Sting Nothing Like The Sun CD

Sting's double-length follow-up to his solo debut DREAMS OF THE BLUE TURTLE is very much in the same sophisticated, adult pop vein, although darker and less jazzy (notwithstanding a collaboration with Miles Davis's arranger Gil Evans on a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"). The songs are a generally varied lot, ranging from a tribute to victims of repression in Argentina ("They Dance Alone") to a tongue-in-cheek, sort-of-reggae tribute to famous eccentric Quentin Crisp ("An Englishman in New York"). The sort-of-funk "We'll Be Together"(originally written for a Japanese beer commercial) is the most upbeat and pop-ish thing here, and was deservedly a hit single, although Sting now disdains it.

Recorded at Air Studios, Montserrat. Includes liner notes by Sting.

Personnel: Sting (vocals, guitar); Rubén Blades, Sting International (vocals, guitar); Eric Clapton, Hiram Bullock, Mark Egan, Mark Knopfler, Andy Summers, Fareed Haque (guitar); Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Ken Helman (piano); Kenny Kirkland (keyboards); Mino Cinelu (vocoder, percussion); Kenwood Dennard, Manu Katche, Andy Newmark (drums); Renee Geyer, Vesta Williams, Janice Pendarvis, Dollette McDonald (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: David Tickle.

Liner Note Author: Sting International.

Recording information: Air Studios, Montserrat.

Photographer: Brian Aris.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Gil Evans; Jeff Levison.

Arranger: Sting International.

Personnel includes: Sting (vocals, guitar, bass); Fareed Haque (guitar); Ken Helman (piano); Kenny Kirkland (keyboards); Manu Katche, Andy Newmark, Kenwood Dennard (drums); Mino Cenelu (percussion, vocoder); Dolette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis, Vesta Williams, Renee Geyer (background vocals).

Producers include: Sting, Neil Dorfsman, Bryan Loren.



This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Rolling Stone - Ranked #90 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Albums Of The Eighties" survey. (November '89)