| The Sting Variations | ||||
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| Studio album by The Tierney Sutton Band | ||||
| Released | September 9, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | May 2016 | |||
| Studio | LAFX Recording Services, The Doghouse Studio | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 67:00 | |||
| Label | BFM | |||
| Producer | Trey Henry | |||
| Tierney Sutton chronology | ||||
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The Sting Variations is an album by The Tierney Sutton Band. [1] [2] [3] It earned the group a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. [4]
All tracks are written by Sting except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Driven to Tears" | 5:47 |
| 2. | "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" | 5:53 |
| 3. | "Seven Days" | 6:17 |
| 4. | "Shadows in the Rain" | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Walking in Your Footsteps" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Fragile/Gentle Rain" (Sting/Luiz Bonfá/Matt Dubey) | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Message in a Bottle" | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Fields of Gold" | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Fortress Around Your Heart" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Language of Birds" (Sting/Rob Mathes) | 5:09 |
| 11. | "Every Little Thing He Does Is Magic" | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Every Breath You Take" | 4:46 |
| 13. | "Synchronicity I" | 4:11 |
| 14. | "Consider Me Gone" | 5:35 |
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