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| <b>Released:</b>
 
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| [[1987-10-13]]
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| [[1987-10-13]] (UK & USA)
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[[1987-10-15]] (Japan)
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[[2022-10-14]] (expanded edition)
 
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
 
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| [[AIR Studios]]
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| [[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]], Montserrat
 
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* Gil Evans – Conductor
 
* Gil Evans – Conductor
 
* Renée Geyer – Background Vocals
 
* Renée Geyer – Background Vocals
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* Dollette McDonald – Background Vocals
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* [[Dolette McDonald]] – Background Vocals
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* Janice Pendarvis – Background Vocals
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* [[Janice Pendarvis]] – Background Vocals
 
* Vesta Williams – Background Vocals
 
* Vesta Williams – Background Vocals
 
* Kenwood Dennard – Drums
 
* Kenwood Dennard – Drums
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* Manu Katché – Drums
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* [[Manu Katche]] – Drums
 
* Andy Newmark – Drums
 
* Andy Newmark – Drums
 
* Gil Evans Orchestra – Musician
 
* Gil Evans Orchestra – Musician
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* Mino Cinelu – Percussion, Vocoder
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* [[Mino Cinelu]] – Percussion, Vocoder
 
* Rubén Blades – Vocals, Guitar
 
* Rubén Blades – Vocals, Guitar
 
* Mark Egan – Bass Guitar
 
* Mark Egan – Bass Guitar
 
* Hiram Bullock – Guitar
 
* Hiram Bullock – Guitar
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* Eric Clapton – Guitar
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* [[Eric Clapton]] – Guitar
 
* Fareed Haque – Guitar
 
* Fareed Haque – Guitar
 
* Mark Knopfler – Guitar
 
* Mark Knopfler – Guitar
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* Ken Helman – Piano
 
* Ken Helman – Piano
 
* [[Branford Marsalis]] – Saxophone
 
* [[Branford Marsalis]] – Saxophone
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=Track listing=
 
=Track listing=
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# "[[Englishman In New York]]" – 4:25
 
# "[[Englishman In New York]]" – 4:25
 
# "[[History Will Teach Us Nothing]]" – 4:58
 
# "[[History Will Teach Us Nothing]]" – 4:58
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# "[[They Dance Alone (Gueca Solo)]]" – 7:16
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# "[[They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)]]" – 7:16
 
# "[[Fragile]]" – 3:54
 
# "[[Fragile]]" – 3:54
 
# "[[We'll Be Together]]" – 4:52
 
# "[[We'll Be Together]]" – 4:52
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=Variants, special editions and re-releases=
 
=Variants, special editions and re-releases=
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''This section needs more information. Images may be included to illustrate alternative cover artwork.''
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* the [[2022-10-14]] "expanded edition" was only released digitally and featured these songs:
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# [[The Lazarus Heart]]
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# [[Be Still My Beating Heart]]
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# [[Englishman In New York]]
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# [[History Will Teach Us Nothing]]
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# [[They Dance Alone]]
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# [[Fragile]]
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# [[We'll Be Together]]
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# [[Straight To My Heart]]
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# [[Rock Steady]]
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# [[Sister Moon]]
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# [[Little Wing]]
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# [[The Secret Marriage]]
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# [[Conversation With A Dog]]
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# [[If You There]]
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# [[Up From The Skies]]
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# [[Someone To Watch Over Me]]
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# [[Ghost In The Strand]]
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# [[Englishman In New York]] (Ben Liebrand Mix)
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# [[Englishman In New York]] (Ben Liebrand Mix - edit)
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# [[Fragile]] (dj MONK’s extended vocal remix version)
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# [[Fragile]] (dj MONK’s Radio Edit version)
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# [[Fragile]] (dj MONK’s Hard Rain Dub version)
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# [[Fragile]] (Bedroom Rockers remix version)
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# [[We'll Be Together]] (extended mix)
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# [[We'll Be Together]] (alternate version)
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# [[We'll Be Together]] (instrumental)
  
 
=Charts=
 
=Charts=
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=Quotations and trivia=
 
=Quotations and trivia=
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''This section needs more information.''
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[[Hugh Padgham]] asked about co-mixing with Neil Dorfsman:
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"We didn't do it together. He mixed two or three songs and I mixed the rest. I didn't mix the single '[[We'll Be Together]]', '[[Be Still My Beating Hear]]t', '[[They Dance Alone]]' or '[[Little Wing]]', but I did all the others and I mastered the whole album and put in some little effects. [[Sting]] was there with me most of the time and approved the mix. We did it on a SSL at A&M studios in Los Angeles."
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(Sound On Sound - May [[1988]])
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UK ads:
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[[Image:1987_10_10_MM_front_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1987_10_10_MM_back_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1987_10_17_NME_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1987_11_prob_Record_Mirror.jpg|80px]]
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Japanese ads:
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[[Image:1987_10_19_FM_Fan_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1987_11_Rockin_On_ad.jpg|80px]]
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US ads:
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[[Image:1987_10_24_Billboard_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1987_11_ca_Rolling_Stone_ad.jpg|80px]]
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Dutch ad:
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[[Image:1987_10_31_OOR_ad.jpg|80px]]
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German ad:
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[[Image:1987_11_Musik_Szene_ad.jpg|80px]]
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Swiss ad:
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[[Image:1987_12_Music_Scene_07.jpg|80px]]
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Australian ad:
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[[Image:1988_01_Countdown_ad.jpg|80px]]
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ad from Argentina:
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[[Image:Pelo_Nothing_Like_Sun_ad.jpg|80px]]
  
 
=See also=
 
=See also=
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* Sting. ''Nothing Like The Sun''. (1987) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
 
* Sting. ''Nothing Like The Sun''. (1987) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
 
* Wikipedia. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Nothing_Like_the_Sun Nothing Like The Sun].
 
* Wikipedia. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Nothing_Like_the_Sun Nothing Like The Sun].
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* Billboard - October 3, [[1987]] (USA release date) / FM Fan - October 19, [[1987]] (Japanese release date), [[Outlandos newsletter]] - September [[1987]]
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[[Category:Studio albums (Sting)|Nothing Like the Sun]]
 
[[Category:Studio albums (Sting)|Nothing Like the Sun]]

Latest revision as of 17:34, 27 February 2023


...Nothing Like The Sun
Sting-album-nothinglikethesun.jpg
Studio album by Sting
Released: 1987-10-13 (UK & USA)

1987-10-15 (Japan)

2022-10-14 (expanded edition)

Recorded: March-August 1987
Length: 54:45
Label(s): A&M
Producer(s): Sting, Hugh Padgham, Bryan Loren, & Neil Dorfsman
Studio(s): AIR Studios, Montserrat

Introduction

This section needs more information.

Personnel

  • Sting – Vocals, Bass, Guitar
  • Gil Evans – Conductor
  • Renée Geyer – Background Vocals
  • Dolette McDonald – Background Vocals
  • Janice Pendarvis – Background Vocals
  • Vesta Williams – Background Vocals
  • Kenwood Dennard – Drums
  • Manu Katche – Drums
  • Andy Newmark – Drums
  • Gil Evans Orchestra – Musician
  • Mino Cinelu – Percussion, Vocoder
  • Rubén Blades – Vocals, Guitar
  • Mark Egan – Bass Guitar
  • Hiram Bullock – Guitar
  • Eric Clapton – Guitar
  • Fareed Haque – Guitar
  • Mark Knopfler – Guitar
  • Andy Summers – Guitar
  • Kenny Kirkland – Keyboards
  • Ken Helman – Piano
  • Branford Marsalis – Saxophone

Track listing

All songs written by Sting unless otherwise noted.

  1. "The Lazarus Heart" – 4:34
  2. "Be Still My Beating Heart" – 5:32
  3. "Englishman In New York" – 4:25
  4. "History Will Teach Us Nothing" – 4:58
  5. "They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)" – 7:16
  6. "Fragile" – 3:54
  7. "We'll Be Together" – 4:52
  8. "Straight To My Heart" – 3:54
  9. "Rock Steady" – 4:27
  10. "Sister Moon" – 3:46
  11. "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix) – 5:04
  12. "The Secret Marriage" (Eisler, Sting) – 2:03

Singles released

Variants, special editions and re-releases

  • the 2022-10-14 "expanded edition" was only released digitally and featured these songs:
  1. The Lazarus Heart
  2. Be Still My Beating Heart
  3. Englishman In New York
  4. History Will Teach Us Nothing
  5. They Dance Alone
  6. Fragile
  7. We'll Be Together
  8. Straight To My Heart
  9. Rock Steady
  10. Sister Moon
  11. Little Wing
  12. The Secret Marriage
  13. Conversation With A Dog
  14. If You There
  15. Up From The Skies
  16. Someone To Watch Over Me
  17. Ghost In The Strand
  18. Englishman In New York (Ben Liebrand Mix)
  19. Englishman In New York (Ben Liebrand Mix - edit)
  20. Fragile (dj MONK’s extended vocal remix version)
  21. Fragile (dj MONK’s Radio Edit version)
  22. Fragile (dj MONK’s Hard Rain Dub version)
  23. Fragile (Bedroom Rockers remix version)
  24. We'll Be Together (extended mix)
  25. We'll Be Together (alternate version)
  26. We'll Be Together (instrumental)

Charts

Album

Year Chart Country Position
YYYY CHART COUNTRY POSITION REACHED

Singles

Year Song Chart Country Position
YYYY SONG CHART COUNTRY POSITION REACHED

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

This section needs more information.

Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

This section needs more information.

Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

This section needs more information.

Country Certifier Classification Certification
COUNTRY CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Quotations and trivia

Hugh Padgham asked about co-mixing with Neil Dorfsman:

"We didn't do it together. He mixed two or three songs and I mixed the rest. I didn't mix the single 'We'll Be Together', 'Be Still My Beating Heart', 'They Dance Alone' or 'Little Wing', but I did all the others and I mastered the whole album and put in some little effects. Sting was there with me most of the time and approved the mix. We did it on a SSL at A&M studios in Los Angeles."

(Sound On Sound - May 1988)

UK ads:

1987 10 10 MM front ad.jpg 1987 10 10 MM back ad.jpg 1987 10 17 NME ad.jpg 1987 11 prob Record Mirror.jpg

Japanese ads:

1987 10 19 FM Fan ad.jpg 1987 11 Rockin On ad.jpg

US ads:

1987 10 24 Billboard ad.jpg 1987 11 ca Rolling Stone ad.jpg

Dutch ad:

1987 10 31 OOR ad.jpg

German ad:

1987 11 Musik Szene ad.jpg

Swiss ad:

1987 12 Music Scene 07.jpg

Australian ad:

1988 01 Countdown ad.jpg

ad from Argentina:

Pelo Nothing Like Sun ad.jpg

See also

This section needs more information.

External links and reviews

This section needs more information.

References

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