Its 28 cuts neatly span the reggae-pop trio's five-LP career, from raw early fare such as 'Fall Out' and 'Roxanne' to slicker latter-day hits such as 'King of Pain' and 'Every Breath You' Take. With their 30th anniversary world tour being described as "a disaster" by Stewart Copeland after just two shows, The Police may not even survive to see the release of this rather redundant album. Mike McDonald CTV News Northern Ontario Videojournalist @MikeMcDonaldCTV Contact. I dug 'em from the punkish 'Next To You' up until the still relatively aggressive 'Demolition Man', which comes along around about the middle of disc two. Engineer – Hugh Padgham (tracks: 9 to 11) Photography By [Main Front Cover] – Duane Michals Producer – Hugh Padgham (tracks: 12 to 16), Nigel Gray (tracks: 4 to 8), The Police Only the idiosyncratic choice of 'Tea In The Sahara' - a minor track from 'Synchronicity' - as filler right at the end of the disc, is likely to excite any comment. It's a rounded overview of their career, but we've been here before. Similarly, his two band mates eventually publicly called Sting out as the "King Of [the] Pain in the neck" he truly was, and then the group imploded. As an epitaph for The Police, this simple statement of fact could hardly be bettered. The triple platinum 'Ghost In The Machine' was released in 1981 and peaked at #2 on the U.S. charts (#1 U.K.) with 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic' reaching the #3 position (#1 UK) and 'Spirits In The Material World', at #11. The band's career is selectively represented, with 'Outlandos d'Amour' and 'Zenyatta Mondatta' getting six songs each, 'Reggata de Blanc' and 'Ghost in the Machine' four, and 'Synchronicity' a whopping eight. When the reggae sound of The Police failed to impress the punk fans of the 70s, the band sailed over to the US in a bid to make a name for themselves. Johnny Borrell, however, will surely be paying close attention as 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' blows through an arena somewhere this summer. The Police weren't childhood friends who struck lucky. Now The Police are a fading memory - no idle talk of reunions for them - and to coincide with a slack period in the cycle of Sting's multi-platinum activities, A&M Records has assembled, for the second time, a collection of the group's most successful songs. 'Zenyatta Mondatta' proved to be the band's U.S. breakthrough. From that rarity to one of the most-remembered and most performed rock ballads of the '80s, 1983's 'Every Breath You Take', The Police spans the group's six-year journey from sweaty clubs to sold-out stadiums - establishing them as one of the definitive and most popular rock groups in the world. Remastered from the original master tapes. 'Invisible Sun' gives me the chills - even now. All songs written by Sting. Even so, it's hard to argue with the wonderful music this band produced, especially before out-of-control ego inflation took permanent sway. Sting, of course, has had the last laugh and Summers and Copeland will doubtless be glad of the extra revenue which this latest compilation will generate. A year later, The Police returned with the eight times platinum, 'Synchronicity', which reached #1 everywhere, spending a phenomenal 17 weeks atop the U.S charts. But what might surprise a newcomer is how reggae-infused Sting sounds. Musically, Sting flitted between genres, but '78's 'Roxanne' heralded a career-long fascination with reggae. In fact, I can revisit my interest (and lack thereof) in the band merely by perusing this set's song list. 'Message In A Bottle', alone, is more memorable and multi faceted than any modern rock act drum up. Playing with the raw energy of a punk band, the improvisational instincts of a jazz trio, and the infectious spirit of reggae, singer-bassist Sting, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland were indisputably the most adventurous ambassadors of the genre then known as New Wave. These 30 tracks explain why. Despite being spawned by punk, The Police were too ambitious and sophisticated to be punks. In America, the Grammy-winning album featuring 'Walking On The Moon', 'Bring On The Night' and the Grammy-winning title track also reached Top 30. The big hits - 'Message In A Bottle', 'Roxanne', 'Can't Stand Losing You', 'Walking On The Moon' - form an integral strand of music's DNA, even if their influence isn't always directly cited. The remaining 10 tracks are the tracks everybody knows, 'Roxanne', 'Can't Stand Losing You', 'Walking on the Moon', 'De Do Do Do, de Da Da Da', 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic', 'Invisible Sun', 'Spirits in the Material World', 'Every Breath You Take', 'King of Pain' & 'Wrapped Around Your Finger'. ", Thirty tracks culled from five LPs (plus the debut single 'Fall Out'), tracing how three ageing prog-jazz veterans cannily gate-crashed punk and applied their impeccable chops to various faux-garage pop anthems. Until, that is, Summers and Copeland's resentment at being left behind as songwriters caused volcanic tensions, culminating in the tense final studio stand-off in 1986 that produced their last single, a reworked version of 'Don't Stand So Close To Me'. Sting & The Police is a compilation album issued by Sting, and released by A&M Records in November 17, 1997. The Police were a new wave band which formed in 1977 in London, England. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2008 CD release of "The 50 Greatest Songs" on Discogs. They notched five No.1 albums and a succession of top 10 singles, becoming one of the world's most famous bands and receiving six Grammy Awards and two Brits. If Sting had proposed 'The Dream Of The Blue Turtles' as the title of a The Police album, the other two would have laughed him out of the house. In 1979, 'Reggatta de Blanc' was released and hit #1 in the U.K., as did the single 'Message In A Bottle'. 16 tracks (75:57). 'Don't Stand So Close To Me', 'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da', 'King Of Pain', 'Invisible Sun' and the other big hits are all duplicated, while 'Synchronicity II' and 'The Bed's Too Big Without You' are the two major additions. Their music was notable for the way it was radio friendly, yet influenced by both reggae and punk. He was less concerned about the world's welfare than he was about how world events affected him. Fall Out, Next to you, an unexpected version of Demolition Man (which up to now I only know the dubious version from the Stallone film of the same name). Follow on. Relationships, be they dark (suicide in 'Can't Stand Losing You', stalkers in 'Every Breath You Take') or bright (the sheer joy of 'Walking On The Moon'), were his lyrical stock-in-trade and thus The Police resonated across the globe in a way that punk's parochial nihilism and anger never could. The Police Tabs with free online tab player. Format: 7" Vinyl, Year: 1983, Label: A&M Records (AM 117), Length: 8:44 The Police are due to come to Birmingham's NIA for one night in September but I doubt very much they will be attracting new fans. As an epitaph for The Police, this simple statement of fact could hardly be bettered. All three of their albums released in this era topped the British charts and when they bowed out at their peak, 1983's 'Synchronicity' had synchronised itself atop the American charts too. 4:13; Synchronicity II - The Police - The Police Greatest Hits. The Police - comprised of Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers - topped both charts and radio airwaves in the late Seventies and early Eighties. Published Friday, February 12, 2021 … It contains 28 tracks over two discs, a mixture of hit singles and fan favourites. Home. 'Roxanne' remains their finest hour and sounds so raw, even today. There's even been a boxset. Singing about a stalker, Sting has an edge to his raspy voice which his solo material has lacked. The biggest social issue in Sting's life quickly became, well, Sting. The Police Artist Top Tracks: most played tracks as tracked by the last.fm audioscrobbler. After I opened this package, I immediately skipped to 'Driven To Tears', my personal favorite Police song. Listen to Every Breath You Take, Roxanne and more from The Police. It might be a bit heavy on Sting tunes and light on rarities, but it's not bad for a bunch of blonds. Flung together with a casual lack of effort extending from the obvious choice of tracks to the lazy, generic title, the album is a virtual re-run of the 13-track 'Every Breath You Take - Singles', released in 1986. But Sting's inner feelings, exemplified by 'Wrapped Around Your Finger', eventually butted in and took center stage. Anchored by Andy Summers' wobbly, proto-U2 guitar FX and Stewart Copeland's thrilling use of splash cymbals and dub dynamics, even the most cynical pieces of ersatz New Wave still sound startling (witness the space-age dub of 'Walking On The Moon' and 'Reggatta de Blanc', the tango bedrock of 'Roxanne', or the liquid Afro-funk of 'Voices Inside My Head'). Worst tracks: N/A: The Police's debut album, Outlandos d'Amour did not enjoy great commercial success upon immediate release due to negative reception from the BBC regarding the lyrical content of two of the album's leading singles, ''Roxanne'' and ''Can't Stand Losing You''. As a result, distilling the band's best work into a tidy Top 10 list is more difficult than it has … The lead single 'Every Breath You Take' was #1 for eight weeks & reached Gold status, while Sting won Song of the Year and The Police won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the Grammy Awards of 1984 for 'Every Breath You Take'. Magnificent pop from the highways and byways of a great band, but without extra re-mastering there's too much for casual fans and barely enough to seduce the fanatic. There are some curious choices of LP tracks added to the singles, and an inevitable decline on disc 2, where the 13 tracks from 'Ghost In The Machine and 'Synchronicity' see them disappear into portentousness or whimsy, but otherwise this is a fine body of work that should boost Sting's credibility capital and his bank balance. While we all love a bit of 'So Lonely' (or was it Sue Lawley) and 'Don't Stand So Close to Me', music has moved on considerably since the soft reggae beats of The Police and one can only conclude it has moved on for the better. That they still resonate so powerfully is no surprise. The Police may not have been naturally reggae or authentically punk, but they were unquestionably serious - maybe too serious - much of the time. Features every hit single plus album favorites and "fallout," the band's very first single from 1977. Greatest Hits is a compilation album of songs by The Police, released in 1992. Timing is everything, and you can bet your bottom dollar that this double-CD greatest hits comp was strategically released to coincide with Sting and the boys' sold-out summer reunion tour. I was still firmly on board up to then. This musicianship served them so well that there'd never be a guest appearance on a Police album. The Police only lasted from 1977 to 1984, but they managed to accomplish quite a bit in those seven years. Similarly, 'Roxanne' [even with the visual of Eddie Murphy singing it for the movies firmly planted in my brain] stands up well. This double CD collection (something similar would have probably been found at the bottom of the bargain bin of HMV a few years ago) has all the classics on it from 'Roxanne' to 'Walking on the Moon'. - 4 stars. The Police will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their recording debut with their first double-disc CD 'Best of' collection entitled, The Police (A&M/UMe), to be released June 5, 2007. As a straight-down-the-line exercise in milking the market, 'Greatest Hits' thus takes some beating. Yet they were never forgotten (even their posthumous 1995 live album went platinum in the United States) and they are again on tour, filling stadiums from Vancouver in May to Adelaide next February. Simultaneously more pop-oriented and experimental than either Ghost in the Machine or Zenyatta Mondatta, Synchronicity made the Police superstars, generating no less than five hit singles. Though "Roxanne" was never banned, the BBC did ban the second single from Outlandos d'Amour, "Can't Stand Losing You".This was due to the single's cover, which featured Copeland hanging himself over an ice block being melted by a portable radiator. And the line, "Too many cameras and not enough food," still rings tragically true in our modern, TMZ.com world. Perhaps more than any other band, The Police were the early '80s. It also sets things up for their world tour, which opened in Vancouver on May 28 and is due to arrive in the UK with a sold out show at Birmingham's NIA on September 4. Released in 1980, the album hit the US Top 10 (#1 U.K.) with two Top 10 singles including the Grammy-winning track 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' and 'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da', both of which were UK chart topping singles. Message In A Box – The Complete Recordings. Découvrez toutes les promotions CD & Vinyles, les nouveautés ainsi que les titres en précommande. If you're anything like me, you may also need to separate Sting's annoying self-loving image from the music itself, which will (free free) set you free to receive nostalgic pleasures from of this release. The Police adds the album's 'Invisible Sun' (#2 UK) and 'Demolition Man' to its collection. Listen to music from The Police like Every Breath You Take, Roxanne & more. Huge selection of 500,000 tabs. I imagine this two-CD set was released specifically to coincide with The Police's reunion tour. This was the second Greatest Hits compilation to be released, following 1986's 'Every Breath You Take - The Singles'. This two-disc set beats them all. But if you're not wealthy enough to pay the high ticket prices for one of these anticipated shows, perhaps this double disc set will have to do for you now. Their fanbase has bought tickets worth 0 million in the US. Guitarist Andy Summers was a respected session man and singing bassist, and ex-teacher Sting had played in Newcastle jazz bands. Universal. So while the hits ('Roxanne', 'Message in a Bottle', 'Walking on the Moon', 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic', 'Every Breath You Take') are here, along with some more idiosyncratic material ('Reggata de Blanc', 'Invisible Sun', and the punky, early-career single 'Fall Out') this can't replace owning the actual albums. Andy Summer's electric guitar vamp is contagious - even after all these years. And that would only be to ponder why it's there. Amazon.fr : Achetez (CD Album The Police, 10 Tracks) au meilleur prix. This is not to say that The Police's social/political thoughts were not also effective. It also traces the group's career timeline, from hyperactive New Wave trio, to the backing group for Sting's increasingly sophisticated and egotistical musical persona. In the summer of 1997, Puff Daddy took "I'll Be Missing You," a sappy reworking of "Every Breath You Take," to the top of the charts across the world; it became the biggest rap single in history. For, if Sting had needed drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers more and they had depended on him less, it's just conceivable that one of the great rock groups of our time might still be functioning. Find similar music that … Following 'Fall Out', The Police released their debut album 'Outlandos d'Amour' in 1978. The band's first double disc Greatest Hits collection, The Police is comprised of hits and fan favourites, including their first single Fall Out and enduring hits 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic', 'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da', 'Message In A Bottle', 'Roxanne' and, of course, 'Every Breath You Take'. Barcode and Other Identifiers . The Police: The Police, Multi-Artistes: Amazon.fr: Musique ... Roxanne, So Lonely, Message In A Bottle are all classics that will never grow old. Browse the top police tracks to find new music and discover artists. Message In A Box – The Complete Recordings. But, when in 1985, the photogenic bass player's first, tentative efforts to establish a solo career yielded immediate and handsome rewards, the group he had transformed (creatively) from pseudo-punk hopefuls into a pan-global colossus was ruthlessly cut dead in its prime. Livraison gratuite (voir cond.). With the exception of "Synchronicity II," which sounds disarmingly like a crappy Billy Idol song, every one of those singles is a classic. It is likely a good primer for what the group is playing on these dates. It's a simple business: two chronologically sequenced CDs featuring all 14 Top 20 singles, plus standout album tracks, but no remixes and nothing new. Now, 30 years after the group's first recording - and as the band announced opening the Grammys - "We are The Police, and we are back! There are no remixes, no remasters, no alternative takes, and no new single is being released to promote the album. Although The Police entered the public eye during the punk era, this group was never truly punk. Note: this version has a solid, aluminium mould hub, where as this almost identical one has a see through hub. As powerful personalities and assertive musicians in their own right, they gingered up Sting's basic ideas while putting the brakes on his tendency to earnest excess. Thirty years on, the band are back on the road after announcing last year they were reforming for a special comeback tour, following the likes of The Who and Pink Floyd who have both briefly reformed to generate a bit of extra cash for their pension funds. The songs are still great and presumably the assumption is that many people who have invested in a CD player since the time of the last retrospective will welcome a fresh chance to buy in to this superb legacy. With too many hits to keep track of, let alone name off the top of one's head, not to mention a plethora of equally memorable non-hits and album tracks, The Police … Though the band released only three studio albums within the decade, new wave pop superstars The Police sported an impressively high percentage of quality tracks, especially when compared to many of the trio's '80s contemporaries who could barely muster three strong tunes on a 10-song LP. Shop 82 records for sale for album Greatest hits by Police on CDandLP in Vinyl and CD format The band consisted of Sting (vocals, bass), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums). This collection of The Police music is a healthy one, providing all the hits - both big and small. The 28 songs bring together the biggest hits from the band's five original studio albums and includes their very first single, 1977's 'Fall Out'. (4 stars). The success of "I'll Be Missing You" had the bizarre byproduct of making the Police hip again among both rock and rap artists. The first single, 'Roxanne' reached the Top 40 and the album, featuring 'So Lonely', 'Next To You', 'Hole In My Life', 'Truth Hits Everybody' and 'Can't Stand Losing You', was Top 30 in the U.S. (Top 10 U.K.). So, here we go with the expected cash-in. There have been several single-CD Police compilations. All songs written by Sting it says under the 16 titles on Greatest Hits - 15 of them Top 20 hits, five of them Number 1's. One accurate tab per song. 5:01; Lists ... Producer – Hugh Padgham (tracks: B4 to B8), Nigel Gray (tracks: A4 to A8), The Police; Written-By – Sting; Notes ℗&© A&M Records Ltd. London Made In The EEC. Tea in the Sahara - The Police - The Police Greatest Hits. Drummer Stewart Copeland, son of a CIA agent, had done time in prog-rockers Curved Air. But once Sting's narcissism began to infect hits like 'Every Breath You Take', severe apathy started to infect me and drain the blood out of my band support. Even so, 'Walking On The Moon' has a loping Rasta groove that just won't quit. Photography By [Police Instruments] – Tim O'Sullivan; Photography By [The Police] – Janette Beckman; Written-By [All Songs Written By] – Sting; Notes . Special 30th anniversary release ot he first-ever police 2cd collection - 28 classic tracks. Overall, this is a great reminder of how influential The Police have been. If you have any of the greatest hits packages, this is not going to surprise you. Their journey and self-funded early tours of America paid off and Sting and the gang were a major hit worldwide during their heyday in the 70s and early 80s. Also featured on The Police are 'Driven To Tears', 'Canary In A Coalmine' and 'Voices Inside My Head'. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from The Police. Sault police warn snowmobilers to stay off the train tracks. Advertisement. The Police is a self-titled compilation album released by The Police on 5 June 2007, to accompany their reunion tour. Listen online to police music for free at Last.fm. Alongside these are some album tracks that I'd never heard. Pre-Andy Summers single 'Fall Out' (finally available on album without having to buy The Complete Recordings box was meat-and-potatoes new wave, but by 'Synchronicity II' - with Sting having sprouted George Michael's hair and singing about being "heard over the din of our Rice Crispies" - we clearly weren't in 'Roxanne' territory any more. Also, the way "So Lonely" deftly switches from reggae verses, to punkish rock choruses, is incredibly smart. State prosecutors say the fact that there were no shell casings found at the massacre site means police picked them up to cover their tracks. This is a five star album but you probably have this material elsewhere, as there is nothing new, thus it gets three. The teacher-student sexual tension of 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' offers a rare exception to this sober mood rule. Sure, early music - like 'Truth Hurts Everybody' - railed against the status quo in the same way The Sex Pistols and The Clash expressed similar economic/social displeasures. What is most striking about this superb body of work, is the lean economy of the arrangements and the directness of expression in the lyrics, especially given the wearyingly verbose nature of the songs on Sting's recent albums. But even with its dopey song title, 'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da' is, in fact, a justice-seeking critique of political policy. First tour in over 2 decades starts 5/28/07 and runs through 2008. NORTHERN ONTARIO. The Police have released a 30-track greatest hits collection to mark 30 years since they released their first single 'Fall Out' in 1977. Thirty nostalgic songs, making it an ideal present for parent's birthdays, but I doubt it will inspire a new audience to become huge Sting followers. The album spans the band's prolific career, with five studio albums released over six years. The Sault Ste Marie Police Service and the CN Rail Police are telling snowmobile enthusiasts to stick to the trails - and stay away from the rails. The band's first double disc Greatest Hits collection, The Police is comprised of hits and fan favourites, including their first single Fall Out and enduring hits 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic', 'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da', 'Message In A Bottle', 'Roxanne' and, of course, 'Every Breath You Take'. 2001. Listen free to The Police – Greatest Hits (Roxanne, Can't Stand Losing You and more). Tracks 1 to 3: ℗ 1978 A&M Records Ltd. The Police are about to embark on a return to the UK, on a huge sold out, arena tour. In fact, when they started in 1977, they all had form, apart from soon-to-be-jettisoned Corsican guitarist Henry Padovani. 'Every Breath You Take' is sombre sounding and much more heartfelt than Puff Daddy's awful 'I'll Be Missing You'. 'So Lonely' has a relentless back beat and it stands up to scrutiny, remarkably well. The Police also includes the 'Synchronicity' album's 'Walking In Your Footsteps', 'Tea In The Sahara' and 'Murder By Numbers'. It reached number 10 on the UK Album Charts. No abusive ads Indeed, compare the brisk, alert stride and neatly ordered punch lines of 'Roxanne', 'Can't Stand Losing You', 'Walking On The Moon', 'Every Breath You Take' and 'Message In A Bottle' to any of the songs on 'Soul Cages' and it becomes clear that Copeland and Summers were far more than a passive vehicle for Sting's songs. As Sting emerged as the main writer, they soon moved away from the thrash of 'Fall Out', the first and last Copeland penned single. In the same way The Police weren't punk, they were also not - as the album title 'Regatta De Blanc' might mislead you to believe - reggae. But if you have never surrendered to the greatness of this band, this is well worth a listen. The Police made their first television appearance in October 1978, on BBC2's The Old Grey Whistle Test to promote the release of Outlandos d'Amour. Conceived at the time when Sting had just released his fifth solo effort, Mercury Falling (hence equalling his personal tally with the one of The Police), the album mixes a selection of Sting's Police-era songs with later hits recorded under his own name. All songs written by Sting it says under the 16 titles on Greatest Hits - 15 of them Top 20 hits, five of them Number 1's.