Notes & Personnel Info |
 | Personnel includes: Sting (vocals, guitar, bass); Cheb Mami (vocals); |
| Andy Summers (guitar); Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Kenny Kirkland, |
| David Sancious (keyboards); Darryl Jones (bass); Stewart Copeland, Vinnie Colaiuta, Omar Hakim (drums); Mino Cinelu (percussion). |
| Producers include: The Police, Nigel Gray, Hugh Padgham, Sting, Kipper. |
| Personnel: Full Force (background vocals). |
| Audio Mixers: Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander ; Hugh Padgham; Neil Dorfsman; Simon Osborne. |
| Audio Remasterer: Dave Collins . |
| Audio Remixer: Sean "Puffy" Combs. |
| Photographers: Duane Michaels; Brian Aris; William Claxton. |
| Arrangers: Sting; The Police. |
| During two decades in the music business, Sting has always been about genre-busting. The Police imbued their reggae-influenced brand of rock music with a truly literary lyrical sensibility, distancing themselves from the Tolkien-tinged meandering which tended to pass for "thoughtful lyrics" in the seventies. The ill-advised sci-fi garb of SYNCHRONICITY notwithstanding, they brought vibrancy, imagination, and intelligence into the dumbed-down world of arena rock. THE VERY BEST OF STING & THE POLICE represents their work with unquestionably classic cuts such as "Message In A Bottle," "Can't Stand Losing You," and "Every Breath You Take." |
| On his own, Sting moved into the even headier realms, assembling a supergroup of young jazzers and further indulging the bookworm within. "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" and "Englishman In New York" display the mellower, calmer Sting. You want erudite? The album's only co-writing credit is "Russians," based on a little something by Prokofiev. Closing with the hugely successful Puff Daddy remix version of "Roxanne," THE VERY BEST OF STING & THE POLICE provides an overview of his progression from schoolmaster to rock icon and back again. |
Engineer: "Prince Charles" Alexander; Hugh Padgham; Chris Gray; Jim Scott; Nigel Gray; Pete Smith; Simon Osborne |
Musical Guests |
| Branford Marsalis |
| Omar Hakim |
| Kenny Kirkland |
| David Sancious |
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