The Police – Greatest Hits

The Police – Greatest Hits

Biography
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting (lead vocals, bass), Andy Summers (guitars) and Stewart Copeland (drums). The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and are generally regarded as one of the first New Wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock that was influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz. Their 1983 album, Synchronicity, was number one on both the UK Album Chart and the US Billboard 200, and sold over 8,000,000 copies in the US. The group disbanded in 1984, but reunited in early 2007 for a one-off world tour lasting until August 2008. The Police have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, and were the world’s highest-earning musicians in 2008, thanks to their reunion tour.

 

Album Notes
Greatest Hits is a compilation album of songs by The Police, released in 1992. It reached number 10 on the UK Album Charts. This is a superb collection of Police singles, from the early days of Roxanne and Can’t Stand Losing You – both of which were considered controversial songs because of their subject matter. The Police very successfully integrated reggae rhythms into their sound, as demonstrated by the aforementioned and by later smashes like Message In A Bottle and Don’t Stand So Close To Me. My other favourites include Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Spirits In The Material World and Every Breath You Take. Not everything here has stood the test of time well – De Do Do Do is one those irritating novelty numbers that I skip when listening to this album. These songs, although mostly simple and catchy, are a cut above simple pop because of their clever lyrics that often contain a twist or two, innovative rhythmic patterns and the band’s professionalism. This greatest hits album is perfect for the casual listener although hardcore fans might want to get all the band’s output on CD. There is also the 1997 collection The Best Of Sting And The Police with a slightly different track listing, containing more of Sting’s ballads.

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EC0967	The Police – Greatest Hits
Label:	A&M Records LTD
Catalog#:	540 030-2
Format:	CD [Compilation]
Made in:	France
Released:	1992
Barcode:	7 3145400302 5
Style:	Pop/Rock, New Wave, Reggae

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The Police – Greatest Hits
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01. Roxanne
02. Can’t Stand Losing You
03. So Lonely
04. Message In A Bottle
05. Walking On The Moon
06. The Bed’s Too Big Without You
07. Don’t Stand So Close To Me
08. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
09. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
10. Invisible Sun
11. Spirits In The Material World
12. Synchronicity II
13. Every Breath You Take
14. King Of Pain
15. Wrapped Around Your Finger
16. Tea In the Sahara
Total Time: 01:07:56

Companies, etc. ▼
Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records Ltd. London
Copyright (c) – A&M Records Ltd. London

Credits▼
Co-producer – Hugh Padgham (tracks: 9 to 11)
Design – Stylorouge
Engineer – Hugh Padgham (tracks: 9 to 11)
Photography [Main Front Cover] – Duane Michals
Producer – Hugh Padgham (tracks: 12 to 16), Nigel Gray (tracks: 4 to 8), The Police
Written-By – Sting

Notes ▼
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by A&M Records Ltd.
This compilation ℗ 1992 A&M Records Ltd. London
© 1992 A&M Records Ltd. London
Made in France by PMDC

Tracks 1 to 3 ℗ 1978
Tracks 4 to 6 ℗ 1979
Tracks 7, 8 ℗ 1980
Tracks 9 to 11 ℗ 1981
Tracks 12 to 16 ℗ 1983

Barcode and Other Identifiers ▼
Barcode (Scanned): 731454003025
Barcode (Printed): 7 31454 00302 5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 540 030-2 00 L7
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 540 030-2 00 L7 1A B
Label Code: LC 0485
Other (Distribution Code): POL 900
Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA