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Sting
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| As rock trio The Police, singer/songwriter/bass player Sting, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland made their debut in the late 1970's and until they disbanded in the mid-1980's, they left an indelible mark on the musical world with such Sting compositions as EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME, EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC and ROXANNE.
Sting then began his remarkable solo career and his entire wealth of outstanding compositions is part of the EMI catalog. He is a current writer signed through our London office and you can find an extensive biography of him in the list of EMI UK's Songwriters which is shown on the United Kingdom section of this site.
Following is a list of some of the key songs from Sting's back catalog along with a few of the artists who have covered them. All titles shown are Sting solo compositions unless otherwise indicated.
ALL THIS TIME
by Sting (A&M: 1991) #5 Pop, #9 AC, UK #22
BE STILL MY BEATING HEART
by Sting (A&M: 1988) #15 Pop, #37 AC
THE BED'S TOO BIG WITHOUT YOU
by The Police (A&M: 1979)
by Sheila Hylton (Island: 1990)
by Sly & Robbie (Mango/Island: 1991)
BRING ON THE NIGHT
by The Police (A&M: 1979)
by Gustavo Cerati & Andy Summers (Ark 21: 1998)
CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU
by The Police (A&M: 1978) UK #42
by The Police (A&M: 1979) UK #2
CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU (Live version)
by The Police (A&M: 1995) UK #27
DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA
by The Police (A&M: 1980) UK #5
by The Police (A&M: 1981) #10 Pop
by Dance Floor Virus (Epic: 1995)
DEMOLITION MAN
by Sting (A&M: 1993) UK #21
by Grace Jones (Island: 1991)
by Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Bronze: 1982)
DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME
by The Police (A&M: 1980) UK #1
by The Police (A&M: 1981) #10 Pop
DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME '86
by The Police (A&M: 1986 re-recording) #46 Pop, UK #24
ELLAS DANZAN SOLAS
(aka THEY DANCE ALONE)
by Joan Baez (Gold Castle/Virgin: 1989)
ENGLISH JAM (Sting/John McLaughlin/Vincent Colaiuta)
by John McLaughlin (Polydor: 1995)
ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK
by Sting (A&M: 1988) #84 Pop, #48 AC, UK #51
by Sting (A&M: 1990 re-mix) UK #15
by Boston Dance Orchestra (Gallery: 1995)
by The Flying Pickets (Forlane: 1996)
by Godley & Creme (Polydor: 1979)
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
by The Police (A&M: 1983) #1 Pop, #5 AC, UK #1
by Gloria Gaynor (Galaxy: 1995)
by James Last (Polydor: 1985)
by Henry Mancini (Denon: 1989)
by Ian McShane (Polygram: 1992)
by The Shadows (Polydor: 1986)
by Betty Wright (Ark 21: 1997)
EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC
by The Police (A&M: 1981) #3 Pop, UK #1
by Chaka Demus & Pliers (Ark 21: 1997)
by Petula Clark (EMI Compacts For Pleasure: 1991)
by Shawn Colvin (Columbia: 1994)
by The Shadows (Polydor: 1986)
FIELDS OF GOLD
by Sting (A&M: 1993) #23 Pop, #2 AC, UK #16
by Eva Cassidy (Blix Street: 1997)
by The John Tesh Project (GTS: 1994)
by Michael 'Patches' Stewart (Hip Bop: 1998)
FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART
by Sting (A&M: 1985) #8 Pop, #32 AC, UK #49
by Barbara Dickson (Castle: 1987)
FRAGILE (Sting)
by Sting (A&M: 1988) UK #70
by Herb Alpert (A&M: 1988)
by Willie Colon (Sony International: 1991)
by Isaac Hayes (Virgin: 1995)
by Julio Iglesias with Sting (Columbia: 1994)
by Ramsey Lewis (GRP: 1997)
by Dionne Warwick (Arista: 1992)
by Kirk Whalum (Columbia: 1993)
I WAS BROUGHT TO MY SENSES
by Sting (A&M: 1996) UK #31
I'LL BE MISSING YOU
based on EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
by Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (Featuring 112)
(Bad Boy: 1997) #1 Pop, #1 R&B, UK #1
I'M SO HAPPY I CAN'T STOP CRYING
by Sting (A&M: 1996) UK #54
by Toby Keith with Sting (Mercury: 1998) #2 Country
IF I EVER LOSE MY FAITH IN YOU
by Sting (A&M: 1993) #17 Pop, #8 AC, UK #14
IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, SET THEM FREE
by Sting (A&M: 1985) #3 Pop, #17 R&B, #39 AC, UK #26
INVISIBLE SUN
by The Police (A&M: 1981) UK #2
IT'S PROBABLY ME (Sting/Michael Kamen/Eric Clapton)
by Sting with Eric Clapton (A&M: 1992) #47 AC, UK #30
JAMAICAN IN NEW YORK
(aka ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK)
by Shinehead (Elektra: 1993) UK #30
KING OF PAIN
by The Police (A&M: 1983) #3 Pop, #33 AC
by The Police (A&M: 1984) UK #17
LET YOUR SOUL BE YOUR PILOT
by Sting (A&M: 1996) #86 Pop, UK #15
LITHIUM SUNSET
by Sting on his "Live At TFI Friday" EP (A&M: 1996) UK #53
LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE
by Sting (A&M: 1985) #17 Pop, #20 AC, UK #41
LOW LIFE
by 29 Palms (IRS: 1992)
MAD ABOUT YOU
by Sting (A&M: 1991) UK #56
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
by The Police (A&M: 1979) #79 Pop, UK #1
Also by Sting on his "Live At TFI Friday" EP (A&M: 1996) UK #53
by Dance Floor Virus (Epic: 1995)
by Maxi Priest (Virgin: 1997)
by The John Tesh Project (GTS: 1995)
MONEY FOR NOTHING (Sting/Mark Knopfler)
(aka THAT'S THE WAY YOU DO IT)
by Dire Straits (Vertigo/Warner Bros: 1985) #1 Pop, UK #4
MOON OVER BOURBON STREET
by Sting (A&M: 1986) UK #44
MURDER BY NUMBERS (Sting/Andy Summers)
by Frank Zappa (Rykodisc: 1989)
NO TIME THIS TIME
by The Police (A&M: 1979)
by Anthrax (Elektra: 1996)
NOTHING 'BOUT ME
by Sting (A&M: 1993) #57 Pop
by Sting (A&M: 1994) UK #32
ONE WORLD (NOT THREE)
by The Police (A&M: 1981)
by Pato Banton (IRS: 1990)
ROXANNE
by The Police (A&M: 1979) #32 Pop, UK #12
by Aswad (Atlantic: 1997)
by Outland (IRS: 1993)
ROXANNE '97 (Puff Daddy Remix)
by Sting & The Police Featuring Pras (A&M: 1997) #59 Pop, UK #17
RUSSIANS (Sting/Sergei Prokofiev)
by Sting (A&M: 1985) UK #12
by Sting (A&M: 1986) #16 Pop
SECRET JOURNEY
by The Police (A&M: 1982) #46 Pop
SEVEN DAYS
by Sting (A&M: 1993) UK #25
SHAPE OF MY HEART (Sting/Dominic Miller)
by Sting (A&M: 1993) UK #57
SISTER MOON
by Sting (A&M: 1987)
by Ernestine Anderson (Warner Bros: 1996)
by Vanessa Williams (Wing: 1994)
SO LONELY
by The Police (A&M: 1980) UK #6
THE SOUL CAGES
by Sting (A&M: 1991) UK #57
SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
by The Police (A&M: 1981) UK #12
by The Police (A&M: 1982) #11 Pop
by Pato Banton with Sting (A&M: 1996) UK #36
SYNCHRONICITY II
by The Police (A&M: 1981) UK #17
by The Police (A&M: 1983) #16 Pop
by The John Tesh Project (GTS: 1995)
THAT'S THE WAY YOU DO IT (Sting/Mark Knopfler)
(aka MONEY FOR NOTHING)
by The Purple Kings (Positiva: 1994) UK #26
THEY DANCE ALONE (GUECA SOLO)
(aka ELLAS DANZAN SOLAS)
by Sting (A&M: 1987)
by Richie Havens (Rhino)
by Jose Feliciano (Dino: 1987)
by The John Tesh Project (GTS: 1996)
THIS COWBOY SONG
by Sting with Pato Banton (A&M: 1995) UK #15
WALKING ON THE MOON
by The Police (A&M: 1979) UK #1
WE'LL BE TOGETHER
by Sting (A&M: 1987) #7 Pop, #39 R&B, UK #4
by Tom Scott (GRP: 1995)
WHEN WE DANCE
by Sting (A&M: 1994) #38 Pop, UK #9
WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER
by The Police (A&M: 1983) UK #7
by The Police (A&M: 1984) #8 Pop, #13 AC
by Jazz Jamaica featuring Courtney Pine (Ark 21: 1997)
YOU STILL TOUCH ME
by Sting (A&M: 1996) #60 Pop, UK #27
Also by Sting on his "Live At TFI Friday" EP (A&M: 1996) UK #53
Various albums of Sting's compositions have been released including "The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Rock Dreams" (Laserlight/Delta: 1996), "Straight To My Heart: The Music Of Sting" by The Bob Belden Ensemble (Blue Note: 1989), "A Tribute To Sting & The Police" by guitarist Bub Roberts (Chicago: 1997), "A Tribute To Sting" by Spectrum (First Choice: 1996), "Swingin' To Sting & The Police" (Vitamin: 1999) and the various artists collection "Regatta Mondatta: A Reggae Tribute To The Police" (Ark 21: 1997).
Finally, there is an artistic connection between Sting and writer-performer Phil Collins, because Sting sang harmony vocals on Phil's 1985 album, "No Jacket Required".
Biography courtesy of Alan Warner. |
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| De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da |
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| Don't Stand So Close To Me |
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| Every Breath You Take |
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| Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic |
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| Fields Of Gold |
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| Fortress Around Your Heart |
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| If You Love Somebody Set Them Free |
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| Roxanne |
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Guy Moot
