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Aug 6, 2014 · Music video by The Stranglers performing Skin Deep. (C) 1984 BMG Rigts Management (UK) Limited.
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Mar 2, 2012 · Music video by The Stranglers performing Skin Deep. (c) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
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"Skin Deep" is a song by British band the Stranglers, released in September 1984 as the lead single from the album Aural Sculpture. The shimmering and melodic single restored the band to the UK top 20 after its previous two single releases (from the album Feline) had stalled at numbers 48 and 35. "Skin Deep" peaked at No. 11 in Australia and ...
"4, 5, 6" is the first single released from Solé's debut album, Skin Deep. It was produced by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and featured a guest verse from JT Money and a chorus by Kandi. This was Solé's second collaboration with JT Money and Stewart, as the three had worked together on JT Money's hit single "Who Dat" the previous year
- Formation and Mainstream Success
- Second Phase
- New Label and Sound
- Post-Cornwell Era
- 2000s Resurgence and Reversion to A Four-Piece
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Before forming the band, "Jet Black" (real name Brian Duffy) was in his mid-30s. A successful businessman, Black at one point owned a fleet of ice cream vans, and later ran "The Jackpot", a Guildford off-licence that would serve as the base for the early Stranglers.Black had also been a semi-professional drummer in the late 1950s and early 1960s; a...
In 1979, one of the Stranglers' two managers advised them to break up as he felt that the band had lost direction, but this idea was dismissed and they parted company with their management team. Meanwhile, Burnel released an experimental solo album Euroman Cometh backed by a small UK tour and Cornwell recorded the album Nosferatu in collaboration w...
Following the Stranglers' return to commercial success, many record companies lined up to sign them. Virgin Records was the most likely choice but Epic Records made a last minute offer and secured the Stranglers' services. The Stranglers once again had complete artistic freedom and in 1983 released their first album for Epic, Feline, which included...
Following the departure of Cornwell, CBS-Sony dropped the Stranglers from their roster. The remaining members recruited John Ellis, who had had a long-standing association with the band. He had opened for them in the 1970s as a member of The Vibrators, filled in for Cornwell during his time in prison for drug possession in 1980, worked with Burnel ...
In 2000, Ellis left the band and a new guitarist, Baz Warne, was recruited. The Stranglers achieved something of a critical and popular renaissance in 2004 with the album Norfolk Coast and a subsequent sell-out tour, together with their first UK Top 40 hit (No. 31) in 14 years, "Big Thing Coming". The album also included Tuckers Grave about a Somer...
The Stranglers continued their resurgence in 2010 starting with an extensive UK tour, including a sold-out return to the Hammersmith Apollo in March, their first visit there since 1987. They were supported on the 16-date UK tour by Max Raptor. A double CD compilation album, Decades Apart, containing a selection of tracks from the full career of the...
Dec 23, 2023 · “Skin Deep” is a track from The Stranglers’ album titled Aural Sculpture, released in September 1984. The song features thought-provoking lyrics that delve into the complexities of human relationships and the masks people wear in their interactions with one another.
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"Skin Deep" is a 1984 song by English rock band The Stranglers and is the lead single from their 8th studio album Aural Sculpture. It went to number 11 in Ireland and Australia, number 15 in the United Kingdom, number 17 in Belgium, number 19 in New Zealand and number 21 in the Netherlands.
