The Raven (The Stranglers album)

The Raven
Missing image Stranglers_-_The_Raven_album_cover.jpg Album cover
Album by The Stranglers
Released	1979
Length	?? min ?? sec
Record label	United Artists
The Stranglers Chronology
Live (X Cert) (1979)	The Raven (1979)	The Gospel According to The Meninblack (1981)

The Raven is an album by The Stranglers, released in 1979. The album contained a few surprises, the opener is an instrumental, there is a song of just vocals and piano accompaniment and the song Duchess was surprisingly poppy. It is often said that this album is steeped in Nordic imagery.

Track Listing

1. "Longships"
2. "The Raven"
3. "Dead Loss Angeles"
4. "Ice"
5. "Baroque Bordello"
6. "Nuclear Device"
7. "Shah Shah A Go Go"
8. "Don't Bring Harry"
9. "Duchess"
10. "Meninblack"
11. "Genetix"
12. "Bear Cage" - CD Bonus Track
13. "Fools Rush Out" - CD Bonus Track
14. "N'Emmenes Pas Harry" - CD Bonus Track
15. "Yellowcake UF6" - CD Bonus Track

Track 10, Meninblack, notably ended up becoming the starting point for their followup album, The Gospel According to The Men in Black.

See also: The Raven (The Stranglers album), 1979, 1979 in music, 1981, Album, Live (X Cert), Minute, Record label, Second