The Best Of

~ Release by Sting (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fragile
recording of:
Fragile
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Sting4:16
2A Thousand Years
recording of:
A Thousand Years
lyricist:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
composer:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting2:48
3Desert Rose
engineer and mixer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
co-producer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
producer:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
clarinet:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
clavinet and piano:
Jason Rebello
darbuka:
Ettamri Mustapha
drum machine [drum programming] and keyboard:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) and Manu Katché
fiddle and Northumbrian pipes:
Kathryn Tickell
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
Hammond organ:
Don Blackman and Dave Hartley (pianist)
pedal steel guitar:
B.J. Cole
percussion:
Mino Cinelu
trumpet:
Chris Botti
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Dennis Collins (backing vocalist), Joe Mendez, Janice Pendarvis, Althea Rodgers, Marlon Saunders, Darryl Tookes, Veneese Thomas and Ken Williams (songwriter)
guest vocals:
Cheb Mami
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
Desert Rose
additional lyricist:
Cheb Mami
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
GM Sumner (in 1999) and Magnetic Publishing Ltd. (in 1999)
Sting4.64:46
4La Belle Damme Sans Regrets
recording of:
La Belle Dame sans regrets
lyricist and composer:
Dominic Miller (guitarist) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Sting5:09
5Mad About You
recording of:
Mad About You
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Matthew Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Blue Turtle Music and Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Sting3:37
6Fields of Gold
recording of:
Fields of Gold
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Steerpike Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Sting4:23
7Englishman in New York
recording of:
Englishman in New York
lyricist and writer:
Gordon Matthew Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Sting3:37
8Moon Over Bourbon Street
recording of:
Moon Over Bourbon Street
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Sting2:57
9Perfect Love Gone Wrong
recording of:
Perfect Love… Gone Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting4:09
10When We Dance
recording of:
When We Dance
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting4:10
11Let Your Soul, Be Your Pilot
recording of:
Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Matthew Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Magnetic Publishing Ltd. and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Sting4:25
12De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
engineer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer) (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
electric bass guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
background vocals:
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer) (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07), Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07) and Andy Summers (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1980), A&M Records Ltd. (in 1980, in 2003) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 1997)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
recording of:
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (ended), GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) (from 1980 to ????), Chappell Music Co. (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company) (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Publishing (from 1984 to ????), EMI Music Publishing, Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (from 2003 to ????) and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) (from 2022-02 to present)
Sting3.454:05
13Every Breath You Take
recording of:
Every Breath You Take
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Sting34:05
14(If You Love Someone) Set Them Free
recording of:
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Illegal Songs, Inc., Magnetic Publishing Ltd. and Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Sting4:57
15Roxanne
recording of:
Roxanne
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
Sting3:38
16Ain’t No Sunshine
acoustic guitar:
Fareed Haque
alto saxophone:
David Sanborn
cello:
Hank Roberts
guitar:
Bill Frisell
percussion:
Don Alias
vocals and performer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Sting feat. David Sanborn34:07
17It’s Probably Me
recording of:
It’s Probably Me
lyricist:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
writer:
Eric Clapton, GM Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) and Michael Kamen (American score composer)
composer:
Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting4:52
18How Insensitive
performer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
cover recording of:
How Insensitive
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
translator:
Norman Gimbel
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
translated version of:
Insensatez
Sting feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim3:44
19Shape of My Heart
engineer and mixer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shape of My Heart
lyricist:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
composer:
Dominic Miller (guitarist) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting44:31