The 50 Greatest Songs

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

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
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1Every Breath You Take
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003), A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016), A&M Records Limited (in 1983), Polydor Records (record company, please use “Polydor” for release label.) (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
music videos:
Every Breath You Take by The Police (British rock band)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 84) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305)
recording of:
Every Breath You Take (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., 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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
44:15
2Secret Journey
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recording of:
Secret Journey
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
2.653:34
3Murder by Numbers
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Murder by Numbers
lyricist:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
composer:
Andy Summers
3.254:35
4Someone to Talk To
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar and lead vocals:
Andy Summers
recording of:
Someone to Talk To
lyricist and composer:
Andy Summers
23:07
5Invisible Sun
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
recording of:
Invisible Sun
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.553:44
6So Lonely
engineer:
Chris Gray (UK engineer) and Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass, electric bass guitar and harmonica:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric guitar and guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (from 1978 to present)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
So Lonely
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
4.254:48
7Demolition Man
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
recording of:
Demolition Man
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
35:57
8Spirits in the Material World
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
recording of:
Spirits in the Material World
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
3.652:59
9Synchronicity II
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Synchronicity II
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.255:00
10Wrapped Around Your Finger
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Wrapped Around Your Finger
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.85:14
11Darkness
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recording of:
Darkness
lyricist and composer:
Stewart Copeland
33:13
12Miss Gradenko
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Miss Gradenko
lyricist and composer:
Stewart Copeland
32:02
13Rehumanize Yourself
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recording of:
Rehumanize Yourself
lyricist:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
composer:
Stewart Copeland
3.653:10
14O My God
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar and saxophone:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
O My God
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.354:04
15Can’t Stand Losing You (live)
live recording of:
Can’t Stand Losing You
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Magnetic Publishing Ltd. and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
6:34
16Don’t Stand So Close to Me ’86
recording of:
Don’t Stand So Close to Me
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (Sting), GM Sumner, Chappell Music (UK) (from 1980 to ????), Chappell Music Co. (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Music, Inc. (The American 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. (from 2022-02 to present)
6:25