Sacred Love [LP]

by Sting

Overview

Sting scored a moderate comeback success greater than most had imagined possible with 1999's Brand New Day, reestablishing himself as a viable commercial artist instead of merely settling for "living legend" status. Part of this success was due to "Desert Rose," featuring vocalist Farhat Bouallagui's careening cadences that garnered attention, particularly when they were showcased in a car commercial that kicked the album into high commercial gear. Sting picks up on this, adding three guest vocalists to the ten-track Sacred Love album (the 11th track is a remix of the lead single, "Send Your Love" -- which happens to be better, since it eliminates the rather annoying Indian-styled hook) -- Vicente Amigo and Anoushka Shankar are paired with Mary J. Blige, who in this context is presented as a world music artist. Although Sacred Love is too meticulous, predictable, and focused on its own artistic maturity, it manifests professionalism, precision, and impeccable craft as an album of well-tailored, expensive mood music. ~ Steven Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/2016
Label:	A&M / Polydor
UPC:	0600753704561

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Inside
2. Send Your Love
3. Whenever I Say Your Name
4. Dead Man's Rope
5. Never Coming Home
6. Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)

Disc 2

7. Forget About the Future
8. This War
9. The Book of My Life
10. Sacred Love
11. Send Your Love [Dave Aude Remix Edit]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sting   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Turkish Clarinet
Twista   Primary Artist
Vicente Amigo   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Flamenco Guitar
Mary J. Blige   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Anoushka Shankar   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Sitar
Christian McBride   Double Bass
Chris Botti   Trumpet
Lance Ellington   Vocals (Background)
Larry Knechtel   Vocals,Keyboards
Dominic Miller   Guitar
David Hartley   Piano
Jason Rebello   Piano,Fender Rhodes
Joy Rose   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Katreese Barnes   Vocals (Background)
Jacqueline Thomas   Cello
Aref Durvesh   Tabla
Manu Katche   Drums
Vinnie Colaiuta   Drums
Clark Gayton   Trombone
Ada Dyer   Vocals (Background)
Donna Gardier   Vocals (Background)
Radio France Chorus   Vocals
Jeff Scott Young   Organ (Hammond)
Danny Dunlap   Guitar (Bass)
Valerie Denys   Castanets
Rhani Krija   Percussion

Technical Credits

Steve Miller   Mixing
Donal Hodgson   Programming,Digital Editing
Simon Osborne   Mixing,Engineer
BT   Producer
Larry Knechtel   Producer,Programming
Dominic Miller   Composer
David Hartley   Choir Arrangement
Victor Calderone   Producer
Martin Kierszenbaum   A&R
Claudius Mittendorfer   Assistant
Sting   Composer,Producer
Dave Aude   Producer,Remixing
Chris Blair   Mastering
Rodolphe Plisson   Assistant Engineer
Billy Francis   Logistics,Tour Manager
Andrea Ruffalo   A&R
Danny Quatrochi   Technician
Richard Frankel   Package Design
Hopps   Assistant Engineer
Tam Fairgrieve   Production Coordination
Charlie Paakkari   Assistant