The Best of 25 Years

by Sting

Overview

Note that title: it's the Best of 25 Years, Sting's career-encompassing box set, not a greatest-hits album, so this 12-song collection misses some hit singles. That said, the big ones are here -- "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free," "We'll Be Together," "Fragile," "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" -- along with a couple of choice album tracks and Police live cuts that make this a solid sampler of Sting's solo work. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/18/2011
Label:	A&M
UPC:	0602527788760

Tracks

1. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
2. We'll Be Together
3. Fragile
4. All This Time
5. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
6. Fields of Gold
7. Desert Rose
8. Whenever I Say Your Name
9. Never Coming Home
10. Message in a Bottle
11. Demolition Man
12. Heavy Cloud No Rain

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sting   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Harmonica,Keyboards,Saxophone,Roland VG8,Synclavier,Turkish Clarinet,Vocals (Background)
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra   Primary Artist,Ensemble,Orchestra,Featured Artist
Steven Mercurio   Primary Artist,Conductor,Featured Artist
Mary J. Blige   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Tawatha Agee   Vocals (Background)
Andrew Love   Saxophone
Andy Summers   Guitar
Shirley Lewis   Vocals
Kathleen Nester   Flute
Branford Marsalis   Saxophone,Percussion
Eric Clapton   Guitar
John Patitucci   Bass
Jerry Grossman   Cello
Joyce Hammann   Violin
Fareed Haque   Guitar
Robert Rinehart   Viola
Jason Rebello   Clavinet
David Sancious   Keyboards
Wayne Jackson   Trumpet
Josh Freese   Drums
Rob Mathes   Conductor,Keyboards
Marlon Saunders   Vocals (Background)
Joy Rose   Vocals (Background)
Kathryn Tickell   Fiddle,Northumbrian Smallpipes
Suzanne Ornstein   Violin
Manu Katche   Drums
Darryl Jones   Bass
Sharon Yamada   Violin
Vinnie Colaiuta   Drums
Joe Bonadio   Drums,Percussion
Mark Knopfler   Guitar
Vivek Kamath   Viola
Renee Geyer   Vocals (Background)
Mino Cinelu   Vocoder,Percussion
Eva Burmeister   Violin
Becky Young   Viola
Darryl Tookes   Vocals (Background)
Laura Seaton   Violin
Andy Newmark   Drums
Larry Adler   Chromatic Harmonica
David Cossin   Percussion
B.J. Cole   Pedal Steel
Kenny Kirkland   Keyboards
Kipper   Vocals,Keyboards
Ira Coleman   Bass
Cheb Mami   Vocals
Lance Ellington   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Dominic Miller   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Shane Fontayne   Guitar
Vesta Williams   Vocals (Background)
David Hartley   Piano,Organ (Hammond)
Rhani Krija   Percussion
Annaliesa Place   Violin
Diva Goodfriend-Koven   Flute
Jeremy Turner   Cello
Jeanine Wynton   Violin
Alan Stepansky   Cello
Dennis Collins   Vocals (Background)
Dolette McDonald   Vocals (Background)
Peter Bahng   Violin
Hyunju Lee   Violin
Joe Mendex   Vocals (Background)
Janice Pendravis   Vocals (Background)
Cheb Mani   Vocals
Diva Goodfriend   Flute
Vaneese Thomas   Vocals (Background)
Aaron Heick   Flute,Soloist,Flute (Alto),Clarinet (Bass)
Sein Ryu   Violin
Omar Hakim   Drums
Rob Shaw   Violin
Janice Pendarvis   Vocals (Background)
Stevie Wonder   Harmonica
Donna Gardier   Vocals (Background)
Jo Lawry   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Farhat Bouallagui   Conductor
Althea Rodgers   Vocals (Background)
Frank Opolko   Trombone
Tony Walters   Vocals
Daniel Panner   Viola
Monica Reid-Price   Vocals
Moulay Ahmed   Strings
Ken Williams   Vocals (Background)
Salem Bnouni   Strings
Maria Kitsopoulos   Cello
Tom Carney   Violin
Elizabeth Lim   Violin
The East London Gospel Choir   Vocals
Sameh Catalan   Strings
Kouider Berkan   Strings
Fergus Gerrand   Percussion

Technical Credits

Paul McKenna   Mixing
Simon Osborne   Mixing,Engineer,Assistant,String Engineer
Lewis Jones   Assistant
Sandra Park   Contracting
Martin Kierszenbaum   A&R
Hugh Padgham   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Rob Mathes   Arranger,Producer,Compilation Producer
Robert Orton   Mixing
Mark McKenna   Mixing,Assistant
Ruben Blades   Translation
Scott Hull   Remastering
Bryan Loren   Producer
Dave Aude   Remixing,Additional Production
Mike Casteel   Music Preparation
Steve Fitzmaurice   Remixing
Pete Lewis   Assistant
Neil Dorfsman   Mixing,Producer
Aaron Walk   Assistant
Alex Venguer   Editing,Engineer,Pro-Tools
Lori Casteel   Music Preparation
Brian Scheuble   Assistant
Bob Vogt   Mixing,Assistant
Kipper   Producer,Programming,Drum Programming
Cheb Mami   Composer
Lars Fox   Editing
Elliot Scheiner   Mixing,Live Recording
Dominic Miller   Composer
Ed Cherney   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
David Hartley   Choir Arrangement
Jonathan Allen   Engineer
Fabrizio Ferri   Photography
Tracy Bufferd   Publicity
Kasskara   Photography
Steve Miller   Mixing
Donal Hodgson   Pro-Tools,Programming
Andrew Bradfield   Assistant
Bruce Keene   Assistant
Yves Jajaget   Assistant
Lou Salvatori   Photography
Ryan Kelly   Assistant
Peter Smith   Producer
Jim Scott   Engineer
Danny Clinch   Photography
Tim Mitchell   Pro-Tools
Sting   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Sergey Prokofiev   Composer
Al Stone   Assistant
Olaf Heine   Photography
Farhat Bouallagui   String Arrangements
John Hegedes   Assistant
Andrew Catlin   Photography
Efren Herrera   Assistant
Kathryn Schenker   Management,Executive Producer
John Hedges   Assistant
Pete Smith   Engineer,Producer
Danny Quatrochi   Guitar Technician
Dominic Muldowney   Arranger
Eddie Wolfl   Photography
Brian Aris   Photography
Hopps   Assistant Engineer
Mathew Scheiner   Assistant