The Stranglers - Suite XVI (2006)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Tracks written by Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield and Baz Warne
1. "Unbroken" Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Paul Roberts, Warne 3:47
2. "Spectre of Love" 3:34
3. "She's Slipping Away" Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, Warne 3:29
4. "Summat Outanowt" 2:14
5. "Anything Can Happen" 3:54
6. "See Me Coming" Burnel 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
12. "Instead of This" (Live Acoustic) Black, Burnel, Hugh Cornwell, Greenfield 4:34
13. "Death & Night & Blood (Yukio)" (Live) Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield 2:28
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.
