The Police (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Police
Type = compilation
Artist = The Police


Released = June 5, 2007
Recorded = February 1977-February 1983
Genre = New Wave, Punk, Rock
Length = 118:48
Label = A&M
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fvfixz85ldse link]
Last album = "The Very Best of Sting & The Police" (2002)
This album = "The Police" (2007)
Next album = "" (2008)

"The Police" is a self-titled greatest hits compilation released by The Police on June 5, 2007 to accompany their reunion tour. It contains 28 tracks over two discs, a mixture of hits and fan favorites. International editions contain two bonus tracks, "The Bed's Too Big Without You" from Reggatta de Blanc, and "Rehumanize Yourself" from Ghost in the Machine.

The album debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 58,000 copies in its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003598112 "T-Pain Soars To No. 1 Ahead Of Rihanna, McCartney"] , Billboard.com, June 13, 2007.] As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 180,558 copies in the US. However, the RIAA says that albums over 100 minutes count as 2 CDs; therefore the US total would double to 361,116. [ [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=46325 Billboard Top 200] ]

Track listing

All songs written by Sting except when noted.

Disc 1

#"Fall Out" (Copeland) – 2:03
#"Can't Stand Losing You" – 2:58
#"Next to You" – 2:50
#"Roxanne" – 3:12
#"Truth Hits Everybody" – 2:55
#"Hole in My Life" – 4:49
#"So Lonely" – 4:49
#"Message in a Bottle" – 4:49
#"Reggatta de Blanc" (Copeland, Sting, Summers) – 3:14
#"Bring on the Night" – 4:16
#"Walking on the Moon" – 4:59
#"The Bed's Too Big Without You" – 4:25 *
#"Don't Stand So Close to Me" – 4:03
#"Driven to Tears" – 3:21
#"Canary in a Coalmine" – 2:27

Disc 2

#"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" – 4:10
#"Voices Inside My Head" – 3:53
#"Invisible Sun" – 3:44
#"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:20
#"Spirits in the Material World" – 2:58
#"Demolition Man" – 5:55
#"Rehumanize Yourself" (Copeland, Sting) - 3:10 *
#"Every Breath You Take" – 4:14
#"Synchronicity I" – 3:22
#"Wrapped Around Your Finger" – 5:13
#"Walking in Your Footsteps" – 3:36
#"Synchronicity II" – 5:05
#"King of Pain" – 4:59
#"Murder By Numbers" (Sting, Summers) – 4:33
#"Tea in the Sahara" – 4:19

*Not included on the US edition.

Personnel

*Stewart Copeland - drums, percussion, Guitar (on "Fall Out"), vocals
*Sting (musician) - bass guitar, lead vocals
*Andy Summers - guitar, vocals (except on "Fall Out")
*Henry Padovani - lead guitar on "Fall Out"

References