My Songs

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My Songs
Sting - My Songs.png
Studio album by
Sting
Released24 May 2019
Length60:54
LabelA&M
Producer
Sting chronology
44/876
(2018) 		My Songs
(2019) 		Duets
(2021)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]

My Songs is the fourteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Sting and his second studio album to feature new renditions of previously released material (after 2010's Symphonicities). The album was released on 24 May 2019.[2][3]

Background[]

The album features fifteen reworked versions of a selection of Sting's most widely recognised songs from across his career both as a member of The Police and as a solo artist. Via his social media outlets, Sting described the new versions of the songs as being reconstructed, refitted and reframed, and all of them with a contemporary focus.[4] Some songs on the album have been remixed using elements of the original tracks, whilst others are complete re-recordings.[5]

A remixed version of "Brand New Day" produced for My Songs was released on 31 December 2018.[6] This version was first performed live in Times Square on the same day. A remixed version of "Desert Rose" and a newly recorded version of "Demolition Man" were made available to download on 28 March 2019.[7]

The My Songs tour commenced on 28 May 2019 in Paris.[8]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Brand New Day"StingDave Audé3:56
2."Desert Rose"Sting, Cheb MamiAudé3:56
3."If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"StingAudé4:35
4."Every Breath You Take"Sting 4:16
5."Demolition Man"StingMartin Kierszenbaum4:17
6."Can't Stand Losing You"Sting 2:49
7."Fields of Gold"Sting 3:46
8."So Lonely"Sting 4:08
9."Shape of My Heart"Sting, Dominic Miller 4:43
10."Message in a Bottle"Sting 4:46
11."Fragile"Sting 3:52
12."Walking on the Moon"Sting 4:16
13."Englishman in New York"Sting 4:28
14."If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"Sting 4:09
15."Roxanne" (live at the Olympia (Paris) April 2017)Sting 2:57
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Synchronicity II" (live)Sting4:59
17."Next to You" (live)Sting4:18
18."Spirits in the Material World" (live)Sting3:57
19."Fragile" (live)Sting4:00
Total length:78:08
Deluxe edition – French edition only
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
20."Desert Rose" (Dave Audé Extended Remix)Sting, Cheb Mami4:00
Total length:82:08
Deluxe edition – Japanese edition only
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
20."I Can't Stop Thinking About You" (live)Sting3:43
Total length:82:01

Personnel[]

  • Sting - vocals, bass, Vg-8 guitar synthesizer
  • Dominic Miller, Rufus Miller - guitar
  • Darryl Jones - bass
  • Jerry Fuentes - guitar, bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • BJ Cole, Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
  • Jason Rebello - piano, clavinet
  • Kipper (Mark Eldridge) - keyboards, drum programming
  • Dave Hartley, Don Blackman - organ
  • Kenny Kirkland - keyboards
  • Danny Quatrochi - Synclavier, backing vocals
  • Martin Kierszenbaum - piano, keyboards, organ
  • David Sancious - keyboards
  • Kevon "Webbo" Webster - keyboards
  • Manu Katché, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ettamri Mustapha, Omar Hakim, Josh Freese, Andy Newmark - drums
  • Mino Cinelu - percussion
  • Chris Botti, Guy Barker, John Barclay - trumpet
  • Dave Heath - flute
  • Mark Nightingale, Richard Edwards - trombone
  • James Boyd - viola
  • Kathryn Greeley, Simon Fischer - violin
  • Branford Marsalis - clarinet, saxophone, percussion
  • Kathryn Tickell - Northumbrian pipes, fiddle
  • Sian Bell - cello
  • Darryl Tookes, Dennis Collins, Janice Pendarvis, Joe Mendez, Ken Williams, Marlon Saunders, Tawatha Agee, Vaneese Thomas, Dolette McDonald, Elliot Jones, Jane Alexander, Joe Sumner, Kate Sumner, Mickey Sumner, Pete Smith, Rosemary Purt, Stephanie Crewdson, The Nannies Chorus, Vic Garbarini, Gene Noble, Melissa Musique, Diego Navaira - backing vocals
  • Kouider Berkan, Moulay Ahmed, Salem Bnoumi, Sameh Catalan, Danny Dunlap - strings
  • Farhat Bouallagui - string arrangement conductor and leader
  • Stevie Wonder - harmonica on "Brand New Day"
  • Larry Adler - harmonica on "If I Ever Lose My Faith"
  • David Foxxe - narrator on "If I Ever Lose My Faith"

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[35] Platinum 100,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV)[36] Gold 10,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label
United States 24 May 2019
A&M

References[]

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