| Product Summary | | Label: Uni/a&m | | UPC: 00075021640528 | | Release Date: 1/22/1991 | | Buy.com Sku: 60078681 | | Item#: MX59N2 | Format:  CD |
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(P) 1991 A&M Records
(C) 1991 A&M Records
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Sting (vocals, bass); Dominic Miller (guitar); Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Kenny Kirkland (keyboards); Manu Katche (drums). | | Recorded at Studio Guilaume Tell, Paris, France and Villa Salviati, Migliarino, Italy. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Personnel: Sting (vocals, mandolin, synthesizer, Synclavier); Dominic Miller (guitar); Kathryn Tickell (pipe); Paola Paparelle (oboe); Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Kenny Kirkland (keyboards, drums); David Sancious (keyboards); Manu Katche (drums); Skip Burney, Munyungo Jackson, Tony Vacca, Vinx, Ray Cooper , Bill Summers (percussion). | | Recording information: Studio Guillaume Tell, Paris, France; Villa Salviati, Migliarino, Italy. | | Sting's most personal solo album (it was written in response to the death of his father), THE SOUL CAGES is also his most ambitious. Many of the tracks (Island of Souls", "Mad About You") verge (impressively) on classical art song territory. For some, however, the good news here is that Sting is playing bass again; his simple yet effective lines are heard to particular advantage on the upbeat pop gem "All This Time." Another high point is "Saint Agnes and the Burning Town," a flamenco-inflected instrumental tour de force unlike anything in Sting's catalogue. |
Producer: Hugh Padgham; Sting |
Engineer: Hugh Padgham |
Musical Guests | | Branford Marsalis | | Dominic Miller | | Manu Katche | | Kenny Kirkland |
| | Artist Overview | | To some, the Englishman born under the name Gordon Sumner will always be known as the bassist, songwriter, and frontman of the Police. But Sting's mega-successful solo career from the 1980s into the 21st century may even overshadow his former band's fame. Crafty lyrics and a clever hybrid of rock, jazz, pop, and world music have made him an international star, and he proudly inhabits the role of the pensive celebrity. While his former bandmates search out uncharted territory, Sting continues to pursue the spotlight with his own brand of soulful, grown-up pop. Throughout his career, Sting has also dabbled in various acting roles, appearing in films directed by numerous cinema luminaries. |
| | Awards | |
Grammy (1991) |  | Sting, Winner, Best Rock Song ["Soul Cages"] | | |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 01/22/1991 | | Original Release Date : 1991 | | Catalog ID : 75021-6405-2 | | Label : A&M Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 48m : 10s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00075021640528 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (2/21/91)
- 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Sting's most ambitious record yet, and maybe his best...the nine pieces are minidramas of intensity and will...Sting's poetic language makes for a sort of sensory theater, darkly lit, almost Gothic. The effect at times is a bit overwhelming, but it's gripping too, the tossing and turning of an anxious superman."Q (2/91)
- 4 Stars - One of Q Magazine's 50 best albums of 1991. Stereo Review (4/91)
- "...the album is not an entertainment so much as a meditation...an important work..." Rollling Stone 9 of 10
...Highly serious and sonically gorgeous, The Soul Cages is Sting's most ambitious record yet--and maybe his best. - Paul Evans
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| | Bio | | You know his face from two decades of magazine covers. You've seen his name in articles about human rights, Amnesty International, and the Rainforest Foundation. You've seen him act in at least one of his fourteen films, and possibly onstage as well. Most importantly, you know the music of Sting. His award-winning songs--including the unforgettable "Every Breath You Take" and the uplifting "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"--have left a permanent mark on modern music. Sting has come a long way from his beginnings. The son of a milkman, he was born Gordon Sumner and raised in Newcastle, in the northeast of England. After completing teacher training college, he taught at a school where most of the other teachers were nuns. Two years later, Sting left to pursue his career as a musician. He started out playing jazz, and earned the nickname Sting by wearing a yellow and black striped jersey. Moving to London was inevitable; once there, he joined guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland to formthe Police. With Stewart's brothers Ian as the booking agent and Miles as manager, the band brought their unique blend of pop, punk, rock, and reggae to appreciative audiences far beyond the borders of the UK. In the late '70s and early '80s, the Police produced five influential albums, topping the charts with 1983's Synchronicity. Sting headed out on his own in the mid '80s, crossing musical boundaries and exploring new territory. With ten solo albums (and numerous Brit and Grammy Awards) to his credit, Sting has consistently challenged his fans and himself. Incorporating jazz and classical strains, reggae motifs, folk themes, world beat rhythms and even country to serve a highly individual voice, his music transcends genres. The wide musical net he has cast is evident in his choice of collaborators: Luciano Pavarotti, Branford Marsalis, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), Stevie Wonder, Cheb Mami, James Taylor and Gil Evans are among them.
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