Decades Apart

Decades Apart
Decades Apart
Compilation album by the Stranglers
Released	1 March 2010
Recorded	1976-2010
Genre	Rock ; new wave ; punk rock ; post-punk ;
Length	132:24
Label	EMI
Producer	Various
The Stranglers chronology
Singles from Decades Apart
	"Retro Rockets"; Released: 22 February 2010;

Last updated January 30, 2022

Decades Apart is a 2-CD career spanning compilation album by English rock band the Stranglers, released on 1 March 2010 by EMI.^[4] It features 35 singles and album tracks from 1977 to 2006, as well as two new tracks, "Retro Rockets" and "I Don't See the World Like You Do".^[5] The album reached #146 in the UK Albums Chart.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

James Allen, writing for AllMusic, said, "The latter-day cuts basically alternate between classy but vague, '80s-indebted alt-rock and more visceral tracks harking back to the Stranglers' early sound ... and the fact remains that the first disc's impact vastly outweighs that of the second. Still, this is as thorough a Stranglers history as one could want, and the Burnel-led lineup comes off much better than some might expect."^[4] Both Martin Hutchinson of The Bolton News and Ian D. Hall of Liverpool Sound and Vision called it the definitive Stranglers' compilation.^[3]^[5]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Retro Rockets"	Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Baz Warne	New track	3:45
2.	"(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"	Black, Burnel, Hugh Cornwell, Greenfield	Rattus Norvegicus , 1977	4:03
3.	"Peaches"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	Rattus Norvegicus	4:06
4.	"Go Buddy Go"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	B-side of "Peaches", 1977	3:58
5.	"Something Better Change"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	No More Heroes , 1977	3:36
6.	"No More Heroes"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	No More Heroes	3:29
7.	"5 Minutes"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	Non-album single, 1978	3:17
8.	"Nice 'n' Sleazy"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	Black and White , 1978	3:13
9.	"Walk On By"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	Non-album single, 1978	6:22
10.	"Duchess"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	The Raven , 1979	2:30
11.	"Nuclear Device"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	The Raven	3:32
12.	"Waltzinblack"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	The Gospel According to the Meninblack , 1981	3:38
13.	"Golden Brown"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	La folie , 1981	3:28
14.	"La folie"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	La folie	6:06
15.	"Strange Little Girl"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield, Hans Wärmling	The Collection 1977–1982 , 1982	2:42
16.	"European Female"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	Feline , 1983	4:01
17.	"Skin Deep"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	Aural Sculpture , 1984	3:55
18.	"No Mercy"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	Aural Sculpture	3:34
Total length:				69:14

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Always the Sun"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	Dreamtime , 1986	4:00
2.	"Nice in Nice"	Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield	Dreamtime	3:46
3.	"All Day and All of the Night"	Ray Davies	All Live and All of the Night , 1988	2:31
4.	"96 Tears"	Rudy Martínez	10 , 1990	3:04
5.	"Heaven or Hell"	Black, Burnel, John Ellis, Greenfield, Paul Roberts	Stranglers in the Night , 1992	4:32
6.	"Time to Die"	Black, Burnel, Ellis, Greenfield, Roberts	Stranglers in the Night	3:50
7.	"Sugar Bullets"	Black, Burnel, Ellis, Greenfield, Roberts	Stranglers in the Night	5:28
8.	"Golden Boy"	Black, Burnel, Ellis, Greenfield, Roberts	About Time , 1995	3:14
9.	"Lies and Deception"	Black, Burnel, Ellis, Greenfield, Roberts	About Time	3:51
10.	"In Heaven She Walks"	Black, Burnel, Ellis, Greenfield, Roberts	Written in Red , 1997	3:49
11.	"Coup de Grace"	Black, Burnel, Ellis, Greenfield, Roberts	Coup de Grace , 1998	3:23
12.	"Norfolk Coast"	Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, Warne	Norfolk Coast , 2004	3:45
13.	"Big Thing Coming"	Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, Warne	Norfolk Coast	3:01
14.	"Long Black Veil"	Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, Warne	Norfolk Coast	4:03
15.	"Unbroken"	Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, Warne	Suite XVI , 2006	3:47
16.	"Spectre of Love"	Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Warne	Suite XVI	3:37
17.	"I Don't See the World Like You Do"	Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Warne	New track	3:27
Total length:				63:10

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums Chart ^[6]	146

Single	Chart	Peak position
"Retro Rockets"	UK Singles Chart ^[6]	198

Personnel

See individual albums for full personnel credits.

The Stranglers

Jean-Jacques Burnel – bass, vocals
Dave Greenfield – keyboards
Jet Black – drums
Hugh Cornwell – guitar, vocals (disc 1 / disc 2: 1-4)
Paul Roberts – vocals (disc 2: 5-14)
John Ellis – guitar (disc 2: 5-11)
Baz Warne – guitar, vocals (disc 1: 1 / disc 2: 12-17)

Technical

Martin Rushent – production (disc 1: 2-9)
Alan Winstanley – production (disc 1: 10, 11 / disc 2: 8, 9)
The Stranglers – production (disc 1: 10-17 / disc 2: 1-3, 8-11)
Steve Churchyard – production (disc 1: 13-16)
Laurie Latham – production (disc 1: 17, 18)
Mike Kemp – production (disc 2: 1, 2, 5-7)
Ted Hayton – production (disc 2: 3)
Roy Thomas Baker – production (disc 2: 4)
Andy Gill – production (disc 2: 10)
Cenzo Townsend – additional production (disc 2: 10)
David M. Allen – production (disc 2: 11)
Mark Wallis – production (disc 2: 12-14)
Pete Glenister – production (disc 2: 12)
David Ruffy – production (disc 2: 13, 14)
Louie Nicastro – production (disc 2: 15, 16)
John McMurtrie – photography
Phil Johnson – sleeve design, concepts
Owen Carne – liner notes

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References

1 2 Hughes, Rob (6 May 2020). "The Stranglers: A Guide to Their Best Albums". Classic Rock . Retrieved 23 November 2021.
↑ Fricke, David (31 October 2011). "U.K. Punk's Dark Lord, the Stranglers' Hugh Cornwell, Brings New Aggro". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 23 November 2021.
1 2 Hall, Ian D. (3 February 2010). "The Stranglers. Decades Apart. Album Review". Liverpool Sound and Vision. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
1 2 3 Allen, James. "AllMusic review". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 November 2021.
1 2 Hutchinson, Martin (18 February 2010). "CD Review: The Stranglers - Decades Apart". The Bolton News . Retrieved 23 November 2021.
1 2 3 Tobias Zywietz. "The Official Zobbel Homepage". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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[louder-1] 1 2 Hughes, Rob (6 May 2020). "The Stranglers: A Guide to Their Best Albums". Classic Rock . Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[2] Fricke, David (31 October 2011). "U.K. Punk's Dark Lord, the Stranglers' Hugh Cornwell, Brings New Aggro". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[LSV-3] 1 2 Hall, Ian D. (3 February 2010). "The Stranglers. Decades Apart. Album Review". Liverpool Sound and Vision. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[allmusic-4] 1 2 3 Allen, James. "AllMusic review". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[bolton-5] 1 2 Hutchinson, Martin (18 February 2010). "CD Review: The Stranglers - Decades Apart". The Bolton News . Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[zobbel-6] 1 2 3 Tobias Zywietz. "The Official Zobbel Homepage". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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v t e The Stranglers
Jean-Jacques Burnel Baz Warne Jim Macaulay Toby Hounsham Jet Black Hugh Cornwell Hans Wärmling Dave Greenfield John Ellis Paul Roberts
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 Dark Matters
Live albums	Live at the Hope and Anchor Live (X Cert) All Live and All of the Night Saturday Night, Sunday Morning The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert Friday the Thirteenth Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81 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 The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased Strangled from Birth and Beyond The Sessions The Hit Men 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 Gold The Very Best of The Stranglers Decades Apart
Singles	"(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" "Peaches" "Something Better Change" "No More Heroes" "5 Minutes" "Nice 'n' Sleazy" "Walk On By" "Duchess" "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" "Bear Cage" "Who Wants the World?" "Thrown Away" "Let Me Introduce You to the Family" "Golden Brown" "La Folie" "Strange Little Girl" "European Female" "Skin Deep" "No Mercy" "Always the Sun" "All Day and All of the Night" "96 Tears" "Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)" "Golden Brown" (Re-issue) "Lies and Deception" "Big Thing Coming" "Spectre of Love"
Other songs	"Tramp"
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 Soulsec Celia and the Mutations