Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers
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{{Infobox album
| name = Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers
| type = greatest
| artist = the Stranglers
| cover = The stranglers peaches.jpg
| alt =
| released = 10 June 2002{{Cite web |title=Stranglers Peaches - Best Of |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/5035-805-2 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=BPI |language=en}}
| recorded = 1977–1990
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Rock
- punk{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/u-k-punks-dark-lord-the-stranglers-hugh-cornwell-brings-new-aggro-20111031|title=U.K. Punk's Dark Lord, the Stranglers' Hugh Cornwell, Brings New Aggro|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=31 October 2011|access-date=30 January 2022|last=Fricke|first=David|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728131703/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/u-k-punks-dark-lord-the-stranglers-hugh-cornwell-brings-new-aggro-20111031 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |author-link=David Fricke}}
- post-punk
- new wave{{cite web|last=Hughes|first=Rob|date=6 May 2020|title=The Stranglers: A Guide to Their Best Album|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/buyers-guide-the-stranglers|access-date=30 January 2022|website=Classic Rock}}
- pop
}}
| length = 72:38
| label = EMI
| producer =
- Martin Rushent
- The Stranglers
- Alan Winstanley
- Steve Churchyard
- Laurie Latham
- Mike Kemp
- Ted Hayton
| chronology = The Stranglers compilations
| prev_title = Lies and Deception
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = The Rarities
| next_year = 2002
}}
Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers is a compilation album by The Stranglers, released in 2002 by EMI.{{cite web|author=Andy Kellman |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/peaches-the-very-best-of-the-stranglers-mw0000019540 |title=Peaches: The Very Best of the Stranglers - The Stranglers | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2002-07-02 |accessdate=2014-04-08}} It reached No. 21 in the UK Albums Chart in June 2002.{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 535}}
The album cover was designed by design4music who would design a similar cover for the compilation The Best Bands...Ever! several months later.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5062587-Various-The-Best-BandsEver|title=Various – The Best Bands...Ever! |publisher=Discogs|accessdate=30 January 2022}}
On 27 November 2020, the compilation was released on vinyl for the first time as a double-LP set through Parlophone.{{cite web|author=Steve Janes |url=https://www.withguitars.com/just-announcedthe-stranglers-peaches-the-very-best-of/ |title=News - Just announced: The Stranglers – 'Peaches (The Very Best Of)' |publisher=With Guitars|date=24 September 2020 |accessdate=30 January 2022}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = Classic Rock
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|author=Mark Beaumont |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/the-stranglers-peaches-highlights-a-career-that-veers-from-degeneration-to-delight |title=The Stranglers' Peaches highlights a career that veers from degeneration to delight |publisher=Classic Rock |date=27 November 2020 |accessdate=30 January 2022}}
| rev3 = With Guitars
}}
AllMusic called it "one of the better introductions to the band available," and Classic Rock a "consistently accomplished collection." Classic Rock, however, felt that "the randomised track-listing doesn't help tell the story, presenting instead post-punk's very own Jekyll and Hyde. The bloodthirsty likes of "Something Better Change" and "5 Minutes" land jarringly between sophisticated 80s pop moments such as "Strange Little Girl", "Skin Deep" and "Always the Sun", momentum superseding plot."
Track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Original release
| all_writing = the Stranglers (Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield), except where noted
| title1 = Peaches
| extra1 = Rattus Norvegicus, 1977
| length1 = 4:05
| title2 = Golden Brown
| extra2 = La folie, 1981
| length2 = 3:27
| title3 = Walk On By
| note3 = Radio edit
| writer3 = Burt Bacharach, Hal David
| extra3 = Non-album single, 1978
| length3 = 4:24
| title4 = No More Heroes
| extra4 = No More Heroes, 1977
| length4 = 3:27
| title5 = Skin Deep
| extra5 = Aural Sculpture, 1984
| length5 = 3:55
| title6 = Hanging Around
| extra6 = Rattus Norvegicus
| length6 = 4:25
| title7 = All Day and All of the Night
| writer7 = Ray Davies
| extra7 = All Live and All of the Night, 1988
| length7 = 2:30
| title8 = Straighten Out
| extra8 = Double A-side single with "Something Better Change", 1977
| length8 = 2:46
| title9 = Nice 'n' Sleazy
| extra9 = Black and White, 1978
| length9 = 3:11
| title10 = Strange Little Girl
| writer10 = Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield, Hans Wärmling
| extra10 = The Collection 1977–1982, 1982
| length10 = 2:41
| title11 = Who Wants the World?
| extra11 = Non-album single, 1980
| length11 = 3:12
| title12 = Something Better Change
| extra12 = No More Heroes
| length12 = 3:34
| title13 = Always the Sun
| note13 = Sunny Side Up Mix
| extra13 = Dreamtime, 1986
| length13 = 3:57
| title14 = European Female
| extra14 = Feline, 1983
| length14 = 4:01
| title15 = Grip '89" / "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
| note15 = remix
| extra15 = Rattus Norvegicus
| length15 = 4:01
| title16 = Duchess
| extra16 = The Raven, 1979
| length16 = 2:28
| title17 = 5 Minutes
| extra17 = Non-album single, 1978
| length17 = 3:16
| title18 = Don't Bring Harry
| extra18 = The Raven
| length18 = 4:08
| title19 = La Folie
| extra19 = La folie
| length19 = 6:05
| title20 = 96 Tears
| writer20 = Rudy Martinez
| extra20 = 10, 1990
| length20 = 3:03
| total_length =
Personnel
See original albums for full credits.
The Stranglers
- Hugh Cornwell – guitar, vocals
- Dave Greenfield – keyboards
- Jean-Jacques Burnel – bass, vocals
- Jet Black – drums
Additional musicians
- Eric Clarke – tenor saxophone (15)
- John Ellis – additional guitar (13)
Technical
- Martin Rushent – production (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15, 17)
- The Stranglers – production (2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19)
- Alan Winstanley – production (11, 16, 18)
- Steve Churchyard – production (2, 10, 14)
- Laurie Latham – production (5)
- Mike Kemp – production (13)
- Ted Hayton – production (7)
- Roy Thomas Baker – production (20)
- Michael Brauer – remixing (13){{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3416718-The-Stranglers-Always-The-Sun-Sunny-Side-Up-Mix|title=The Stranglers – Always The Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=30 January 2022}}
- Barry Cooder – remixing (15){{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2140857-The-Stranglers-Grip-89-Get-A-Grip-On-Yourself |title=The Stranglers – Grip '89 (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) |publisher=Discogs|accessdate=30 January 2022}}
- Taff B. Dylan – remixing (15)
- design4music.com – design
References
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Category:2002 compilation albums