We'll Be Together (song)

"We'll Be Together"
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Recorded by Sting
Released:	1987-10-26 (UK)
Recorded:	RECORDED TIME PERIOD
Length:	SONG LENGTH
Album(s):	...Nothing Like The Sun
Label(s):	A&M
Writer(s):	Sting
Producer(s):	PRODUCER NAME(S)
Studio(s):	AIR Studios
Released as single?	sadly, YES

"We'll Be Together" is a song written by Sting and recorded by Sting in 1987.

About the song

Sting wrote the song in October 1986. In mid-January 1987 he recorded a first version with Branford Marsalis and Dolette McDonald in New York - for the Kirin Can Beer commercials.

Bryan Loren post on facebook - August 11, 2015 · So we continue our trip down Memory Lane(Great song by the incomparable Minnie Riperton, co-written by my father. But, I digress)... For this, our second installment, we have Sting. With a song called, "We'll Be Together". This song was originally brought to me as a remix. Sting originally wrote and recorded the song to be the background for, believe it or not, a Japanese beer commercial. As the story goes, they needed a song with the word 'together' in it. Later, as Sting was finishing the album "Nothing Like The Sun", it was decided that this song would be the lead single, hence needing a remix. The masters were sent to me over at Larrabee Sound Studios in West Hollywood, Ca. It was there that, upon putting up and listening to 64 tracks of tape I decided, this was not something I could remix. I would have to build it again from scratch. To his credit, Sting did not really seem to mind, while others(manager, record company) were not so comfortable. But, I did then begin putting together what would become this record. While building the drum sequence, I actually sampled a Stuart Copland(drummer for The Police) snare drum from a Police record(right off the CD) to be the main back-beat. As a drummer myself, I've always loved Stuart's sharp, snappy sound. I used the late, great Vesta Williams and another powerful singer by the name of Renee Geyer to replace the original background vocals, which I felt lacked energy. Sting requested that I use the guitar parts from the original version, which were performed by Eric Clapton. But I felt his parts were to tame for what I was creating, so I played those, keyboards and bass guitar myself. I used the saxophone parts from the original version, which were performed by the great Branford Marsalis. And Sting was a great sport as I fed him vocal ad libs that he was uncomfortable with, but went with me anyway…

at that studio a photo was made with Sting and Orna Banarie

engineer was Paul McKenna

Personnel

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Release History

Albums

We'll Be Together appears on the following album releases:

Cover art	Album title	Release date	Release country
	...Nothing Like The Sun	1987-10-13	UK
	Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994	1994-11-08	Country

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	Songs	Release date	Release country
	Catalog no.	"Song"(s)	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

7" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song/B-side song	Release date	Release country
	AM 410	"We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog"	1987-10-26	UK
	AM 390 254-7	"We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog"	1987-MM-DD	France
	AM 390 254-7	"We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog"	1987-10-DD (before the 13th)	Germany
	AM 7Y3060 (promo)	"We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog"	1987-MM-DD	Japan
	AM 390 270-7	"We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog"	1987-MM-DD	Spain
	AM-2983 (promo)	"We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog"	1987-MM-DD	USA
	Supraphon 11 0135-7311	"We'll Be Together"/"Conversation With A Dog"	1988-MM-DD	Czech Republic

12" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song(s)/B-side song(s)	Release date	Release country
	AM 2801 229	"We'll Be Together"/"Fragil"/"Fragile"	1987-MM-DD	Brazil
	SP-12251	"We'll Be Together" (extended mix)/"We'll Be Together" (instrumental)/"We'll Be Together" (album version)/"Conversation With A Dog"/"We'll Be Together" (previous version)	1987-MM-DD	Canada
	AMY 410	"We'll Be Together" (extended version)/"We'll Be Together" (previous version)/"Conversation With A Dog"/"We'll Be Together" (instrumental version)	1987-MM-DD	England
	AM 392 254-1	"We'll Be Together" (extended version)/"We'll Be Together" (previous version)/"We'll Be Together" (dub version)/"Conversation With A Dog"/"We'll Be Together" (edit)	1987-MM-DD	Germany
	AM C12Y3213 (promo)	"We'll Be Together" (extended mix)/"We'll Be Together" (instrumental version)/"We'll Be Together" (album version)/"Conversation With A Dog"/"We'll Be Together" (previous version)	1987-MM-DD	Japan
	SP-12251 (promo)	"We'll Be Together" (extended mix)/"We'll Be Together" (instrumental version)/"We'll Be Together" (album version)/"Conversation With A Dog"/"We'll Be Together" (previous version)	1987-MM-DD	USA

Video

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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...)

Lyrics

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Quotations and trivia

UK ad:

Alternative and cover versions

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See also

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External links

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References

source: UK single info sheet, POPGEAR - April 1987