The Police (album)

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The Police
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Compilation album by
the Police
Released5 June 2007
RecordedFebruary 1977 – February 1983
Genre
Length118:41
Label A&M
Producer
The Police chronology
The Very Best of Sting & The Police
(2002)		The Police
(2007)		 Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires
(2008)
Professional ratings
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The Police is a self-titled compilation album released by the Police on 5 June 2007, to both celebrate the 30th anniversary of their recording debut and accompany their reunion tour. It contains 28 tracks over two discs, a mixture of hit singles and fan favourites. All the singles are included, with the exception of "Secret Journey" and '"Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" (though the original version of the latter from the album Zenyatta Mondatta is included). International editions contain two bonus tracks, "The Bed's Too Big Without You" from Reggatta de Blanc (which was originally released as a single as part of the Six Pack seven-inch singles collection in 1980) and "Rehumanize Yourself" from Ghost in the Machine . The band's non-studio album debut single, "Fall Out", originally recorded in 1977 (with the band's first guitarist Henry Padovani), is also included; other than Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings (1993) the song has never been included on any other Police album.

Contents

The Police debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, selling approximately 58,000 copies in its first week. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sting except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Fall Out" Stewart Copeland Non-album single, 19772:03
2."Can't Stand Losing You"  Outlandos d'Amour , 19782:58
3."Next to You" Outlandos d'Amour2:50
4."Roxanne" Outlandos d'Amour3:12
5."Truth Hits Everybody" Outlandos d'Amour2:55
6."Hole in My Life" Outlandos d'Amour4:49
7."So Lonely" Outlandos d'Amour4:49
8."Message in a Bottle"  Reggatta de Blanc , 19794:49
9."Reggatta de Blanc"Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers Reggatta de Blanc3:14
10."Bring On the Night" Reggatta de Blanc4:16
11."Walking on the Moon" Reggatta de Blanc4:59
12."The Bed's Too Big Without You" ( [*] ) Reggatta de Blanc4:25
13."Don't Stand So Close to Me"  Zenyatta Mondatta , 19804:03
14."Driven to Tears" Zenyatta Mondatta3:21
15."Canary in a Coalmine" Zenyatta Mondatta2:27
Total length:55:10
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" Zenyatta Mondatta4:10
2."Voices Inside My Head" Zenyatta Mondatta3:53
3."Invisible Sun"  Ghost in the Machine , 19813:44
4."Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" Ghost in the Machine4:20
5."Spirits in the Material World" Ghost in the Machine2:58
6."Demolition Man" Ghost in the Machine5:55
7."Rehumanize Yourself" ( [*] )Copeland, StingGhost in the Machine3:10
8."Every Breath You Take"  Synchronicity , 19834:14
9."Synchronicity I" Synchronicity3:22
10."Wrapped Around Your Finger" Synchronicity5:13
11."Walking in Your Footsteps" Synchronicity3:36
12."Synchronicity II" Synchronicity5:05
13."King of Pain" Synchronicity4:59
14."Murder by Numbers"Sting, SummersB-side of "Every Breath You Take", 1983; Synchronicity (cassette and CD versions)4:33
15."Tea in the Sahara" Synchronicity4:19
Total length:63:31 (118:41)

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [29] Gold15,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [30] Gold50,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [31] 2× Platinum30,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [32] Gold7,500^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [33] Gold20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [34] Platinum300,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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