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Decades Apart
Compilation album by
the Stranglers
Released1 March 2010
Recorded1976–2010
Genre
Length132:24
LabelEMI
ProducerVarious
The Stranglers chronology
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(2008) 		Decades Apart
(2010) 		Live at the Apollo 2010
(2010)
Singles from Decades Apart
  1. "Retro Rockets"
    Released: 22 February 2010[3]

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 tracks taken from each of the five decades of the bands career to date, including 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]

The band embarked on the "Decades Apart" UK tour in February and March of 2010.[7]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 Strangler's 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][8]

Personnel

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See individual albums for full personnel credits.

The Stranglers

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[6] 146
Single Chart Peak
position
"Retro Rockets" UK Singles Chart[6] 198

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Retro Rockets"Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Baz WarneNew track3:45
2."(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"Black, Burnel, Hugh Cornwell, GreenfieldRattus Norvegicus, 19774:03
3."Peaches"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldRattus Norvegicus4:06
4."Go Buddy Go"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldB-side of "Peaches", 19773:58
5."Something Better Change"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldNo More Heroes, 19773:36
6."No More Heroes"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldNo More Heroes3:29
7."5 Minutes"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldNon-album single, 19783:17
8."Nice 'n' Sleazy"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldBlack and White, 19783:13
9."Walk On By"Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidNon-album single, 19786:22
10."Duchess"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldThe Raven, 19792:30
11."Nuclear Device"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldThe Raven3:32
12."Waltzinblack"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldThe Gospel According to the Meninblack, 19813:38
13."Golden Brown"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldLa folie, 19813:28
14."La folie"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldLa folie6:06
15."Strange Little Girl"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield, Hans WärmlingThe Collection 1977–1982, 19822:42
16."European Female"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldFeline, 19834:01
17."Skin Deep"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldAural Sculpture, 19843:55
18."No Mercy"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldAural Sculpture3:34
Total length:69:14
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Always the Sun"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldDreamtime, 19864:00
2."Nice in Nice"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, GreenfieldDreamtime3:46
3."All Day and All of the Night"Ray DaviesAll Live and All of the Night, 19882:31
4."96 Tears"Rudy Martínez10, 19903:04
5."Heaven or Hell"Black, Burnel, John Ellis, Greenfield, Paul RobertsStranglers in the Night, 19924:32
6."Time to Die"Black, Burnel, Ellis, Greenfield, RobertsStranglers in the Night3:50
7."Sugar Bullets"Black, Burnel, Ellis, Greenfield, RobertsStranglers in the Night5:28
8."Golden Boy"Black, Burnel, Ellis, Greenfield, RobertsAbout Time, 19953:14
9."Lies and Deception"Black, Burnel, Ellis, Greenfield, RobertsAbout Time3:51
10."In Heaven She Walks"Black, Burnel, Ellis, Greenfield, RobertsWritten in Red, 19973:49
11."Coup de Grace"Black, Burnel, Ellis, Greenfield, RobertsCoup de Grace, 19983:23
12."Norfolk Coast"Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, WarneNorfolk Coast, 20043:45
13."Big Thing Coming"Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, WarneNorfolk Coast3:01
14."Long Black Veil"Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, WarneNorfolk Coast4:03
15."Unbroken"Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, WarneSuite XVI, 20063:47
16."Spectre of Love"Black, Burnel, Greenfield, WarneSuite XVI3:37
17."I Don't See the World Like You Do"Black, Burnel, Greenfield, WarneNew track3:27
Total length:63:10

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b Hall, Ian D. (3 February 2010). "The Stranglers. Decades Apart. Album Review". Liverpool Sound and Vision. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Allen, James. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ Atkinson, Mike (26 February 2010). "Interview: JJ Burnel, The Stranglers". Nottingham Evening Post. Archived from the original on 1 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Zywietz, Tobiaz. "The Official Zobbel Homepage". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. ^ "The Stranglers plot 2010 tour of the UK". Slicing Up Eyeballs. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  8. ^ Hutchinson, Martin (18 February 2010). "CD Review: The Stranglers - Decades Apart". The Bolton News. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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