The Very Best of… Sting & The Police

Compilation by Sting / The Police

Released 10 November 1997

rock pop rock pop

Tracklist

1
Message in a Bottle
The Police
4:50
3.9 ★
2
Can’t Stand Losing You
The Police
3:00
3.7 ★
3
Englishman in New York
Sting
4:28
4.0 ★
4
Every Breath You Take
The Police
4:12
4.1 ★
5
Seven Days
Sting
4:39
3.5 ★
6
Walking on the Moon
The Police
5:03
3.7 ★
7
Fields of Gold
Sting
3:40
3.8 ★
8
Fragile
Sting
3:54
4.4 ★
9
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Police
4:21
3.9 ★
10
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
The Police
4:08
3.5 ★
11
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Sting
4:15
4.2 ★
12
Brand New Day
Sting
6:22
3.5 ★
13
Desert Rose
Sting
4:47
5.0 ★
14
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
Sting
4:30
3.4 ★
15
When We Dance (edit)
Sting
4:17
16
Don’t Stand So Close to Me
The Police
4:00
3.9 ★
17
Roxanne
The Police
3:10
4.3 ★
18
So Lonely
The Police
4:47
4.3 ★

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Release credits

Althea Rodgers
background vocals [13]
Andrew Bradfield
assistant [7, 14]
Andy Summers
background vocals [10, 16], electric guitar [1, 4, 6, 9-10, 16-18], guitar [2, 18]
BJ Cole
pedal steel guitar [13]
Bob Vogt
assistant [3, 8]
Branford Marsalis
clarinet [13], saxophone [11]
Cheb Mami
guest [13]
Chris Botti
trumpet [13]
Chris Gray
engineer [2, 17-18]
Danny Quatrochi
additional [11], synclavier [11]
Darryl Jones
bass guitar [11]
Darryl Tookes
background vocals [13]
Dave Hartley
Hammond organ [13]
Dennis Collins
background vocals [13]
Dolette McDonald
background vocals [11]
Dominic Miller
guitar [13]
Don Blackman
Hammond organ [13]
Ettamri Mustapha
darbuka [13]
Hugh Padgham
co [9], engineer [4-5, 7, 9, 14], mix [3, 5, 7-8, 14-15], producer [4-5, 7, 9, 14-15]
Janice Pendarvis
background vocals [11, 13]
Jason Rebello
clavinet [13], piano [13]
Jean‐Alain Roussel
piano [9]
Jim Scott
engineer [11], mix [11]
Joe Mendez
background vocals [13]
Kathryn Tickell
Northumbrian pipes [13], fiddle [13]
Ken Williams
background vocals [13]
Kenny Kirkland
keyboard [11]
Kipper
drum machine [13], keyboard [13], producer [12-13]
Manu Katché
drums (drum set) [13]
Mark McKenna
assistant [3, 8]
Marlon Saunders
background vocals [13]
Mino Cinelu
percussion [13]
Neil Dorfsman
mix [3, 8], producer [3, 8]
Nigel Gray
engineer [1-2, 6, 10, 16-18], producer [1, 6, 10, 16]
Omar Hakim
drums (drum set) [11]
Pete Lewis
assistant [7, 14]
Pete Smith
engineer [11], mix [11], producer [11]
Simon Osborne
co [12-13], engineer [12-13], mix [12-13]
Simon Osbourne
assistant [7, 14]
Stevie Wonder
harmonica [12]
Stewart Copeland
background vocals [10, 16], drums (drum set) [1-2, 4, 6, 9-10, 16-18]
Sting
arranger [3, 8], background vocals [10, 16], bass [2, 18], electric bass guitar [1, 4, 6, 9-10, 16-18], guitar [11], harmonica [18], lead vocals [3-5, 7-8, 10-12, 14, 16], producer [3, 5, 7-8, 11-15], synthesizer [10, 16], vocal [1-2, 6, 9, 13, 17-18]
Tawatha Agee
background vocals [13]
The Police
arranger [1-2, 6, 17-18], producer [1-2, 4, 6, 9-10, 16-18]
Vaneese Thomas
background vocals [13]
Vinnie Colaiuta
drums (drum set) [13]

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24 November 1997
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The Very Best of… Sting & The Police
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