Always the Sun
~ Recording by The Stranglers
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Always the Sun | The Stranglers | Single |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | SOLAR 1 |
| 1.1 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | Always the Sun (limited edition solar shaped disc) | The Stranglers | Single |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | SOLAR P1 |
| 1.15 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | Hits 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CD HITS 5 |
| 1.11 | Always the Sun | ?:?? | The Stranglers | Hits 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | HITS 5 |
| 1.11 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Greatest Hits 1977–1990 | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 467541 2 |
| 1.11 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Greatest Hits 1977–1990 | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EK 47081 |
| 1.11 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Greatest Hits 1977–1990 | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 467541 4 |
| 1.11 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Greatest Hits 1977–1990 | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 46 75411 |
| 2.5 | Always the Sun | 4:01 | The Stranglers | Rock & Wave, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 472733 2 |
| 2.12 | Always the Sun | 4:01 | The Stranglers | California Beach Favourites | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL473683-2 |
| 1.7 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | The Rock Collection: Rock Fantasy | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL527/26 |
| 1.11 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | Flashback Cafe, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | The 80’s Collection: 1986: Alive and Kicking | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 544/15 |
| 5.10 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Sony Music Box: Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Versailles (French label) | VER 4784542, ver 478454-2 |
| 2.12 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Careless Whisper, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | Fizz Pop Modern Rock, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | EK 65255 |
| 1.12 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Superhits of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| L&D Records | LBSCD 014 |
| 2.2 | Always the Sun | 4:03 | The Stranglers | Pop & Wave, Volume 1: The Hits From the Fantastic 80's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 471450 6 |
| 2.15 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | The All Time Greatest Rock Songs of the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s, Vol 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music TV, Warner.ESP | MOODCD63 |
| 1.7 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | The All Time Greatest Rock Songs, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 492510 2 |
| 2.14 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | Back to the 80’s: De hits uit de jaren ’80, volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 491879-2 |
| 1.4 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | Lista Przebojów Programu III - 1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Pomaton EMI (Polish division of EMI) | 4 97625 2 |
| 1.15 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | The Classic Eighties Mix | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Startel Entertainment | STELCD0055 |
| 1.13 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | You Are Dead | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| JKP (German label, "Jochens kleine Plattenfirma") | JKP 31 |
| 2.8 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | Classic Rock: 1985–1989 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Time–Life Music | TL 559/24, TL559/24 | |
| 1.7 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Pop Toppers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 985933 2 |
| 1.2 | Always the Sun | 4:00 | The Stranglers | Stars of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Madacy Records | |
| 1.14 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Rock 101 Version 2.0 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Marketing (from ca. 1990s–2003, renamed Sony Music Special Markets ca. 2003) | CDDEI486460 |
| 1.7 | Always the Sun | 4:08 | The Stranglers | Rock Classics 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 489630 2 |
| 1.9 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | Hit Collection: Best of Antenne Bayern, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 986547 2 |
| 2.14 | Always the Sun | ?:?? | The Stranglers | Les Enfants du rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 500748-2 |
| 2.18 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Alternative Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | STVCD141 |
| 2.13 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | Pop & Wave 1: The Hits of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | SSP 987883 2 |
| 1.7 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | À pleins tubes ! Volume 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| France Loisirs | 754897 |
| 2.9 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Summer Feeling | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) | SMC 507720 2 |
| 1.9 | Always the Sun | 4:10 | The Stranglers | Gold | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Retro | R2CD 42-57 |
| 1.12 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Pop & Wave präsentiert: 3 From 1, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | SSP 988255 2 |
| 1.6 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Sweet Smell of Success: The Best of the Epic Years | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 509826 2 |
| 3.14 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Die stärksten Rock Hits II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Saturn Markt (German electronics retailer) | SSP 989473 2 |
| 2.19 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | L’Odyssée du Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 519340-2 |
| 1.20 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | The Very Best of the Stranglers | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | |
| 2.8 | Always the Sun | 4:09 | The Stranglers | The Punk Set | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Euro Trend | CD 312.338 |
| 1.13 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | 25 lat listy przebojów Trójki: 1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Always the Sun | 4:08 | The Stranglers | Golden Brown | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. (not for release label use!) | 8298 |
| 1.4 | Always the Sun | 4:08 | The Stranglers | In Retrospect | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Elap (Danish label specialized in budget collections of pop and classical music) | 50486712 |
| 1.4 | Always the Sun | 4:08 | The Stranglers | In Retrospect | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.20 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | New Wave Heroes | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 82876851032 |
| 3.16 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | World’s Best Dad: 60 Ultimate Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG TV | |
| 2.17 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Classique 80 Nostalgie, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| U.L.M TV Market | 530 252-8 |
| 1.18 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Absolute Hits: Driving Rock Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD503 |
| 1.9 | Always the Sun | 4:12 | The Stranglers | Anthology | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Primo | PRMCD2004 |
| 1.10 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | The Power Of Love: Rock Dreams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 629/26 |
| 1.16 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | V8 Supercars: No Special Effects: A Full Tank of Rock 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Liberation Music (Australian, big L logo or “Liberation” on one line) | LIBCD92342 |
| 1.11 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Greatest Hits 1977–1990 | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EK 47081 |
| 1.9 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Decade: The Best of 1981–1990 | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | 88697556802 |
| 1.11 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | Rockline | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RTL | |
| 4.11 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | 100 Essential Tracks: Rock Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697607542 |
| 2.14 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Match of the Day: The Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697536702 |
| 1.9 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | The Power of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697223112 |
| 2.1 | Always the Sun | 4:00 | The Stranglers | Decades Apart | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 5 099945 603228 |
| 1.69 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | 80s 100 Hits, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) | |
| 2.10 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Der letzte Bulle, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Sony Music Media | 88691 91175 2 |
| 2.7 | Always the Sun | 4:02 | The Stranglers | Formel Eins: Die Rock & Pop Hits (Jubiläums edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Catalog (a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH, as well as its imprint) | |
| 2.7 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Formel Eins: Jubiläumsedition – Die Rock & Pop Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88765 472642 1 |
| 4.20 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | Fantastiske 80’ere | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88883707532 |
| 1.16 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Mastermix Classic Cuts, Volume 134: 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | CC134 |
| 2.2 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Skin Deep: The Collection | The Stranglers | Album + Compilation |
| Music Club Deluxe | MCDLX189 |
| 2.8 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Pure… Electronic 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88843039802 | |
| 2.17 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | Top 50 : 30 ans − 1984 | 1993 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music France | 535 601 2 |
| 3.7 | Always the Sun | 4:03 | The Stranglers | Greatest Ever! Alternative 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | GTSTCD102 |
| 1.15 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Hits 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 4625022 | |
| 1.7 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Rock Songs (disc 1) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 2.15 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | The All Time Greatest Rock Songs of the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.18 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | The Classic Years: 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | The CDCard Company | ||
| 1.10 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | Stranglers | The Power of Love: Rock Dreams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Time–Life Music | TL629/27 | |
| 1.15 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | The U.K. Invasion | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | CEL Entertainment | CEL082/3 | |
| 1.14 | Always the Sun | 4:04 | The Stranglers | Wave Pop Revival | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Always the Sun | 4:07 | The Stranglers | Freewheeling, Part One | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Daily Mail, Sony Music Special Markets | DM013 |
| 1.5 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | Easy Sunday (Sunday Mirror) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sunday Mirror (British newspaper) | SMESCD01 |
| 1.5 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Nice & Easy Sunday, Volume One | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| peoplesound.com, Sunday Express (UK newspaper) | PSCD0142 |
| 1.4 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | Best of the 80s, Vol Three (The Sun) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spin Music, The Sun (UK daily tabloid newspaper) | SM/SUN011GB |
| 1.10 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Planète tubes | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | |
| 3.4 | Always the Sun | 4:08 | The Stranglers | The Classic Rock Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.5 | Always the Sun | 4:05 | The Stranglers | Virgin - An Exclusive CD Compilation (The Times) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Always the Sun | 4:06 | The Stranglers | Le top 20 ans de Tubes, Volume 11 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| engineer: | Owen Morris |
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| producer: | Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer) The Stranglers |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1986) |
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| music videos: | Always the Sun |
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| recording of: | Always the Sun |
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Related works
Always the Sun
| writer: | Brian Duffy (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers) Jean‐Jacques Burnel Hugh Cornwell (English rock musician) Dave Greenfield |
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| publisher: | CBS Songs Ltd. Complete Music Ltd. EMI April Music Inc. EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated) EMI Songs Ltd. Plumbshaft-Ltd. |
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