Best Ballads

~ Release by Sting (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot
recording of:
Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Matthew Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Magnetic Publishing Ltd. and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
6:40
2Fields of Gold
engineer and mixer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Andrew Bradfield, Pete Lewis (engineer) and Simon Osbourne
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fields of Gold
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Steerpike Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
3.653:40
3Fragile
assistant producer:
Ken Blair (British engineer) and Dave O’Donnell
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Mark McKenna (engineer) and Bob Vogt
mixer:
Neil Dorfsman and Hugh Padgham
guitar and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records Inc. Los Angeles (in 1987)
recorded at:
Air Studios, Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
recording of:
Fragile
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
4.43:54
4It's Probably Me
producer:
Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Stephen McLaughlin (British producer, engineer, musician and film producer)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
bass, harmonica and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
cello:
Sian Bell (cellist)
chromatic harmonica:
Larry Adler and Brendan Power (harmonica player)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
fiddle and Northumbrian pipes:
Kathryn Tickell
flute:
Dave Heath (British composer and flautist)
guitar:
Eric Clapton and Dominic Miller (guitarist)
keyboard:
David Sancious
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel player]:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
saxophone:
David Sanborn
trombone:
Richard Edwards (trombonist) and Mark Nightingale (trombonist)
trumpet:
John Barclay (trumpeter) and Guy Barker
viola:
James Boyd (UK viola player)
violin:
Simon Fischer (London‐based violinist) and Kathryn Greeley
spoken vocals [Narration]:
David Foxxe
recording of:
It’s Probably Me
lyricist:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
writer:
Eric Clapton, GM Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) and Michael Kamen (American score composer)
composer:
Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.55:03
5The Hounds of Winter
engineer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer) and Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
keyboard:
Kenny Kirkland
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1996)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Hounds of Winter
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
3.355:30
6When We Dance
additional engineer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
karaoke version of:
wHEn We DAncE 94-10 (SXID SX210SYEJ6) by Top Jimmy Page
recording of:
When We Dance (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.355:56
7Moon Over Bourbon Street
recording of:
Moon Over Bourbon Street
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
4:19
8They Dance Alone
assistant producer:
Ken Blair (British engineer) and Dave O’Donnell
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Mark McKenna (engineer) and Bob Vogt
mixer:
Neil Dorfsman and Hugh Padgham
guitar:
Eric Clapton, Fareed Haque and Mark Knopfler
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
spoken vocals [Spanish]:
Rubén Blades
arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records Inc. Los Angeles (in 1987)
recorded at:
Air Studios, Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
recording of:
They Dance Alone (Cueca solo)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2.757:09
9Shape of My Heart
engineer and mixer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shape of My Heart
lyricist:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
composer:
Dominic Miller (guitarist) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
44:37
10All Four Seasons
engineer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer) and Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
keyboard:
Kenny Kirkland
saxophone:
Andrew Love
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1996)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
All Four Seasons
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Matthew Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
2.354:30
11Russians
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) and Pete Smith (UK producer)
producer:
Pete Smith (UK producer) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
additional synclavier:
Danny Quatrochi
bass guitar [bass]:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
keyboard:
Kenny Kirkland
saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Dolette McDonald and Janice Pendarvis
arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at:
Blue Wave Recording Studios in Barbados
recording of:
Russians
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
44:00
12La Belle Dame Sans Regrets
recording of:
La Belle Dame sans regrets
lyricist and composer:
Dominic Miller (guitarist) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
5:20
13Little Wing
assistant producer:
Ken Blair (British engineer) and Dave O’Donnell
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Mark McKenna (engineer) and Bob Vogt
mixer:
Neil Dorfsman and Hugh Padgham
bass guitar:
Mark Egan (US jazz bassist & trumpeter)
drums (drum set):
Kenwood Dennard
guitar:
Hiram Bullock
additional orchestra:
The Gil Evans Orchestra
orchestra:
Gil Evans and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records Inc. Los Angeles (in 1987)
recorded at:
Air Studios, Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
cover recording of:
Little Wing
lyricist and composer:
Jimi Hendrix
publisher:
Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., Interworld Music Ltd., Six Continents Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Yameta Co., Ltd. and Bella Godiva Music (in 1967)
35:02
14Why Should I Cry for You?
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
additional remixer:
Mark Mazzetti
remixer:
Hugh Padgham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1991)
recording of:
Why Should I Cry for You?
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
2.354:48
15Valparaiso
engineer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer) and Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
keyboard:
Kenny Kirkland
Northumbrian pipes:
Kathryn Tickell
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1996)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Valparaiso
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Matthew Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (in 1996)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2.355:27