25 Years

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Tracklist

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1A Thousand Years
recording of:
A Thousand Years
lyricist:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
composer:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
35:59
2Desert Rose
engineer and mixer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
co-producer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
producer:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
clarinet:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
clavinet and piano:
Jason Rebello
darbuka:
Ettamri Mustapha
drum machine [drum programming] and keyboard:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) and Manu Katché
fiddle and Northumbrian pipes:
Kathryn Tickell
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
Hammond organ:
Don Blackman and Dave Hartley (pianist)
pedal steel guitar:
B.J. Cole
percussion:
Mino Cinelu
trumpet:
Chris Botti
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Dennis Collins (backing vocalist), Joe Mendez, Janice Pendarvis, Althea Rodgers, Marlon Saunders, Darryl Tookes, Veneese Thomas and Ken Williams (songwriter)
guest vocals:
Cheb Mami
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
Desert Rose
additional lyricist:
Cheb Mami
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
GM Sumner (in 1999) and Magnetic Publishing Ltd. (in 1999)
4.44:51
3Ghost Story
recording of:
Ghost Story
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
35:30
4Brand New Day
engineer and mixer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
co-producer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
producer:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
harmonica:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
Brand New Day
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
2.656:21
5Send Your Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
assistant engineer:
Hopps
engineer:
Donal Hodgson (task: programming engineer) and Steve Miller (downtempo/house, aka Afterlife, Kid Stone) (task: mix engineer)
additional producer:
Dave Audé
producer:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
bass guitar:
Danny Dunlap
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
additional remixer:
Dave Audé
remix of:
Send Your Love by Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) feat. Vicente Amigo
recording of:
Send Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Matthew Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
23:17
6Whenever I Say Your Name
recording engineer and mixer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
programming:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge)
assistant engineer:
Hopps
engineer:
Donal Hodgson (task: programming engineer)
producer:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
bass, clarinet [turkish clarinet] and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
castanets:
Valérie Denys
cello:
Jacqueline Thomas (British cellist)
double bass:
Christian McBride (American jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) and Manu Katché
duduk [darduk]:
Lévon Minassian
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Hammond organ:
Jeff Young (US keyboardist and vocalist)
keyboard:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
piano and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
Jason Rebello
tabla [Tablas]:
Aref Durvesh
trombone:
Clark Gayton
trumpet:
Chris Botti
background vocals:
Ada Dyer (American soul singer), Donna Gardier and Joy Rose (vocalist)
choir vocals:
Chœur de Radio France
guest lead vocals:
Mary J. Blige
vocals:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge)
chorus master:
Philip White (British chorus master)
arranger:
Dave Hartley (pianist)
recording of:
Whenever I Say Your Name
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
25:26
7Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)
recording engineer and mixer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
assistant engineer:
Hopps
engineer:
Donal Hodgson (task: programming engineer)
producer:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Original English solo version)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
23:58
8Soul Cake
bass:
Ira Coleman
guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
horn:
John Clark (flute & horn player)
mandolin:
David Mansfield and Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
percussion:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
trombone:
Chris Dudley (keyboardist)
trumpet:
Chris Gekker and Brent Madsen
tuba:
Leslie Neish and Marcus Rojas
violin:
Kathryn Tickell and Peter Tickell
background vocals:
Joe Sumner and The Webb Sisters
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
Robert Sadin and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
cover recording of:
A’Soalin’
writer:
Elaina Mezzetti, Noel Paul Stookey and Tracy Batteaste
2.53:28
9The Hounds of Winter
bass clarinet:
John Ellis (tenor saxophone player)
cello:
Vincent Ségal (cellist)
diatonic button accordion [melodeon]:
Julian Sutton
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
organ:
David Sancious
percussion:
Cyro Baptista (percussionist), Bijan Chemirani, Bashiri Johnson and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
violin:
Kathryn Tickell
vocals:
Lisa Fischer (American vocalist) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
Robert Sadin and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
The Hounds of Winter
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
25:51
10Next to You
producer:
Rob Mathes and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
acoustic bass guitar:
David Finck
percussion:
Joe Bonadio and David Cossin
piano:
Rob Mathes
background vocals:
Jo Lawry
vocals and performer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
orchestra:
New York Chamber Consort (New York string section)
conductor:
Rob Mathes
arranger:
Rob Mathes
concertmaster:
Lisa Kim (violinist)
recorded at:
Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave till 2010) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Next to You
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
2.52:32
11We Work the Black Seam
producer:
Rob Mathes and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Alex Venguer
percussion:
Joe Bonadio
vocals and performer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
conductor:
Rob Mathes
arranger:
Rob Mathes
recorded at:
Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave till 2010) in New York, New York, United States and MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
We Work the Black Seam
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
27:20
12The Pirate’s Bride
producer:
Rob Mathes and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Ed Cherney
acoustic guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
harp:
Barbara Allen (harpist)
percussion:
Joe Bonadio
piano:
Rob Mathes
solo oboe:
Shelly Woodworth
background vocals:
Jo Lawry
vocals and performer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
orchestra:
New York Chamber Consort (New York string section)
conductor:
Rob Mathes
arranger:
Rob Mathes
concertmaster:
Lisa Kim (violinist)
recorded at:
Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave till 2010) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Pirate's Bride
composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
35:03
13Never Coming Home
recording of:
Never Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
5:21
14Russians (live)
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (in 2010)
live recording of:
Russians (in 2010)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music Publishers Ltd., Illegal Songs (publisher) (in 1985), Magnetic Publishing Ltd. (in 1985) and Reggatta Music (publisher) (in 1985)
is based on:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: II. Romance
4:54
15The End of the Game (live)
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (in 2010)
live recording of:
End of the Game (in 2010)
writer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
6:00
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