Norfolk Coast (album)

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. 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.

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
BBC Music(favourable)
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
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The album was well received by reviewers and fans alike, showing a return to form of the band. 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".

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