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The [[Outlandos newsletter]] from June [[1982]] confirmed that [[Sting]] produced this track and played bass on it - it was expected to be released as [[Jools Holland]]'s next single on [[A&M]] Records soon. | The [[Outlandos newsletter]] from June [[1982]] confirmed that [[Sting]] produced this track and played bass on it - it was expected to be released as [[Jools Holland]]'s next single on [[A&M]] Records soon. | ||
| − | When the song was finally released on Jools' LP "[[World Of His | + | When the song was finally released on Jools' LP/CD "[[World Of His Own]]" in [[1990]] it featured writing credits for both, so maybe Jools wrote some additional lyrics or music. [[Sting]] is only credited with backing vocals. |
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Well the guests had all just disappeared | Well the guests had all just disappeared | ||
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I reached the door as fire tore | I reached the door as fire tore | ||
like a wind through the Grand Hotel | like a wind through the Grand Hotel | ||
Latest revision as of 13:40, 23 March 2021
| "Night In The Grand Hotel" | |
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| Recorded by Last Exit | |
| Released: | 1990 |
| Recorded: | mid-1981 (while The Police were on Montserrat)
possibly 1982-03-10 at RAK Recording Studios |
| Length: | 3:26 |
| Album(s): | World Of His Own |
| Label(s): | I.R.S. |
| Writer(s): | Sting |
| Producer(s): | Jools Holland |
| Studio(s): | RAK Recording Studios (probably) |
| Released as single: | NO |
"Night In The Grand Hotel" is a song written by Sting and recorded by Last Exit in YYYY - and later by Jools Holland & Sting.
Contents
About the song
This song was also played live by The Police in March 1977.
When Jools Holland visited The Police for the Police In Montserrat documentary, he recorded "Grand Hotel" there with Sting on bass and producing duties (Outlandos newsletter - March 1982).
It can be assumed that the two of them refined this song at RAK Recording Studios in March 1982 - with Adrian Boot taking photos.
The Outlandos newsletter from June 1982 confirmed that Sting produced this track and played bass on it - it was expected to be released as Jools Holland's next single on A&M Records soon.
When the song was finally released on Jools' LP/CD "World Of His Own" in 1990 it featured writing credits for both, so maybe Jools wrote some additional lyrics or music. Sting is only credited with backing vocals.
Personnel
The Jools Holland album credits mention:
- Martin T. Deegan - drums
- Mike Paice - saxophones
- Kim Lesley, Maz Roberts, Sting, Pino Paladino - background vocals
They don't mention who sand, played piano or played bass - so one can assume that it's also:
- Jools Holland - vocals, piano
- Sting - bass (?)
Release History
Albums
"Grand Hotel" appears on the following album releases (please see links for further details on each title):
| Cover art | Album title | Catalog no. | Release country | Format | Release date |
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World Of His Own | Catalog no. | Release country | CD | 1990-MM-DD |
Singles
CD Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | Songs | Release date | Release country |
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Catalog no. | "Song"(s) | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
7" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song/B-side song | Release date | Release country |
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Catalog no. | "A-side song"/"B-side song" | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
12" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) | Release date | Release country |
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Catalog no. | "A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary) | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
Video
"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
| Cover art | Video title | Release date | Release country |
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Video or dvd title | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
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| Year | Winner | Award | Category |
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| YYYY | WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Nominations
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| Year | Nominee | Award | Category |
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| YYYY | NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Certifications
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| Country | Certifier | Classification | Certification |
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| COUNTRY | CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) | CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) | CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...) |
Lyrics
Well the moon was full and the stars were bright and I've driven so far from town that I needed a rest when over the hill came the lights of a Grand Hotel So I parked the car and took my bags to the desk and rang the bell and a voice said: "so you've come to spend the night at the Grand Hotel" If you ever spend a night in the Grand Hotel you're better off spending a night in hell it's a story you'll be lucky if you live to tell the night you spend in a Grand Hotel My room was damp and dark and cold and the air had a terrible smell when the dinner gong rang in the lobby below for the guests at the Grand Hotel Well the guests all filed into that room as if they were under a spell the bread was stale, the soup was pale and my pudding was cold as well If you better spend a night in the Grand Hotel you're better off spending a night in hell it's a story you'll be lucky if you live to tell the night you spend in a Grand Hotel Back to my room in my bed in the gloom fast asleep I fell when a terrible scream tore through the night and shook the Grand Hotel Smoke came pouring through that door with an awful burning smell in an empty room I fought the flames alone in the Grand Hotel If you ever spend a night in the Grand Hotel you're better off spending a night in hell it's a story you'll be lucky if you live to tell the night you spend in a Grand Hotel oh oh oh oh Well the guests had all just disappeared in a way I could not tell I reached the door as fire tore like a wind through the Grand Hotel Well I must have ran a mile or more to find someone to tell a cottage window spilled out light and on its door I fell If you ever spend a night in the Grand Hotel you're better off spending a night in hell it's a story you'll be lucky if you live to tell the night you spend in a Grand Hotel Old man came and let me in my awful fears to quell I told him of the night I spent at the burning Grand Hotel His face went white, his hands went cold "Nay nay, not the Grand Hotel it burned down 20 years ago it's just a ruined shell" If you better spend a night in the Grand Hotel you're better off spending a night in hell it's a story you'll be lucky if you live to tell the night you spend in a Grand Hotel the night you spend in a Grand Hotel the night you spend in a Grand Hotel the night you spend in a Grand Hotel etc..
Quotations and trivia
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Alternative and cover versions
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See also
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External links
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References
source: Last Exit studio recording, The Police live recording, Outlandos newsletter - March & June 1982, World Of His Own credits
