Sting: A Retrospective (1985-2021)

Sting A Retrospective: 1985-2021

Overview Born: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner When: October 2, 1951 Where: Wallsend, Northumberland, England Nicknamed “Sting” because of a yellow and black jersey he used to wear. In movies Quadrophenia, Dune, The Bride, Plenty, and others. Married actress/producer Trudie Styler in 1992. Resume Last Exit Strontium 90 (1977) Nuclear Waste (1977) The Police (1977-86, 2007-08) solo (1984-present) Links DMDB encyclopedia entry for Sting DMDB encyclopedia entry for The Police Sting.com (official site) Facebook Wikipedia DMDB Podcast: The Best of Sting DMDB profile page for The Police (1977-1986) Sting & The Police: Top 60 Songs

Awards

Studio Albums

Compilations FU Fields of Gold (U.S. edition) (Sting; covers 1985-1994, released 1994) FI Fields of Gold (international edition) (Sting; covers 1985-1994, released 1994) 97 Very Best of (A&M) (Sting & the Police; covers 1978-97, released 1997) 98 Very Best of (PolyGram International) (Sting & the Police; covers 1978-97, released 1998) 02 Very Best of (Universal) (Sting & the Police; covers 1978-99, released 2002) AM At the Movies (covers 1980-2002, released 2002) BR B-Sides and Rarities (archives: 1985-2006, released 2007) SC Symphonicities (re-recordings, released 2010) 25-2 Best of 25 Years (compilation: 1985-2003, released 2011) 25-3 25 Years (box set: 1985-2010, released 2011) MS My Songs (re-recordings, released 2019) D Duets (covers 1992-2020, released 2021) Live Albums: BN Bring on the Night (1986) AT All This Time (2001) LB Live in Berlin (2010) Under each album snapshot, songs featured on the above compilations/live albums are noted.

The Dream of the Blue Turtles Sting

Released: June 1, 1985 Peak: 2 US, 3 UK, 4 CN, 13 AU, 14 DF Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): 3.0 US, 0.6 UK, 10.1 world (includes US and UK), 13.54 EAS Genre: rock with jazz elements Rating: 4.151 out of 5.00 (average of 22 ratings)

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Tracks: If You Love Somebody Set Them Free FU, FI, 97, 98, 02, AT, 25-2, 25-3, MS Love Is the Seventh Wave FU, 25-2, 25-3 Russians FU, FI, 97, 25-2, 25-3 Children’s Crusade BN Shadows in the Rain We Work the Black Seam BN, SC, 25-3 Consider Me Gone BN, 25-3 The Dream of the Blue Turtles BN Moon Over Bourbon Street BN, FI, AT, LB, 25-2, 25-3 Fortress Around Your Heart FU, 25-2, 25-3 Other Songs from This Era: Need Your Love So Bad (from the Party Party soundtrack, 1982) AM, BR Tutti Frutti (from the Party Party soundtrack, 1982) Gabriel’s Message (B-side, 1985; later on A Very Special Christmas Album, 11/14/1987) BR The Ballad of Mack the Knife (B-side of “Moon Over Bourbon Street,” Feb. 1986) BR About the Album: Go to the DMDB page for more about this album including chart data, sales, awards, and information on individual songs.

Bring on the Night (live) Sting

Released: July 1, 1986 Recorded: May 29 – December 23, 1985 Peak: -- US, 16 UK, 9 AU Sales (in millions): -- US, 0.06 UK, 1.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: jazz-rock Rating: 3.901 out of 5.00 (average of 20 ratings)

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Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Bring on the Night / When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What’s Still Around (2) Consider Me Gone (3) Low Life (4) We Work the Black Seam (5) Driven to Tears (6) The Dream of the Blue Turtles (7) Demolition Man Tracks, Disc 2: (1) One World (Not Three) / Love Is the Seventh Wave (2) Moon Over Bourbon Street (3) I Burn for You (4) Another Day (5) Children’s Crusade (6) Down So Long (7) Tea in the Sahara Total Running Time: 83:04 About the Album: With the Police on uncertain footing, a live album would have been a logical release. However, it was Sting who put together a live release after touring to support his Dream of the Blue Turtles album. The album included Police songs as well as cuts from Sting’s album. Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: Another Day (6/30/85, B-side of “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free”) BN Down So Long (5/17/86, 14 AR, 26 CO) BN

Nothing Like the Sun Sting

Released: October 13, 1987 Peak: 9 US, 11 UK, 3 CN, 3 AU, 110 DF Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.3 UK, 9.5 world (includes US and UK), 18.43 EAS Genre: rock Rating: 4.346 out of 5.00 (average of 23 ratings)

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Tracks: The Lazarus Heart Be Still My Beating Heart FU, 25-3 Englishman in New York FU, FI, 97, 98, 02, AM, SC, LB, 25-2, 25-3, MS History Will Teach Us Nothing They Dance Alone (Gueca Solo) FU, FI, 25-2, 25-3 Fragile FU, FI, 98, AT, AM, LB, 25-2, 25-3, MS We’ll Be Together FU, FI, 25-2, 25-3 Straight to My Heart Rock Steady Sister Moon 25-3 Little Wing The Secret Marriage AM, 25-3 Other Songs from This Era: Someone to Watch Over Me (B-side of “Englishman in New York,” Feb. 1988; also on Someone to Watch Over Me soundtrack, 10/9/1987) AM, BR Fragillad (originally on EP Nada Como el Sol, 1988) FI About the Album: Go to the DMDB page for more about this album including chart data, sales, awards, and information on individual songs.

The Soul Cages Sting

Released: January 22, 1991 Peak: 2 US, 11 UK, 12 CN, 3 AU Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.1 UK, 6.0 world (includes US and UK), 7.14 EAS Genre: rock Rating: 3.964 out of 5.00 (average of 23 ratings)

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Tracks: Island of Souls All This Time FU, FI, AT, 25-2, 25-3 Mad about You FI, AT, LB, 25-2, 25-3 Jeremiah Blues, Pt. 2 Why Should I Cry for You? FU, FI, LB, 25-2, 25-3 Saint Agnes and the Burning Train The Wild Wild Sea The Soul Cages 25-2, 25-3 When the Angels Fall 25-3 Other Songs from This Era: Tempted (live) (B-side of “Mad About You,” Feb. 1991) BR Ain’t No Sunshine (recorded for Unplugged, 3/5/1991) BR Come Down in Time (Elton John tribute album Two Rooms, 10/22/1991) BR About the Album: The loss of his father inspired 1991’s The Soul Cages, “a dense, dark, and complex album” A-S that reached #2 in the U.S. and #1 in the UK. All This Time was a top-5 hit in the U.S. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album including chart data, sales, awards, and information on individual songs.

Ten Summoner’s Tales Sting

Released: March 9, 1993 Peak: 2 US, 2 UK, 3 CN, 9 AU Sales (in millions): 3.0 US, 0.6 UK, 9.0 world (includes US and UK), 16.15 EAS Genre: rock Rating: 4.355 out of 5.00 (average of 23 ratings)

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Tracks: If I Ever Lose My Faith in You FU, FI, 97, 98, 02, AT, LB, 25-2, 25-3, MS Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven) Fields of Gold FU, FI, 97, 98, 02, AT, LB, 25-2, 25-3, MS Heavy Cloud No Rain 25-2 She’s Too Good for Me SC Seven Days 98, 02, AT, 25-2, 25-3 Saint Augustine in Hell It’s Probably Me 25-3 Shape of My Heart AT, AM, LB, 25-2, 25-3, MS Something the Boy Said Epilogue (Nothing ‘Bout Me) Other Songs from This Era: It’s Probably Me (with Eric Clapton) (Lethal Weapon III soundtrack, 6/6/1992) FI, AM, D Ne Me Quittes Pas (B-side of “Shape of My Heart,” Aug. 1993) BR All for Love (with Rod Stewart & Bryan Adams) (The Three Musketeers soundtrack, 11/16/1993) AM, BR Nice Work if You Can Get It (tribute album The Glory of Gershwin, 8/29/1994) BR About the Album: This was “a light, pop-oriented record that became a hit on the strength of…If I Ever Lose My Faith in You and Fields of Gold.” A-S The album reached #2 in the UK and U.S. That same year, Sting recorded All for Love with Rod Stewart and Bryan Adams. The song was featured in The Three MusketeersA-S Go to the DMDB page for more about this album including chart data, sales, awards, and information on individual songs.

Fields of Gold (compilation) Sting

Covers: 1985-1994 Released: November 8, 1994 Peak: 7 US, 2 UK, 14 CN, 20 AU Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.9 UK, 10.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: rock Rating: 4.371 out of 5.00 (average of 22 ratings)

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Tracks (U.S. edition): (1) When We Dance (2) If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (3) Fields of Gold (4) All This Time (5) Fortress Around Your Heart (6) Be Still My Beating Heart (7) They Dance Alone (Gueca Solo) (8) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (9) Fragile (10) Why Should I Cry for You? (11) Englishman in New York (12) We’ll Be Together (13) Russians (14) This Cowboy Song Tracks (international edition): (1) When We Dance (2) If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (3) Fields of Gold (4) All This Time (5) Englishman in New York (6) Mad About You (7) It’s Probably Me (with Eric Clapton) (8) They Dance Alone (Gueca Solo) (9) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (10) Fragile (11) We’ll Be Together (12) Moon Over Bourbon Street (13) Love Is the Seventh Wave (14) Russians (15) Why Should I Cry for You? (16) This Cowboy Song (17) Fragillidad (18) Take Me to the Sunshine About the Album: The U.S. and international editions of Sting’s first compilation differed some in their track listing, but shared 12 songs. Both editions included an alternate version of “We’ll Be Together.” The version of “It’s Probably Me” on the international edition is the original recording with Eric Clapton as released on the Lethal Weapon III soundtrack. Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: When We Dance (10/29/94, 38 US, 37 CB, 37 RR, 12 AC, 9 UK) FU, FI, 97, 98, 02, AT, SC, 25-2, 25-3 This Cowboy Song (2/11/95, 15 UK, 88 AU) FU, FI, AM Take Me to the Sunshine (2/11/1995, B-side of “This Cowboy Song”) FI

Mercury Falling Sting

Released: March 12, 1996 Peak: 5 US, 4 UK, 8 CN, 14 AU Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.3 UK, 4.5 world (includes US and UK), 4.52 EAS Genre: rock Rating: 3.561 out of 5.00 (average of 22 ratings)

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Tracks: The Hounds of Winter AT, 25-3 I Hung My Head SC, 25-3 Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot 97, 98 I Was Brought to My Senses 25-2, 25-3 You Still Touch Me 25-2, 25-3 I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying 25-2, 25-3 All Four Seasons La Belle Dame Sans Regrets Valparaiso AM Lithium Sunset Other Songs from This Era: Sisters of Mercy (with the Chieftains) (Leonard Cohen tribute album Tower of Song, 9/26/1995) BR My One and Only Love (Leaving Las Vegas soundtrack, 10/27/1995) AM, BR Angel Eyes (Leaving Las Vegas soundtrack, 10/27/1995) AM, BR It’s a Lonesome Old Town (Leaving Las Vegas soundtrack, 10/27/1995) BR Moonlight (Sabrina soundtrack, 12/12/1995) AM, BR The Bed’s Too Big Without You (with Ranking Roger) (B-side of “Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot,” Feb. 1996) BR Beneath a Desert Moon (B-side of “I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying,” 10/8/1996) BR How Insensitive (with Antonio Carlos Jobim) (Red Hot + Rio various artists collection, 10/15/1996) BR About the Album: Go to the DMDB page for more about this album including chart data, sales, awards, and information on individual songs.

Brand New Day Sting

Released: September 28, 1999 Peak: 9 US, 5 UK, 12 CN, 21 AU Sales (in millions): 3.0 US, 0.3 UK, 8.0 world (includes US and UK), 9.25 EAS Genre: rock Rating: 3.882 out of 5.00 (average of 21 ratings)

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Tracks: A Thousand Years AT, 25-3 Desert Rose (with Cheb Mami) 02, LB, 25-2, 25-3, MS, D Big Lie Small World (with David Hartley) After the Rain Has Fallen Perfect Love…Gone Wrong (with Sté Strausz) AT Tomorrow We’ll See (with David Hartley) [4:47] LB Prelude to the End of the Game Fill Her Up (with James Taylor) Ghost Story 25-3 Brand New Day (with Stevie Wonder on harmonica) 02, AT, 25-2, 25-3, MS Other Songs from This Era: I’ll Follow My Secret Heart (Carnival: Rainforest Foundation Concert by various artists, 4/29/1997) BR I Saw Three Ships (A Very Special Christmas 3 various artists collection, 9/23/1997) BR Waters of Tyne (with Jimmy Nail) (20th Century Blues various artists collection, 4/2/1998) BR You Were Meant for Me (Object of My Affection soundtrack, 4/17/1998) BR Invisible Sun (with Aswad) (X-Files: The Album soundtrack, 6/2/1998) BR Fragile (with Julio Iglesias) (from Iglesias’ album Ma Vie: Mes Plus Grands Succes, 9/28/1998) BR, D The Mighty (The Mighty soundtrack, 10/6/1998) BR Another Pyramid (Aida various artists, 3/23/1999) BR In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (with Chris Botti) (Botti’s Slowing Down the World, 6/22/1999) D Windmills of Your Mind (The Thomas Crown Affair soundtrack, 9/7/1999) BR The End of the Game (B-side to “Brand New Day,” Sept. 1999) SC, LB, 25-2, 25-3, BR About the Album: Go to the DMDB page for more about this album including chart data, sales, awards, and information on individual songs.

The Very Best of Sting & The Police

Covers: 1978-1997 Released: 11/17/1997, 2/18/2002 Peak: 46 US, 12 UK, -- CN, 22 AU * Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, 0.3 UK, 5.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: rock Rating: 4.028 out of 5.00 (average of 20 ratings)

Tracks (1997 version): (1) Message in a Bottle (2) Can’t Stand Losing You (3) Englishman in New York (4) Every Breath You Take (5) Walking on the Moon (6) Fields of Gold (7) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (8) If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (9) Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot (10) Russians (11) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (12) When We Dance (13) Don’t Stand So Close to Me (14) Roxanne (15) Roxanne ’97 (Puff Daddy Remix) Tracks (1998 version): (1) Message in a Bottle (2) Can’t Stand Losing You (3) Englishman in New York (4) Every Breath You Take (5) Seven Days (6) Walking on the Moon (7) Fields of Gold (8) Fragile (9) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (10) De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (11) If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (12) Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot (13) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (14) When We Dance (15) Don’t Stand So Close to Me (16) Roxanne (17) Roxanne ’97 (Puff Daddy Remix) Tracks (2002 version): (1) Message in a Bottle (2) Can’t Stand Losing You (3) Englishman in New York (4) Every Breath You Take (5) Seven Days (6) Walking on the Moon (7) Fields of Gold (8) Fragile (9) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (10) De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (11) If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (12) Brand New Day (13) Desert Rose (14) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (15) When We Dance (16) Don’t Stand So Close to Me (17) Roxanne (18) So Lonely About the Album: This title was confusingly released by three different record companies in three different years with three different track listings. The 1998 version subtracted “Russians” from the 1997 version and added “Seven Days,” “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da,” and “Fragile.” The 2002 version bumped “Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot” and “Roxanne ’97” from the 1998 version and added “Brand Nes Day” and “Desert Rose” from the 1999 album Brand New Day. Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: Roxanne ’97 (remix) (12/27/97, 59 US, 17 UK) 97, 98

All This Time (live) Sting

Recorded: September 11, 2001 (live) Released: November 20, 2001 Peak: 32 US, 3 UK, -- CN, 68 AU, 12 DF Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, 0.1 UK, 1.60 world (includes US and UK) Genre: rock Rating: 3.952 out of 5.00 (average of 17 ratings)

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Tracks: (1) Fragile (2) A Thousand Years (3) Perfect Love…Gone Wrong (4) All This Time (5) Seven Days * (6) The Hounds of Winter (7) Mad About You ** (8) Don’t Stand So Close to Me (9) When We Dance (10) Dienda (11) Roxanne (12) If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (13) Brand New Day (14) Fields of Gold (15) Moon Over Bourbon Street (16) Shape of My Heart *** (17) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (18) Every Breath You Take * Japanese bonus track ** not on U.S. edition *** UK/Japanese bonus track Total Running Time: 61:41 About the Album: Sting’s second live album draws from both his solo studio efforts and his work with the Police. Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: Dienda

At the Movies Sting

Recorded: 1980-2002 Released: September 3, 2002 Peak: -- Sales (in millions): -- Genre: rock Rating: 3.129 out of 5.00 (average of 8 ratings)

Tracks: (1) My Funny Valentine (2) De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (3) I Burn for You (4) Need Your Love So Bad (5) Englishman in New York (6) Someone to Watch Over Me (7) Demolition Man (8) Shape of My Heart (9) All for Love (with Bryan Adams & Rod Stewart) (10) The Secret Marriage (11) This Cowboy Song (12) It’s Probably Me (with Eric Clapton) (13) Angel Eyes (14) Moonlight (15) My One and Only Love (16) Fragile (17) Murder by Numbers (18) Valparaiso About the Album: Initially released in Japan in 1997, this collection of songs by Sting & the Police that have been featured in movies was updated in 2002 with Sting covering “My Funny Valentine” with Herbie Hancock. Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: My Funny Valentine (with Herbie Hancock) D

Sacred Love Sting

Released: September 29, 2003 Peak: 3 US, 3 UK, 3 CN, 13 AU Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.1 UK, 3.5 world (includes US and UK), 3.29 EAS Genre: rock > adult alternative Rating: 3.585 out of 5.00 (average of 26 ratings)

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Tracks: Inside Send Your Love (with Vicente Amigo) 25-2, 25-3 Whenever I Say Your Name (with Mary J. Blige) LB, 25-2, 25-3, D Dead Man’s Rope Never Coming Home 25-2, 25-3 Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) 25-2, 25-3 Forget about the Future This War The Book of My Life (with Anoushka Shankar) Sacred Love Other Songs from This Era: My Funny Friend and Me (Emperor’s New Groove soundtrack, 12/15/2000) BR One Day She’ll Love Me (with Shawn Colvin) (Emperor’s New Groove soundtrack, 12/15/2000) BR Every Breath You Take / Theme from Peter Gunn (Mr. Ruggerio’s Remix) (The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs soundtrack, 5/8/2001) BR Until (Kate and Leopold soundtrack, 12/25/2001) BR Seventh Son (with Jools Holland) (from Holland’s album Jools Holland’s Big Band Rhythm & Blues, 1/8/2002) BR Rise & Fall (with Craig David) (David’s Slicker Than Your Average, 11/9/2002) D We’ll Be Together (with Annie Lennox) (Bridget Jones: the Edge of Reason soundtrack, 11/19/2004) D Total Running Time: 52:37 About the Album: Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Best of 25 Years (compilation) Sting

Recorded: 1985-2003 Released: October 24, 2011 Peak: 104 US, 27 UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): -- Genre: rock Rating: 3.494 out of 5.00 (average of 10 ratings)

Tracks, Disc 1: (1) If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (2) Love Is the Seventh Wave (3) Moon Over Bourbon Street (4) Fortress Around Your Heart (5) Englishman in New York (6) They Dance Alone (Gueca Solo) (7) Fragile (8) We’ll Be Together (9) All This Time (10) Mad About You (11) Why Should I Cry for You (12) The Soul Cages (13) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (14) Fields of Gold (15) Seven Days (16) Shape of My Heart Tracks, Disc 2: (1) When We Dance (2) I Was Brought to My Senses (3) You Still Touch Me (4) I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying (5) Desert Rose (6) Brand New Day (7) Send Your Love (8) Whenever I Say Your Name (9) Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (10) The End of the Game (11) Never Coming Home (12) Russians (live) (13) Message in a Bottle (live) (14) Demolition Man (live) (15) Heavy Cloud No Rain (live) About the Album: After the 2011 release of the three-disc box set 25 Years, additional one-disc and two-disc configurations were released. The two-disc anthology essentially serves as an extension of Sting’s 1994 Fields of Gold compilation as it features nearly every song from that collection plus another decade of material beyond that.

Songs from the Labyrinth Sting with Edin Karamazov

Released: October 10, 2006 Peak: 25 US, 24 UK Sales (in millions): 1.03 world (includes US and UK) Genre: classical Rating: 3.319 out of 5.00 (average of 23 ratings)

Tracks: Walsingham Can She Excuse My Wrongs BR Ryght Honorable Flow My Tears (Lachrimae) Have You Seen the Bright Lily Grow Then in Time Passing On The Battle Galliard The Lowest Trees Have Tops BR And Accordinge as I Desired Ther Cam a Letter Fine Knacks for Ladies BR From Thence I Went to Landgrave of Hessen Fantasy Come, Heavy Sleep] Forlorn Hope Fancy And from Thence I Had Great Desire to See Italy Come Again Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me After My Departures I Caled to Mynde Weep You No More, Sad Fountains BR My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home Clear or Cloudy Men Say That the Kinge of Spain In Darkness Let Me Dwell About the Album: Comments here. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

B-Sides and Rarities (archives) Sting

Recorded: 1985-2006 Released: 2007 Peak: -- Sales (in millions): -- Genre: rock Rating: 2.299 out of 5.00 (average of 10 ratings)

Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Every Breath You Take / Theme from Peter Gunn (Mr. Ruggerio’s Remix) (2) Seventh Son (with Jools Holland) (3) Love Sneakin’ Up on You (with Joss Stone) (4) Fragile (with Julio Iglesias) (5) All for Love (with Rod Stewart & Bryan Adams) (6) My Funny Friend and Me (7) Beneath a Desert Moon (8) The Mighty (9) The End of the Game (10) Another Pyramid (11) Invisible Sun (with Aswad) (12) The Bed’s Too Big Without You (with Ranking Roger) (13) One Day She’ll Love Me (14) Tempted (live) (15) Ain’t No Sunshine (live acoustic) (16) Need Your Love So Bad (live) (17) Gabriel’s Message (18) Shallow Brown (19) Weep You No More, Sad Fountains (20) The Lowest Trees Have Tops Tracks, Disc 2: (1) Windmills of Your Mind (2) What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life (3) Moonlight (4) My One and Only Love (5) Until (6) Lullaby to an Anxious Child (7) I’ll Follow My Secret Heart (8) It’s a Lonesome Old Town (9) Someone to Watch Over Me (10) Nice Work if You Can Get It (11) The Ballad of Mack the Knife (12) Sister Moon (with Herbie Hancock) (13) How Insensitive (live) (14) Come Down in Time (15) Angel Eyes (16) You Were Meant for Me (17) I Saw Three Ships (18) Sisters of Mercy (with the Chieftains) (19) Fine Knacks for Ladies (20) Blood Red Roses (21) Waters of Tyne (with Jimmy Nail) (22) Ne Me Quittes Pas (live) (23) Can She Excuse My Wrongs About the Album: As impressive as this collection seems, there are actually still more songs that could have been included here. Still, this is a nice artifact for Sting aficionados who have all Sting’s official albums. Most notably, this collection includes Sting’s only chart-topper (“All for Love”) as a solo act. Well, it pairs him with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart. Tracks Not Previously Noted: Sister Moon (with Herbie Hancock) (from Hancock’s album Possibilities, 8/29/2005) BR Love Sneakin’ Up on You (with Les Paul & Joss Stone) (from Paul’s album American Made, World Played, 8/30/2005) BR What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life (with Chris Botti) (from Botti’s album To Love Again: The Duets, 10/18/2005) BR Shallow Brown (Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys various artists, 8/22/2006) BR Blood Red Roses (Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys various artists, 8/22/2006) BR

If on a Winter’s Night… (Christmas) Sting

Released: October 26, 2009 Peak: 6 US, 15 UK, -- CN, 58 AU, 12 DF Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK, 1.10 world (includes US + UK) Genre: Christmas Rating: 3.050 out of 5.00 (average of 15 ratings)

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Tracks: Gabriel’s Message (B-side, 1985; later on A Very Special Christmas Album, 11/14/1987) BR Soul Cake 25-3 There Is No Rose of Such Virtue The Snow It Melts the Soonest Christmas at Sea Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming Cold Song The Burning Babe Now Winter Comes Slowly The Hounds of Winter AT, 25-3 Balulalow The Cherry-Tree Carol Lullaby to an Anxious Child (B-side of “You Still Touch Me,” April 1996) BR The Hurdy-Gurdy Man You Can Only Cross Mind in Winter Total Running Time: 50:18 About the Album: Sting delivers his first Christmas/winter-themed album with mostly covers of less familiar songs, including “Gabriel’s Message” which first appeared as the B-side of “Russians” and then on the various artists’ compilation A Very Special Christmas. Sting wrote “The Hounds of Winter,” which originally appeared on Sting’s 1996 Mercury Falling album. The only other original is “Lullaby for an Anxious Child,” which first appeared on an extended version of Mercury Falling.

Symphonicities (re-recordings) Sting

Released: July 13, 2010 Peak: 6 US, 30 UK, 9 CN, 24 AU Sales (in millions): -- Genre: rock Rating: 3.165 out of 5.00 (average of 19 ratings)

Tracks: (1) Next to You (2) Englishman in New York (3) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (4) I Hung My Head (5) You Will Be My Ain True Love (6) Roxanne (7) When We Dance (8) The End of the Game (9) I Burn for You (10) We Work the Black Seam (11) She’s Too Good for Me (12) The Pirate’s Bride Total Running Time: 55:39 About the Album: This is one of the most unnecessary albums in Sting’s repertoire. While the songs are supposed to be re-recordings and that might generate some mild interest, most of these stick so close to the original as to not be worth it. Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: The Pirate’s Bride (B-side to “I Was Brought to My Senses,” 1996) SC, 25-3 You Will Be My Ain True Love (from the Cold Mountain soundtrack, 2003) SC

Live in Berlin (live) Sting

Recorded: September 21, 2010 (live) Released: November 22, 2010 Peak: -- US, 180 UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): -- Genre: rock Rating: 2.838 out of 5.00 (average of 15 ratings)

Tracks: (1) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (2) Englishman in New York (3) Fields of Gold (4) Why Should I Cry for You (5) All Would Envy (6) Tomorrow We’ll See (7) The End of the Game (8) Whenever I Say Your Name (9) Shape of My Heart (10) Moon Over Bourbon Street (11) Mad About You (12) King of Pain (13) Desert Rose (14) Fragile Total Running Time: 75:41 About the Album: Sting’s third live album leans heavily on album cuts and lesser singles and only one Police song (“King of Pain”). Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: All Would Envy LB

25 Years (box set) Sting

Recorded: 1985-2010 Released: September 27, 2011 Peak: -- US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU, 1DF Sales (in millions): -- Genre: rock Rating: 4.236 out of 5.00 (average of 12 ratings)

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Tracks, Disc 1: (1) If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (2) Love Is the Seventh Wave (3) Consider Me Gone (4) Moon Over Bourbon Street (5) Fortress Around Your Heart (6) Bring on the Night (live) (7) Driven to Tears (live) (8) I Burn for You (live) (9) Be Still My Beating Heart (10) They Dance Alone (Gueca Solo) (11) Englishman in New York (12) Fragile (13) We’ll Be Together (14) Sister Moon (15) The Secret Marriage Tracks, Disc 2: (1) All This Time (2) Mad About You (3) Why Should I Cry for You (4) The Soul Cages (5) When the Angels Fall (6) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (7) Fields of Gold (8) Seven Days (9) It’s Probably Me (10) Shape of My Heart (11) When We Dance (12) I Hung My Head (13) I Was Brought to My Senses (14) You Still Touch Me (15) I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying Tracks, Disc 3: (1) A Thousand Years (2) Desert Rose (3) Ghost Story (4) Brand New Day (5) Send Your Love (6) Whenever I Say Your Name (7) Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (8) Soul Cake (9) The Hounds of Winter (10) Next to You (11) We Work the Black Seam (12) The Pirate’s Bride (14) Russians (live) (15) The End of the Game (live) About the Album: Sting celebrates his 25th year as a solo artist with a 3-disc box set celebrating his solo output. Unfortunately, the collection sticks largely to Sting’s studio albums and almost completely ignores his vast number of quality B-sides and miscellaneous tracks he recorded for other projects.

The Last Ship Sting

Released: September 20, 2013 Peak: 13 US, 14 UK, -- CN, 39 AU, 13 DF Sales (in millions): -- Genre: -- Rating: 3.103 out of 5.00 (average of 19 ratings)

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Tracks: The Last Ship Dead Man’s Boots And Yet (8/13/2013, --) August Winds Language of Birds Practical Arrangement (with Jo Lawry, 7/15/2013, --) D The Night the Pugilist Learned How to Dance Ballad of the Great Eastern What Have We Got? (with Jimmy Nail) I Love Her But She Loves Someone Else So to Speak (with Becky Unthank) The Last Ship (Reprise) Total Running Time: 45:24 About the Album: The songs here were written for and inspired by The Last Ship, Sting’s first musical, although the album features only 6 of the 20 songs featured in the musical. The story is inspired by the closing of the shipyards in Wallsend, where Sting was raised. It focuses on themes of homecoming and self-discovery and reflects on the importance of family and community.

57th & 9th Sting

Released: November 11, 2016 Peak: 9 US, 16 UK, 18 CN, 9 AU Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, 0.06 world (includes US and UK) Genre: rock Rating: 3.389 out of 5.00 (average of 18 ratings)

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Tracks: I Can’t Stop Thinking About You [3:38] (9/2/16, 37 A40, 2 AA) 50,000 [4:17] (9/23/16, --) Down, Down, Down [3:48] One Fine Day [3:14] (1/10/17, 21 AA) Pretty Young Soldier [3:06] Petrol Head [3:32] (11/4/16) Heading South on the Great North Road [3:18] If You Can’t Love Me [4:34] Inshallah [4:56] The Empty Chair [2:49] (12/23/16, --) About the Album: Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

44/876 Sting & Shaggy

Released: April 20, 2018 Peak: 40 US, 9 UK, -- CN, 38 AU Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, 0.06 world (includes US and UK) Genre: rock/reggae Rating: 2.697 out of 5.00 (average of 18 ratings)

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Tracks: 44/876 (with Morgan Heritage and Aldonia) [2:59] Morning Is Coming [3:11] Waiting for the Break of Day [3:18] Gotta Get Back My Baby [2:56] (9/28/18) Don’t Make Me Wait [3:35] (1/26/18, 29 AA) D Just One Lifetime [3:30] (3/1/19) 22nd Street [4:00] Dreaming in the U.S.A. [3:08] Crooked Tree [3:37] To Love and Be Loved [3:29] Sad Trombone [5:43] Night Shift [3:26] About the Album: Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

My Songs (re-recordings) Sting

Released: May 24, 2019 Peak: 145 US, 27 UK, 89 CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US and UK) Genre: rock Rating: 2.285 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

Tracks: (1) Brand New Day (2) Desert Rose (3) If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (4) Every Breath You Take (5) Demolition Man (6) Can’t Stand Losing You (7) Fields of Gold (8) So Lonely (9) Shape of My Heart (10) Message in a Bottle (11) Fragile (12) Walking on the Moon (13) Englishman in New York (14) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (15) Roxanne (live) Total Running Time: 60:54 About the Album: This album suffers from the same fate as Symphonicities. The idea of hearing Sting rework his songs may initially sound appealing, but the new versions don’t offer enough variation on the originals to make it compelling.

Duets Sting

Recorded: 1992-2020 Released: March 19, 2021 Peak: -- US, 17 UK, -- CN, -- AU, 14 DF Sales (in millions): -- Genre: rock Rating: 3.135 out of 5.00 (average of 13 ratings)

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Tracks: (1) Little Something (2) It’s Probably Me (3) Stolen Car (4) Desert Rose (5) Rise & Fall (6) Whenever I Say Your Name (7) Don’t Make Me Wait (8) Reste (9) We’ll Be Together (10) L’Amour, C’est Comme Un Jour (11) My Funny Valentine (12) Fragile (13) Mama (14) September (15) Practical Arrangement (16) None of Us Are Free (17) In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning Total Running Time: 70:35 About the Album: This collection is a must-have for Sting devotees. It assembled an astonishing number of songs that even the biggest Sting fans may have missed, as Sting has guested on a slew of albums by lesser-known artists. Tracks Not Previously Noted: None of Us Are Free (with Sam Moore) (Moore’s Overnight Sensational, 8/29/2006) D L’Amour, C’est Comme Un Jour (with Charles Aznavour) (Aznavour’s Duos, 12/8/2008) D Stolen Car (with Mylene Farmer) (Farmer’s Interstellaires, 11/6/2015) D Reste (with Gims) (Gims’ Ceinture Noire, 3/23/2018) D Mama (with Gashi) Gashi’s 1984, 8/7/2020) D Little Something (with Melody Gardot) (Gardot’s Sunset in the Blue, 10/23/2020) D September (with Zucchero) (Zucchero’s September, 11/27/2020) D

The Bridge Sting

Released: November 19, 2021 Peak: 101 US, 27 UK, 90 CN, 64 AU Sales (in millions): -- Genre: rock Rating: 3.588 out of 5.00 (average of 19 ratings)

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Tracks: Rushing Water [3:17] (11/16/21, --) If It’s Love [3:12] (9/1/21, --) The Book of Numbers [3:18] Loving You [4:24] Harmony Road [3:18] For Her Love [3:45] The Hills on the Border [4:16] Captain Bateman [4:14] The Bells of St. Thomas [4:08] The Bridge [2:33] About the Album: Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Resources/References: A-S All Music Guide bio on Sting by Stephen Thomas Erlewine RH Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bio for the Police Wikipedia page for Sting Fields of Gold Wikipedia page for The Very Best of Sting & the Police Related DMDB Links: First posted 3/31/2008; last updated 4/21/2026.