The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Within a few months of their first gig,the line-up settled as Sting,Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland,and remained unchanged for the rest of the band's history. The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early to mid 1980s. Emerging in the British new wave scene,they played a style of rock influenced by punk,reggae,and jazz.
Outlandos d'Amour is the debut studio album by British rock band the Police,released on 3 November 1978 by A&M Records. Elevated by the success of its lead single,"Roxanne",Outlandos d'Amour peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The album spawned two additional hit singles:"Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely".
Reggatta de Blanc is the second studio album by British rock band the Police,released on 5 October 1979 by A&M Records. It was the band's first release to top the UK Albums Chart and features their first two UK number-one singles:"Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon". In early 1980,the album was reissued in the United States on two 10-inch discs,one album side per disc,and as a collector's edition with a poster of the band.
Zenyatta Mondatta is the third studio album by British rock band the Police,released on 3 October 1980 by A&M Records. It was co-produced by the band and Nigel Gray.
Live! is a live album by The Police,released in 1995 on compact disc and cassette tape. It is the band's first live album and one of only two covering their initial period of activity before 1986,the other being Around The World (2022). A live album from the reunion tour,Certifiable:Live in Buenos Aires,was released in 2008.
"Roxanne" is a song by British rock band the Police. The song was written by lead singer and bassist Sting and was released as a single on 7 April 1978,in advance of their debut album Outlandos d'Amour,released on 3 November. It was written from the point of view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute. When re-released on 12 April 1979,the song peaked at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" is a hit song by the British rock band the Police,released in September 1980 as the lead single from their third studio album Zenyatta Mondatta. It concerns a teacher who has a sexual relationship with a student,which in turn is discovered.
Bring On the Night is the first live album by Sting recorded over the course of several live shows in 1985 and released in 1986. The title is taken from a song by the Police from their 1979 album Reggatta de Blanc. The songs performed include Sting's early solo material from the studio album The Dream of the Blue Turtles,and from his time with The Police,with a few of the performances played as medleys of the two. The touring band features the prominent jazz musicians Branford Marsalis on tenor and soprano saxophones,Darryl Jones on bass guitar,Kenny Kirkland on keyboards and synthesizer,and Omar Hakim on drums. Also appearing are backing vocalists Janice Pendarvis and Dolette McDonald.
Last Exit were an English jazz fusion band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne,England,in 1974. It is best remembered as the group Sting was in before finding stardom with The Police.
"Can't Stand Losing You" is a song by British rock band the Police,released from their debut album Outlandos d'Amour,both in 1978. The song also was released as the follow-up single to "Roxanne",reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart on a re-release in 1979. It was written by the band's lead singer and bassist Sting as a song about suicide.
...All This Time is a live album and concert film by Sting,recorded and filmed on 11 September 2001. It was recorded at Sting's Villa Il Palagio in Italy in front of a select audience drawn from his fan club and features live versions of Sting's songs from his Police and solo song catalogue. The album and video get their name from the song of the same name from his album The Soul Cages.
"So Lonely" is a song by British rock band the Police,released as the third and final single on 17 November 1978 from their debut studio album Outlandos d'Amour (1978),and again on 4 February 1980 as a re-release. The song uses a reggae style,and featured Sting on lead vocals.
Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by the Police,released in September 1992 by A&M Records. It is the band's second compilation album following Every Breath You Take:The Singles. In contrast with its predecessor,it features all 14 original UK top 20 chart singles and five UK number-ones released by the band from 1978 to 1984,including the two missing singles from the previous 1986 compilation,"Synchronicity II" and the original version of "Don't Stand So Close to Me" which had been replaced with the 1986 re-recording. The album also includes two bonus album tracks,"The Bed's Too Big Without You" and "Tea in the Sahara". The cover photograph was by Duane Michals and it was taken at the time of the Synchronicity album. The inner sleeve featured a collage of pictures of the band shot by different photographers during their career,including Miles Copeland,Peter Baylis,Adrian Boot,Akihiro Takayama,Anton Corbijn,Danny Quatrochi,Gabor Scott,Janette Beckman,Kim Turner,Michael Ross,Watal Asanuma and Andy Summers.
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". International editions contain two bonus tracks,"The Bed's Too Big Without You" from Reggatta de Blanc and "Rehumanize Yourself" from Ghost in the Machine. The band's non-studio album debut single,"Fall Out",originally recorded in 1977,is also included;other than Message in a Box:The Complete Recordings (1993) the song has never been included on any other Police album.
Certifiable:Live in Buenos Aires is a live album and concert video by the Police. It was recorded in December 2007 during the band's reunion tour and was released in November 2008. The album was released in the US exclusively through Best Buy. The album has a number of releases including a four disc version containing two CDs and two DVDs. The two CDs contain the live album from River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires,Argentina. The first DVD contains the 109-minute wide-screen concert presented in Dolby Surround and Stereo. The concert film was directed and produced by Jim Gable and Ann Kim,of Graying &Balding,Inc. The second DVD contains the 50-minute bonus feature,"Better Than Therapy," directed by Stewart Copeland's son Jordan Copeland,detailing The Police's reunion with behind-the-scenes interviews from the band and road crew,plus two photo galleries of The Police on tour:one shot by guitarist and photographer Andy Summers,and one by photographer Danny Clinch. The DVDs were also released on Blu-ray format. A triple vinyl format was also released that contained a digital download of the concert.
The English rock band the Police has released five studio albums,three live albums,seven compilation albums,fourteen video albums,four soundtrack albums and twenty-six singles. The Police sold over 75 million records worldwide,making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
"When the World Is Running Down,You Make the Best of What's Still Around" is a song written by Sting that was first released by English rock band the Police on their 1980 album Zenyatta Mondatta. Along with another song from Zenyatta Mondatta,"Voices Inside My Head",the song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart in 1981. In 2000,a remix version credited to Different Gear versus the Police reached No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart,No. 7 on the Billboard Dance chart,and No. 94 in the Netherlands. On radio stations,the song is often played directly after "Driven to Tears".
Symphonicities is the tenth studio album by English musician Sting,released on 13 July 2010 on Deutsche Grammophon. This is his first studio album featuring new recordings of existing songs.
Nigel Gray was an English record producer. His album credits include Outlandos d'Amour (1978),Reggatta de Blanc (1979),and Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) for the Police,Kaleidoscope (1980) and Juju (1981) for Siouxsie and the Banshees,as well as five albums for Godley &Creme.
"Bring on the Night" is a song by British rock band the Police. Written by the band's bassist and vocalist Sting,the song appeared as the fourth track on the band's second studio album,Reggatta de Blanc (1979).
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