Every Breath You Take: The Classics

by The Police

Overview

Every Breath You Take: The Classics is an updated version of the 1986 collection Every Breath You Take: The Singles. The only differences in this collection are the addition of the "New Classic Rock Mix" of "Message in a Bottle," different artwork, and a slightly reworded title. Cosmetic changes aside, this remains a solid representation of a unique pop trio whose studio output was a too-short five albums. Although frontman/bassist Sting wrote practically all the material, Andy Summers' and Stewart Copeland's contributions leave no doubt that this was a three-man effort. "Walking on the Moon" features Summers' reggae shadings and Copeland's precise percussive nuances, and their instrumental prowess turns a nonsensical title such as "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" into a quirky pop nugget. As for Sting's songwriting, most of it revolved around relationships and the different turns they take. Phases such as rapture ("Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"), manipulation ("Wrapped Around Your Finger," "Every Breath You Take"), and desperation ("Can't Stand Losing You") are all deftly touched on by Gordon Sumner. ~ Rovi Staff

Product Details

Release Date:	01/11/2005
Label:	A&M
UPC:	0602498250174
Rank:	4899

Tracks

1. Roxanne
2. Can't Stand Losing You
3. Message in a Bottle
4. Walking on the Moon
5. Don't Stand So Close to Me
6. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
7. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
8. Invisible Sun
9. Spirits in the Material World
10. Every Breath You Take
11. King of Pain
12. Wrapped Around Your Finger
13. Don't Stand So Close to Me '86
14. Message in a Bottle

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Police   Primary Artist,Noise,Multi Instruments
Jean Roussel   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Andy Kravitz   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering,Preparation
Dirk Grobelny   Engineer
David Tickle   Mixing
Joe Nicolo   Engineer
Phil Nicolo   Engineer,Remixing
Hugh Padgham   Engineer,Producer
Martin Pradler   Engineer
Nigel Gray   Engineer,Producer
The Police   Arranger,Producer,Instrumentation
Sting   Composer
Dave & Ansel Collins   Remastering
Bill Levenson   Reissue Supervisor
Laurie Latham   Producer
Vartan   Art Direction,Reissue Art Director
David Foster   Tape Research
F. Ron Miller   Design
Chris Gray   Engineer
Meire Murakami   Reissue Design
Beth Stempel   Reissue Producer
Jane Hitchin   Tape Research
Margaret Goldfarb   Reissue Production Coordination
Zoe Roberts   Tape Research
Brendan Morris   Tape Research
Phil "Wif Skill" Nowlan   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Chuck Beeson   Artwork,Art Direction
Manuel Lecuona   Digital Editing
Duane Michaels   Photography
David Lascelles   Tape Research
Randy Aronson   Tape Research