The Best of 25 Years

~ Release by Sting (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

Possibly an Australian or European release

Annotation last modified on 2019-05-26 13:39 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
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1If You Love Somebody 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.
4:25
2Englishman in New York
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Mark McKenna and Bob Vogt
mixer:
Neil Dorfsman and Hugh Padgham
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
music videos:
Englishman in New York by Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
Englishman in New York
lyricist and writer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3.754:28
3We'll Be Together
recording of:
We’ll Be Together
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
4:46
4Fragile
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Mark McKenna and Bob Vogt
mixer:
Neil Dorfsman and Hugh Padgham
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recording of:
Fragile
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
4.43:55
5All This Time
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Efren Herrera, Yves Jajaget, Bruce Keene, Simon Osborne (engineer/producer), Brian Scheuble and Al Stone (UK engineer)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1991)
music videos:
All This Time by Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
All This Time
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
34:55
6If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
engineer and mixer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Andrew Bradfield, Pete Lewis (engineer) and Simon Osbourne
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
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:
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.54:29
7Fields Of Gold
engineer and mixer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Andrew Bradfield, Pete Lewis (engineer) and Simon Osbourne
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
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:
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)
3.653:40
8Desert 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)
54:51
9Whenever I Say Your Name
recording engineer and mixer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
programming:
Donal Hodgson and Kipper (Mark Eldridge)
assistant engineer:
Hopps
engineer:
Donal Hodgson
producer:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
bass and clarinet [turkish clarinet]:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
castanets:
Valérie Denys
cello:
Lévon Minassian and Jacqueline Thomas (British cellist)
double bass:
Christian McBride (American jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) and Manu Katché
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Hammond organ:
Jeff Young (US keyboardist and vocalist)
keyboard:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
piano and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
Jason Rebello
tabla [Tablas]:
Aref Durvesh
trombone:
Clark Gayton
trumpet:
Chris Botti
background vocals:
Ada Dyer (American soul singer), Donna Gardier and Joy Rose (vocalist)
lead vocals:
Mary J. Blige
vocals:
Chœur de Radio France, Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
chorus master:
Philip White (British chorus master)
arranger:
Dave Hartley (pianist)
recording of:
Whenever I Say Your Name
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
35:25
10Never Coming Home
recording of:
Never Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
5:20
11Message In a Bottle (Live)
live recording of:
Message in a Bottle
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
4:49
12Demolition Man (Live)
live cover recording of:
Demolition Man
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
4:26
13Heavy Cloud No Rain (Live)
live recording of:
Heavy Cloud No Rain
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3:45