Zenyatta Mondatta

by The Police

Overview

The stage was set for the Police to become one of the biggest acts of the '80s, and the band delivered with the 1980 classic Zenyatta Mondatta. The album proved to be the trio's second straight number one album in the U.K., while peaking at number three in the U.S. Arguably the best Police album, Zenyatta contains perhaps the quintessential new wave anthem, the haunting "Don't Stand So Close to Me," the story of an older teacher lusting after one of his students. While other tracks follow in the same spooky path (their second Grammy-winning instrumental "Behind My Camel" and "Shadows in the Rain"), most of the material is upbeat, such as the carefree U.S./U.K. Top Ten "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da," "Canary in a Coalmine," and "Man in a Suitcase." Sting includes his first set of politically charged lyrics in "Driven to Tears," "When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around," and "Bombs Away," which all observe the declining state of the world. While Sting would later criticize the album as not all it could have been (the band was rushed to complete the album in order to begin another tour), Zenyatta Mondatta remains one of the finest rock albums of all time. ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	11/08/2019
Label:	A&M
UPC:	0602508046131
Rank:	5484

Tracks

1. Don't Stand So Close to Me
2. Driven to Tears
3. When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around
4. Canary in a Coalmine
5. Voices Inside My Head
6. Bombs Away
7. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
8. Behind My Camel
9. Man in a Suitcase
10. Shadows in the Rain
11. The Other Way of Stopping

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Police   Primary Artist
Andy Summers   Guitar,Vocals
Stewart Copeland   Drums,Vocals
Sting   Bass,Vocals

Technical Credits

Andy Summers   Composer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Stewart Copeland   Composer
Kim Turner   Photography
Nigel Gray   Engineer,Producer
The Police   Producer
Sting   Composer
Anton Corbijn   Photography
Bill Levenson   Reissue Supervisor
Vartan   Reissue Art Director
Janette Beckman   Cover Photo,Photography
Meire Murakami   Reissue Design
Margaret Goldfarb   Reissue Production Coordination
Miles Copeland   Photography
Danny Quatrochi   Photography
Watalu Asanuma   Photography
Adrian Boot   Photography
Michael Ross   Design,Photography,Art Direction
Simon Ryan   Design