{"product_id":"sting-the-police-very-best-of","title":"Sting \u0026 The Police - VERY BEST OF |","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersonnel includes: Sting (vocals, guitar, bass); Cheb Mami (vocals);\n\u003cbr\u003eAndy Summers (guitar); Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Kenny Kirkland,\n\u003cbr\u003eDavid Sancious (keyboards); Darryl Jones (bass); Stewart Copeland, Vinnie Colaiuta, Omar Hakim (drums); Mino Cinelu (percussion).\n\u003cbr\u003eProducers include: The Police, Nigel Gray, Hugh Padgham, Sting, Kipper.\n\u003cbr\u003ePersonnel: Full Force (background vocals).\n\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixers: Charles \"Prince Charles\" Alexander ; Hugh Padgham; Neil Dorfsman; Simon Osborne.\n\u003cbr\u003eAudio Remasterer: Dave Collins .\n\u003cbr\u003eAudio Remixer: Sean Combs .\n\u003cbr\u003ePhotographers: Duane Michaels; Brian Aris; William Claxton.\n\u003cbr\u003eArrangers: Sting; The Police.\n\u003cbr\u003eDuring 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 \u0026amp; 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.\"\n\u003cbr\u003eOn 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 \u0026amp; THE POLICE provides an overview of his progression from schoolmaster to rock icon and back again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2002-10-01\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: ROCK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2002-10-01\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sting \u0026 The Police","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45222152634483,"sku":"WTY111-MLOP-RX","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0500\/7837\/files\/sting-the-police-very-best-of_Xe4tf.jpg?v=1783829867","url":"https:\/\/www.lovevinylrecords.com\/products\/sting-the-police-very-best-of","provider":"Love Vinyl Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}