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!  colspan="2" | <big>''Synchronicity''</big>
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Police-album-synchronicity.jpg|200px]]
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|- style="background-color: #E6E6E6;"
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!  colspan="2" | Studio album by [[The Police]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Released:</b>
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| [[1983-06-01]] (USA)
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[[1983-06-17]] (UK)
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[[1983-06-25]] (Japan)
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
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| December [[1982]] - February [[1983]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Length:</b>
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| 44:32
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
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| [[A&M]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Producer(s):</b>
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| [[The Police]], [[Hugh Padgham]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
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| [[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]], Montserrat
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[[Le Studio (Morin Heights) | Le Studio]], Morin Heights, QC, Canada
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|}
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=Introduction=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=Personnel=
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*[[Sting]] – bass guitar, keyboards, lead vocals
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*[[Andy Summers]] – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Mother"
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*[[Stewart Copeland]] – drums, backing vocals
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=Track listing=
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All songs written by [[Sting]] unless otherwise indicated.
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#"[[Synchronicity I]]" – 3:23
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#"[[Walking In Your Footsteps]]" – 3:36
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#"[[O My God]]" – 4:02
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#"[[Mother]]" ([[Andy Summers]]) – 3:05
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#"[[Miss Gradenko]]" ([[Stewart Copeland]]) – 2:00
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#"[[Synchronicity II (song)|Synchronicity II]]" – 5:02
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#"[[Every Breath You Take (song)|Every Breath You Take]]" – 4:13
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#"[[King Of Pain]]" – 4:59
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#"[[Wrapped Around Your Finger (song)|Wrapped Around Your Finger]]" – 5:13
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#"[[Tea In The Sahara]]" – 4:19
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#"[[Murder By Numbers]]"* (Summers, Sting) – 4:36
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#*Not included on original LP release.
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=Singles released=
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*[[Every Breath You Take (song)|Every Breath You Take]] Released: 1983
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*[[Wrapped Around Your Finger (song)|Wrapped Around Your Finger]] Released: 1983
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*[[Synchronicity II (song)|Synchronicity II]] Released: 1983
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*[[King Of Pain]] Released: 1984
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=Variants, special editions and re-releases=
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On [[2024-07-26]] a miracle happened: [[The Police]] released a deluxe version of this album including bonus material !!
 +
 
 +
CD 1 featured the original album plus [[Murder By Numbers]] (remastered versions)
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CD 2
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* [[Truth Hits Everybody (remix)]]
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* [[Man In A Suitcase (live)]] (Live At The [[Variety Arts Theatre | Variety Theatre]], Los Angeles, USA / [[1981-01-16 | 16th January 1981]])
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* [[Someone To Talk To]]
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* [[Message In A Bottle]] (Live At The [[Gusman Cultural Center]], Miami, USA / [[1979-10-26 | 26th October 1979]])
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* [[I Burn For You]]
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* [[Once Upon A Daydream]]
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* [[Tea In The Sahara]] (Live At [[The Omni]], Atlanta, USA / [[1983-11-03 | 3rd November 1983]])
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* [[Every Breath You Take (backing track)]]
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* [[Roxanne (backing track)]]
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* [[Wrapped Around Your Finger]] (Live At [[The Omni]], Atlanta, USA / [[1983-11-03 | 3rd November 1983]])
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* [[Every Bomb You Make]]
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* [[Walking On The Moon]] (Live At [[The Omni]], Atlanta, USA / [[1983-11-03 | 3rd November 1983]])
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* [[Hole In My Life]] (Live At [[The Omni]], Atlanta, USA / [[1983-11-03 | 3rd November 1983]])
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* [[One World (Not Three)]] (Live At [[The Omni]], Atlanta, USA / [[1983-11-03 | 3rd November 1983]])
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* [[Invisible Sun]] (Live At [[The Omni]], Atlanta, USA / [[1983-11-02 | 2nd November 1983]])
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* [[Murder By Numbers]] (Live At [[The Omni]], Atlanta, USA / [[1983-11-02 |2nd November 1983]])
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* [[Walking In Your Footsteps]] (Derangement)
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* [[Tea In The Sahara]] (Derangement)
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CD3
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* [[Synchronicity I]] (Demo)
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* [[Synchronicity I]] (Alternate Mix)
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* [[Synchronicity I]] (Instrumental)
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* [[Walking In Your Footsteps]] (Alternate Version)
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* [[Walking In Your Footsteps]] (Alternate Mix)
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* [[O My God]] (Demo)
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* [[O My God]] (Outtake)
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* [[O My God]] (OBX Version)
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* [[O My God]] (Alternate Mix)
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* [[Mother]] (Alternate Version)
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* [[Mother]] (Instrumental)
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* [[Miss Gradenko]] (Alternate Mix)
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* [[Synchronicity II]] (Demo)
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* [[Synchronicity II]] (Outtake)
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* [[Synchronicity II]] (Extended Version)
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* [[Synchronicity II]] (Alternate Mix)
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* [[Synchronicity II]] (Instrumental)
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CD4
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* [[Every Breath You Take]] (Demo)
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* [[Every Breath You Take]] (Outtake)
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* [[Every Breath You Take]] (Alternate Mix)
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* [[King Of Pain]] (Demo)
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* [[King Of Pain]] (Alternate Version)
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* [[King Of Pain]] (Alternate Mix)
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* [[Wrapped Around Your Finger]] (Demo)
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* [[Wrapped Around Your Finger]] (Alternate Mix)
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* [[Wrapped Around Your Finger]] (Instrumental)
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* [[Tea In The Sahara]] (Demo)
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* [[Tea In The Sahara]] (Alternate Mix)
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* [[Murder By Numbers]] (Demo)
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* [[I'm Blind]] (Demo)
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* [[Loch]]
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* [[Ragged Man]]
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* [[Goodbye Tomorrow]]
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* [[Truth Hits Everybody (remix)]] (Outtake)
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* [[Three Steps To Heaven]]
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* [[Rock And Roll Music]]
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CD5 - live tracks from [[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] [[1983-09-10]]
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* [[Synchronicity I]]
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* [[Synchronicity II]]
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* [[Walking In Your Footsteps]]
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* [[Message In A Bottle]]
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* [[Walking On The Moon]]
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* [[Oh My God]]
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* [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]]
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* [[Wrapped Around Your Finger]]
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* [[Tea In The Sahara]]
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* [[Spirits In The Material World]]
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CD6 - live tracks from [[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] [[1983-09-10]]
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* [[Hole In My Life]]
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* [[Invisible Sun]]
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* [[One World]]
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* [[King Of Pain]]
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* [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]]
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* [[Murder By Numbers]]
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* [[Every Breath You Take]]
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* [[Roxanne]]
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* [[Can't Stand Losing You]]
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=Charts=
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==Album==
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Year
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! Chart
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! Country
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! Position
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| The Billboard 200
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| U.S.A.
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| 1
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|}
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==Singles==
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Year
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! Song
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! Chart
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! Country
 +
! Position
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Every Breath You Take (song)|Every Breath You Take]]"
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| Billboard Adult Contemporary
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| U.S.A.
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| 5
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v
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Every Breath You Take (song)|Every Breath You Take]]"
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| Billboard Club Play Singles
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| U.S.A.
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| 26
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Every Breath You Take (song)|Every Breath You Take]]"
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock
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| U.S.A.
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| 1
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Every Breath You Take (song)|Every Breath You Take]]"
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| Billboard Hot 100
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| U.S.A.
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| 1
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[King Of Pain]]"
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| Billboard Adult Contemporary
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| U.S.A.
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| 33
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[King Of Pain]]"
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock
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| U.S.A.
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| 1
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[King Of Pain]]"
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| Billboard Hot 100
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| U.S.A.
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| 3
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Synchronicity II (song)|Synchronicity II]]"
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock
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| U.S.A.
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| 9
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Synchronicity II (song)|Synchronicity II]]"
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| Billboard Hot 100
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| U.S.A.
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| 16
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Wrapped Around Your Finger (song)|Wrapped Around Your Finger]]"
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock
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| U.S.A.
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| 9
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1984]]
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| "[[Wrapped Around Your Finger (song)|Wrapped Around Your Finger]]"
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| Billboard Adult Contemporary
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| U.S.A.
 +
| 13
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1984]]
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| "[[Wrapped Around Your Finger (song)|Wrapped Around Your Finger]]"
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| Billboard Hot 100
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| U.S.A.
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| 8
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|}
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=Awards, nominations, and certifications=
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==Awards==
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''This section needs more information.''
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Year
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! Winner
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! Award
 +
! Category
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Every Breath You Take (song)|Every Breath You Take]]"
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| Grammy Awards
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| Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Every Breath You Take (song)|Every Breath You Take]]"
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| Grammy Awards
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| Song of the Year
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Synchronicity II (song)|Synchronicity II]]"
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| Grammy Awards
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| Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
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|}
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==Nominations==
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''This section needs more information.''
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Year
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! Nominee
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! Award
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! Category
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[YYYY]]
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| NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)
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| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
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| CATEGORY
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|}
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==Certifications==
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''This section needs more information.''
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Country
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! Certifier
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! Classification
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! Certification
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| U.S.A.
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| RIAA
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| Album
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| Gold
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| U.S.A.
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| RIAA
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| Album
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| Platinum
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| U.S.A.
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| RIAA
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| Album
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| Double Platinum
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| U.S.A.
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| RIAA
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| Album
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| Triple Platinum
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| U.S.A.
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| RIAA
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| Album
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| Quadruple Platinum
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|}
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=Quotations and trivia=
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US ad:
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[[Image:1983_06_US_ad.jpg|80px]]
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UK ads:
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[[Image:1983_06_18_Record_Mirror_Synchronicity_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1983_06_18_NME_Synchronicity_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1983_06_18_No1_Synchronicity_ad.jpg|80px]]
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Italian ad:
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[[Image:1983_06_Ciao_ad.jpg|80px]]
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Spanish ad:
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[[Image:1983_07_Popular_1_ad.jpg|80px]]
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Portuguese ad:
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[[Image:1983_08_Musica_Som_ad.jpg|80px]]
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German ads:
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[[Image:1983_07_German_ad_various_papers.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1983_07_Musik_Szene_ad.jpg|60px]]
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Dutch ad:
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[[Image:1983_07_02_Hitkrant_ad.jpg|80px]]
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Japanese ads:
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[[Image:1983_07_Music_Life_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1983_08_Ongaku_Senka_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1983_08_Music_Life_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1983_08_rockin_f_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1983_11_Adlib_07.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1983_11_rockin_on_02.jpg|80px]]
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[[Image:1983_12_Music_Life_03.jpg|80px]]
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Greek ad:
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[[Image:1983_07_pop_rock_ad.jpg|80px]]
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Australian ad:
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[[Image:1983_07_22_RAM_ad.jpg|80px]]
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New Zealand ad:
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[[Image:1984_02_Rip_It_Up_ad.jpg|130px]]
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ad from Argentina:
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[[Image:Pelo_Synchronicity_ad.jpg|80px]]
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=See also=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=External links and reviews=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=References=
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* Police, The. [http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=&a=2&id=33 Discography, Synchronicity].
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* Police, The. ''Synchronicity''. (1983) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
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*Secretjourney81. [http://www.angelfire.com/realm/secretjourney81/Police/Albsales.htm Album Sales Figures].
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* Wikipedia. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity_%28album%29 Synchronicity].
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[[Category:Studio albums (The Police)]]

Latest revision as of 00:40, 26 January 2025


Synchronicity
Police-album-synchronicity.jpg
Studio album by The Police
Released: 1983-06-01 (USA)

1983-06-17 (UK)

1983-06-25 (Japan)

Recorded: December 1982 - February 1983
Length: 44:32
Label(s): A&M
Producer(s): The Police, Hugh Padgham
Studio(s): AIR Studios, Montserrat

Le Studio, Morin Heights, QC, Canada

Introduction

This section needs more information.

Personnel

Track listing

All songs written by Sting unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "Synchronicity I" – 3:23
  2. "Walking In Your Footsteps" – 3:36
  3. "O My God" – 4:02
  4. "Mother" (Andy Summers) – 3:05
  5. "Miss Gradenko" (Stewart Copeland) – 2:00
  6. "Synchronicity II" – 5:02
  7. "Every Breath You Take" – 4:13
  8. "King Of Pain" – 4:59
  9. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" – 5:13
  10. "Tea In The Sahara" – 4:19
  11. "Murder By Numbers"* (Summers, Sting) – 4:36
    • Not included on original LP release.

Singles released

Variants, special editions and re-releases

On 2024-07-26 a miracle happened: The Police released a deluxe version of this album including bonus material !!

CD 1 featured the original album plus Murder By Numbers (remastered versions)

CD 2

CD3

CD4

CD5 - live tracks from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 1983-09-10

CD6 - live tracks from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 1983-09-10

Charts

Album

Year Chart Country Position
1983 The Billboard 200 U.S.A. 1

Singles

Year Song Chart Country Position
1983 "Every Breath You Take" Billboard Adult Contemporary U.S.A. 5

v

1983 "Every Breath You Take" Billboard Club Play Singles U.S.A. 26
1983 "Every Breath You Take" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 1
1983 "Every Breath You Take" Billboard Hot 100 U.S.A. 1
1983 "King Of Pain" Billboard Adult Contemporary U.S.A. 33
1983 "King Of Pain" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 1
1983 "King Of Pain" Billboard Hot 100 U.S.A. 3
1983 "Synchronicity II" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 9
1983 "Synchronicity II" Billboard Hot 100 U.S.A. 16
1983 "Wrapped Around Your Finger" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 9
1984 "Wrapped Around Your Finger" Billboard Adult Contemporary U.S.A. 13
1984 "Wrapped Around Your Finger" Billboard Hot 100 U.S.A. 8

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

This section needs more information.

Year Winner Award Category
1983 "Every Breath You Take" Grammy Awards Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
1983 "Every Breath You Take" Grammy Awards Song of the Year
1983 "Synchronicity II" Grammy Awards Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

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
U.S.A. RIAA Album Gold
U.S.A. RIAA Album Platinum
U.S.A. RIAA Album Double Platinum
U.S.A. RIAA Album Triple Platinum
U.S.A. RIAA Album Quadruple Platinum

Quotations and trivia

US ad:

1983 06 US ad.jpg

UK ads:

1983 06 18 Record Mirror Synchronicity ad.jpg 1983 06 18 NME Synchronicity ad.jpg 1983 06 18 No1 Synchronicity ad.jpg

Italian ad:

1983 06 Ciao ad.jpg

Spanish ad:

1983 07 Popular 1 ad.jpg

Portuguese ad:

1983 08 Musica Som ad.jpg

German ads:

1983 07 German ad various papers.jpg 1983 07 Musik Szene ad.jpg

Dutch ad:

1983 07 02 Hitkrant ad.jpg

Japanese ads:

1983 07 Music Life ad.jpg 1983 08 Ongaku Senka ad.jpg 1983 08 Music Life ad.jpg 1983 08 rockin f ad.jpg 1983 11 Adlib 07.jpg 1983 11 rockin on 02.jpg 1983 12 Music Life 03.jpg

Greek ad:

1983 07 pop rock ad.jpg

Australian ad:

1983 07 22 RAM ad.jpg

New Zealand ad:

1984 02 Rip It Up ad.jpg

ad from Argentina:

Pelo Synchronicity ad.jpg

See also

This section needs more information.

External links and reviews

This section needs more information.

References

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