Hugh Cornwell having fled the band, the remaining members attempted to revive the shambling corpse of their careers by adding former Sniff 'n the Tears vocalist Paul Roberts and guitarist John Ellis. The resulting album was a hodgepodge of hard rock clichés topped off by uncharacteristic screeching vocals and deadbeat lyrics. Even then, the remains of the band staggered onward. ~ Steven McDonald, All Music Guide
J.J. Burnel (Bass), Jet Black (Drums), Mike Kemp (Producer), Richard Norris (Engineer), Cactus (Design), Paul Roberts (Vocals), Dave Greenfield (Vocals), Dave Greenfield (Keyboards), Simon J. Webb (Design), Jet Black (Percussion), Jill Furmanovsky (Photography), J.J. Burnel (Vocals)
Stranglers in the Night opened the recording career of the Stranglers MK II, with Paul Roberts on vocals and John Ellis on guitar. It was also the first release on the band's own record label, "Psycho", in 1992. The band returned to a purer, less "produced" sound; the horns have departed and the songs have a less-constrained, harder edge. Styles vary from ballads such as "Southern Mountains" and "Grand Canyon" to the fast-paced "Sugar Bullets" and "Brainbox". The North American version of this album (with a white, rather than dark gray, cover) contains three extra tracks ("Coffee Shop", "Vicious Circles" and "So Uncool"), which were originally B-sides in Britain. The Album peaked at #33 in the U.K. Charts in September 1992. The single 'Heaven And Hell' was released from the album but could only chart at #46 in August 1992. The follow up single 'Sugar Bullets' failed to chart.
