5] It was released six years after their last studio album Coup de Grace and was their first official studio album with new guitarist Baz Warne, and also the last album to feature Paul Roberts on lead vocals. Norfolk Coast peaked at No. 70 in the UK Albums Chart in February, for one week's duration in that listing.[6]

The album was well received by reviewers and fans alike, showing a return to form for the band.[4][7][8] It also spawned the band's first UK Top 40 hit single for more than a decade, "Big Thing Coming" (No. 31 in February 2004 in the UK Singles Chart), and a smaller Top 75 hit "Long Black Veil".[9]

  1. ^ Luerssen, John D. "The Stranglers: Norfolk Coast > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. ^ Jones, Chris (26 February 2004). "The Stranglers: Norfolk Coast Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Stranglers". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. ^ a b "The Stranglers – Norfolk Coast Review". Uncut. 1 March 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ "STRANGLERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ^ Jermy, Miles (19 February 2011). "The Stranglers, uncovered". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. ^ Keefe, Michael (25 January 2007). "The Stranglers: Suite XVI". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Big Thing Coming". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2011.