The Stranglers - La Folie (1981)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Lyrics written by The Stranglers (Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black), except "Ain't Nothin' to It", by Milton Mezz Mezzrow; music composed by The Stranglers
Side A
1. "Non Stop" 2:29
2. "Everybody Loves You When You're Dead" 2:41
3. "Tramp" 3:04
4. "Let Me Introduce You to the Family" 3:07
5. "Ain't Nothin' to It" 3:56
6. "The Man They Love to Hate" 4:22
Side B
7. "Pin Up" 2:46
8. "It Only Takes Two to Tango" 3:37
9. "Golden Brown" 3:28
10. "How to Find True Love and Happiness in the Present Day" 3:04
11. "La folie" 6:04
La folie is the sixth studio album by English new wave band The Stranglers. It was released on 9 November 1981, through record label Liberty; their first album on the label. The Stranglers had initially been the most commercially successful band of the punk/new wave period in Britain, but by 1981, their success had waned noticeably. La folie was a conscious attempt to deliver a more commercial product. The band's record company, EMI, sent them into the studio with the record producer, Tony Visconti, giving him a brief to "produce each song as if it was a hit single".
