The Best of 25 Years

Tracklist

• Digital Media 1
• 1
  If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
  4:25
  1.0 ★
• 2
  Love Is the Seventh Wave
  3:33
• 3
  Moon Over Bourbon Street
  4:01
  3.6 ★
• 4
  Fortress Around Your Heart
  4:52
• 5
  English in New York
  4:27
  4.0 ★
• 6
  They Dance Alone
  7:14
  2.8 ★
• 7
  Fragile
  3:55
  4.4 ★
• 8
  We'll Be Together
  4:46
  1.0 ★
• 9
  All This Time
  4:55
  2.8 ★
• 10
  Mad About You
  3:54
  3.2 ★
• 11
  Why Should I Cry for You
  4:46
  2.4 ★
• 12
  The Soul Cages
  5:52
  3.0 ★
• 13
  If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
  4:29
  3.0 ★
• 14
  Fields of Gold
  3:40
  3.6 ★
• 15
  Seven Days
  4:40
  2.5 ★
• 16
  Shape of My Heart
  4:37
  4.0 ★
• Digital Media 2
• 1
  When We Dance
  6:00
  3.4 ★
• 2
  I Was Brought to My Senses
  5:50
  2.6 ★
• 3
  You Still Touch Me
  3:48
  2.6 ★
• 4
  I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying
  3:58
  2.4 ★
• 5
  Desert Rose
  4:51
  4.4 ★
• 6
  Brand New Day
  6:21
  2.6 ★
• 7
  Send Your Love (Dave Aude remix)
  3:17
  2.0 ★
• 8
  Whenever I Say Your Name
  5:26
  2.0 ★
• 9
  Stolen Car (take Me Dancing)
  3:58
  2.0 ★
• 10
  End of the Game
  6:09
  2.5 ★
• 11
  Never Coming Home
  5:21
• 12
  Russians (live)
  4:54
• 13
  Message in a Bottle (live)
  4:49
  1.0 ★
• 14
  Demolition Man (live)
  4:27
  1.0 ★
• 15
  Heavy Cloud No Rain (live)
  3:44

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Release credits

• Ada Dyer
  background vocals [8]
• Al Stone
  assistant [9-10, 12]
• Althea Rodgers
  background vocals [5]
• Andrew Bradfield
  assistant [13-14]
• Andrew Love
  saxophone [3]
• Aref Durvesh
  tabla [8]
• BJ Cole
  pedal steel guitar [4-5]
• Bob Vogt
  assistant [5-7]
• Branford Marsalis
  clarinet [5], saxophone [1.3, 2.2]
• Brian Scheuble
  assistant [9-10, 12]
• Bruce Keen
  assistant [12]
• Bruce Keene
  assistant [9-10]
• Cheb Mami
  guest [5]
• Chris Botti
  trumpet [5, 8]
• Christian McBride
  double bass [8]
• Chœur de Radio France
  choir vocals [8]
• Clark Gayton
  trombone [8]
• Danny Dunlap
  bass guitar [7]
• Danny Quatrochi
  additional [3], synclavier [3]
• Darryl Jones
  bass guitar [3]
• Darryl Tookes
  background vocals [5]
• Dave Audé
  additional [7]
• Dave Hartley
  Hammond organ [5], arranger [8]
• Dave O’Donnell
  assistant [5-7]
• David Cossin
  percussion [10]
• Dennis Collins
  background vocals [5]
• Dolette McDonald
  background vocals [3]
• Dominic Miller
  guitar [2-5, 8, 10]
• Dominic Muldowney
  arranger [3]
• Don Blackman
  Hammond organ [5]
• Donal Hodgson
  task [7-9]
• Donna Gardier
  background vocals [8]
• East London Gospel Choir
  additional [2]
• Efren Herrera
  assistant [9-10, 12]
• Elliot Scheiner
  mix [10]
• Eric Clapton
  guitar [6]
• Ettamri Mustapha
  darbuka [5]
• Fareed Haque
  guitar [6]
• Graeme Perkins
  background vocals [2]
• Hopps
  assistant [7-9]
• Hugh Padgham
  engineer [1.13-16, 2.2-4], mix [1.5-7, 1.9-10, 1.12-16, 2.1-4], producer [1.9-16, 2.1-4], remixer [11]
• Ira Coleman
  bass [10]
• Jacqueline Thomas
  cello [8]
• Janice Pendarvis
  background vocals [2.5, 1.3]
• Jason Rebello
  Rhodes piano [8], clavinet [5], piano [5, 8]
• Jeff Young
  Hammond organ [8]
• Jim Scott
  engineer [3], mix [3]
• Jo Lawry
  background vocals [10]
• Joe Mendez
  background vocals [5]
• Joy Rose
  background vocals [8]
• Kathryn Tickell
  Northumbrian pipes [5], fiddle [2, 5]
• Ken Blair
  assistant [5-7]
• Ken Williams
  background vocals [5]
• Kenny Kirkland
  keyboard [1.3, 2.2-4]
• Kipper
  drum machine [5], keyboard [5, 8], producer [5-9], programming [8], vocal [8]
• Lance Ellington
  additional [2]
• Lévon Minassian
  duduk [8]
• Manu Katché
  drums (drum set) [5, 8]
• Mark Knopfler
  guitar [6]
• Mark Mazzetti
  additional [11]
• Mark McKenna
  assistant [5-7]
• Marlon Saunders
  background vocals [5]
• Mary J. Blige
  guest [8], lead vocals [8]
• Matthew Scheiner
  assistant [10]
• Mino Cinelu
  percussion [5]
• Monica Reid‐Price
  additional [2]
• Neil Dorfsman
  mix [5-7], producer [5-7]
• Omar Hakim
  drums (drum set) [3]
• Pete Lewis
  assistant [13-14]
• Pete Smith
  engineer [3], mix [3], producer [3]
• Philip White
  chorus master [8]
• Rob Mathes
  arranger [10], producer [10]
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  performing orchestra [10]
• Rubén Blades
  spoken vocals [6]
• Shirley Lewis
  additional [2]
• Simon Osborne
  additional [1], assistant [9-10, 12], co [5-6], engineer [2-6], mix [5-9], recording [7-9]
• Simon Osbourne
  assistant [13-14]
• Steve Miller
  task [7]
• Steven Mercurio
  conductor [10]
• Stevie Wonder
  harmonica [6]
• Sting
  arranger [5-7], bass [2-4, 8], clarinet [8], double bass [3], guitar [2.8, 1.3, 1.7], keyboard [8], lead vocals [1.3, 1.5-7, 1.9-10, 1.13-16, 2.1, 2.6, 2.8], performer [10], producer [2.1-10, 1.3, 1.5-7, 1.9-16], vocal [2-5, 7, 9-10]
• Tawatha Agee
  background vocals [5]
• Tony Walters
  additional [2]
• Valérie Denys
  castanets [8]
• Vaneese Thomas
  background vocals [5]
• Vinnie Colaiuta
  drums (drum set) [2-5, 8]
• Wayne Jackson
  trumpet [3]
• Yves Jajaget
  assistant [9-10, 12]
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  The Best of 25 Years

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  The Best of 25 Years

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  The Best of 25 Years

  CD (12 track A&M 2011 release)
  2011
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  2011
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  2011
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  The Best of 25 Years

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  4 January 2012
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  The Best of 25 Years

  2x CD
  2015