Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits

2x CD, DVD (deluxe box)

Greatest Hits

Compilation by The Police

Released 3 November 1986

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Tracklist

CD 1: Every Breath You Take: The Classics
1
Roxanne
3:13
4.2 ★
2
Can’t Stand Losing You
3:01
3.4 ★
3
Message in a Bottle
4:51
3.8 ★
4
Walking on the Moon
5:02
3.5 ★
5
Don’t Stand So Close to Me
4:01
4.0 ★
6
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
4:07
3.5 ★
7
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
4:21
3.8 ★
8
Invisible Sun
3:45
3.5 ★
9
Spirits in the Material World
3:01
3.6 ★
10
Every Breath You Take
4:14
4.0 ★
11
King of Pain
5:00
3.6 ★
12
Wrapped Around Your Finger
5:15
3.8 ★
13
Don’t Stand So Close to Me ’86
4:53
3.4 ★
14
Message in a Bottle (New Classic Rock mix)
4:50
CD 2: Live in Atlanta
1
Synchronicity I
2:52
2
Synchronicity II
4:44
3
Walking in Your Footsteps
4:54
4
Message in a Bottle
4:35
5
O My God
3:36
6
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
4:32
3.0 ★
7
Wrapped Around Your Finger
5:21
8
Tea in the Sahara
4:52
9
Spirits in the Material World
2:57
10
King of Pain
5:53
11
Don’t Stand So Close to Me
3:46
12
Every Breath You Take
4:37
13
Roxanne
6:10
14
Can’t Stand Losing You
6:48
15
So Lonely
7:26
DVD 3: Every Breath You Take: The DVD
1
Roxanne
3:15
2.0 ★
2
Can’t Stand Losing You
3:03
3
Message in a Bottle
4:05
2.0 ★
4
Walking on the Moon
4:51
2.0 ★
5
So Lonely
3:12
2.0 ★
6
Don’t Stand So Close to Me
3:53
7
De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
4:14
8
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
3:51
2.0 ★
9
Invisible Sun
4:33
2.0 ★
10
Spirits in the Material World
3:07
2.0 ★
11
Every Breath You Take
3:56
2.0 ★
12
Wrapped Around Your Finger
5:09
2.0 ★
13
Synchronicity II
4:44
2.0 ★
14
Don’t Stand So Close to Me ’86
4:45
15
Can’t Stand Losing You (Old Grey Whistle Test)
4:12
16
Next to You (Old Grey Whistle Test)
2:20
17
Police in Montserrat (documentary)
47:14
18
Demolition Man (from Police in Montserrat)
4:10
19
One World (Not Three) (from Police in Montserrat)
4:43
20
Spirits in the Material World (from Police in Montserrat)
3:10
21
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (from Police in Montserrat)
4:23
22
Studies in Synchronicity
3:54

More by The Police

Synchronicity

Synchronicity 1983

Reggatta de Blanc

Reggatta de Blanc

Reggatta de Blanc 1979

The Police

The Police 2007

Walking on the Moon

Walking on the Moon

Walking on the Moon 1997

Roxanne ’97

Roxanne ’97 1997

The Very Best of… Sting & The Police

The Very Best of… Sting & The Police

The Very Best of… Sting & The Police 1997

Release credits

Andy Summers
background vocals [5-6], electric guitar [1, 3-13], guitar [2]
Chris Gray
engineer [1-2]
Chris Stone
assistant [6]
David Tickle
remixer [6]
Dolette McDonald
background vocals [6]
Eddy Offord
recording [6]
Hugh Padgham
co [7-9], engineer [7-12], producer [7, 9-12]
Jean‐Alain Roussel
piano [7]
Laurie Latham
producer [13]
Michelle Cobbs
background vocals [6]
Nigel Gray
engineer [1-6], producer [3-6]
Pete Smith
mix [6]
Phil Nicolo
remixer [14]
Stewart Copeland
background vocals [5-6], drum machine [13], drums (drum set) [1-12]
Sting
background vocals [5-6], bass [2], electric bass guitar [1, 3-13], lead vocals [5-6, 10], synthesizer [5-6], vocal [1-4, 7-9, 11-13]
Tessa Niles
background vocals [6]
The Police
arranger [1-4], producer [1-13]
Tim Summerhayes
mix [6]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
E
Every Breath You Take (The Singles)
12" Vinyl
3 November 1986
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD
1 December 1986
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD
1986
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD
1986
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD (PDO pressing)
1986
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
12" Vinyl
1986
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD
1986
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
Cassette
1986
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
12" Vinyl
1986
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD (PolyGram pressing)
1986
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD (BMG club edition)
November 1989
T
Their Greatest Hits
CD
1990
T
Their Greatest Hits
CD
1990
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD
1990
T
Their Greatest Hits
CD
1 April 1991
G
Greatest Hits
CD
1992
G
Greatest Hits
CD
1992
G
Greatest Hits
CD
1992
G
Greatest Hits
CD
1992
G
Greatest Hits
CD
1992
G
Greatest Hits
CD
1992
G
Greatest Hits
CD (BIEM/MCPS, “Made in France by PMDC”)
1992
E
Every Breath You Take: The Classics
CD
12 September 1995
E
Every Breath You Take: The Classics
CD (BMG club release)
12 September 1995
E
Every Breath You Take: The Classics
CD (club edition)
1995
E
Every Breath You Take: The Classics
CD (BMG club edition, no barcode, PMDC pressing)
1995
G
Greatest Hits
CD
1996
G
Greatest Hits
CD
1996
G
Greatest Hits
CD
30 June 1998
E
Every Breath You Take: The Classics
DTS CD
18 January 2000
E
Every Breath You Take The Classics
Digital Media
1 January 2003
E
Every Breath You Take: The Classics
Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)
4 March 2003
E
Every Breath You Take: The DVD
DVD-Video
18 March 2003
E
Every Breath You Take: The DVD
DVD-Video
7 April 2003
E
Every Breath You Take: The Classics
CD
2003
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
Unknown format
2003
E
Every Breath You Take: The Classics
Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)
2003
E
Every Breath You Take: The Classics
2x Hybrid SACD
11 January 2005
E
Every Breath You Take: The Classics
CD
11 January 2005
E
Every Breath You Take
2x CD, DVD (deluxe box)
28 October 2005
E
Every Breath You Take: The Classics
2x CD, DVD-Video
2006
G
Greatest Hits
CD
28 May 2008
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
HQCD (2021 MQA x UHQCD)
25 August 2021
G
Greatest Hits
2x 12" Vinyl (remastered)
15 April 2022
G
Greatest Hits
Digital Media (Dolby Atmos mix)
15 December 2022
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD
G
Greatest Hits
CD
G
Greatest Hits
CD (BIEM/STEMRA, “Made in France by PMDC”)
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD (made in Japan)
E
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
CD
G
Greatest Hits
CD
G
Greatest Hits
Digital Media