Brimstone & Treacle (soundtrack)
| Brimstone & Treacle | |
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| Soundtrack by Sting / The Police | |
| Released: | 1982-09-03 |
| Recorded: | 1981 / 1982 |
| Length: | 36:50 |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Producer(s): | PRODUCER NAME(S) |
| Studio(s): | AIR Studios, Abbey Road Studios |
Contents
Introduction
I Burn For You was recorded by The Police in the summer of 1981 on Montserrat.
How Stupid Mr. Bates and A Kind Of Loving were recorded by The Police on 1982-01-28.
Sting recorded the vocals for Spread A Little Happiness and Only You on 1982-03-01.
The main recording for Spread A Little Happiness had been done in late February - with Andy Summers on guitar and Sting on vocals, playing with an orchestra.
Jeff Seitz had played drums to a Sting demo while he was filming at Shepperton Studios - probably in December 1981.
Further recording may have taken place at Abbey Road Studios in February / March 1982. Michael Nyman orchestrated music, Eric Tomlinson recorded / mixed.
Personnel
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Track listing
- When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder - Finchley Children's Music Group/Michael Nyman – 2:07
- Brimstone & Treacle (Sting) – 2:15
- Narration (Sting) – 4:02
- How Stupid Mr. Bates (The Police) – 2:41
- Only You (Sting) – 2:37
- I Burn For You (The Police) – 4:50
- Spread A Little Happiness (Sting) – 3:25
- We Got The Beat (The Go-Go's) – 2:30
- You Know I Had The Strangest Dream (Sting) – 2:22
- Up the Junction (Squeeze) – 3:09
- Bless This House (Brimstone Chorale) – 0:41
- A Kind Of Loving (The Police) – 2:04
- Brimstone 2 (Sting) – 4:07
Singles released
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Variants, special editions and re-releases
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Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | CHART | COUNTRY | POSITION REACHED |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Spread A Little Happiness / Only You | CHART | COUNTRY | POSITION REACHED |
Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
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| Year | Winner | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| YYYY | WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Nominations
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| Year | Nominee | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| YYYY | NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Certifications
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| Country | Certifier | Classification | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRY | CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) | CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) | CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...) |
Quotations and trivia
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See also
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External links and reviews
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References
source: the release date comes from a test pressing sheet "A&M New Album Release Information", Craig Betts (recording dates), various internet pages about Nyman / Tomlinson
