The Police (album)

The Police
The Police
Compilation album by the Police
Released	5 June 2007
Recorded	February 1977 – February 1983
Genre	New wave; punk rock; rock;
Length	118:41
Label	A&M
Producer	The Police; Nigel Gray; Hugh Padgham;
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The Police is a self-titled compilation album released by the Police on 5 June 2007, to both celebrate the 30th anniversary of their recording debut and accompany their reunion tour. It contains 28 tracks over two discs, a mixture of hit singles and fan favourites. All the singles are included, with the exception of "Secret Journey" and '"Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" (though the original version of the latter from the album Zenyatta Mondatta is included). International editions contain two bonus tracks, "The Bed's Too Big Without You" from Reggatta de Blanc (which was originally released as a single as part of the Six Pack seven-inch singles collection in 1980) and "Rehumanize Yourself" from Ghost in the Machine. The band's non-studio album debut single, "Fall Out", originally recorded in 1977 (with the band's first guitarist Henry Padovani), is also included; other than Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings (1993) the song has never been included on any other Police album.

Released5 June 2007

RecordedFebruary 1977 – February 1983

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Length118:41

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The Police debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, selling approximately 58,000 copies in its first week.^[3]

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Fall Out"	Stewart Copeland	Non-album single, 1977	2:03
2.	"Can't Stand Losing You"		Outlandos d'Amour, 1978	2:58
3.	"Next to You"		Outlandos d'Amour	2:50
4.	"Roxanne"		Outlandos d'Amour	3:12
5.	"Truth Hits Everybody"		Outlandos d'Amour	2:55
6.	"Hole in My Life"		Outlandos d'Amour	4:49
7.	"So Lonely"		Outlandos d'Amour	4:49
8.	"Message in a Bottle"		Reggatta de Blanc, 1979	4:49
9.	"Reggatta de Blanc"	Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers	Reggatta de Blanc	3:14
10.	"Bring On the Night"		Reggatta de Blanc	4:16
11.	"Walking on the Moon"		Reggatta de Blanc	4:59
12.	"The Bed's Too Big Without You" (^[*])		Reggatta de Blanc	4:25
13.	"Don't Stand So Close to Me"		Zenyatta Mondatta, 1980	4:03
14.	"Driven to Tears"		Zenyatta Mondatta	3:21
15.	"Canary in a Coalmine"		Zenyatta Mondatta	2:27
Total length:				55:10

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"		Zenyatta Mondatta	4:10
2.	"Voices Inside My Head"		Zenyatta Mondatta	3:53
3.	"Invisible Sun"		Ghost in the Machine, 1981	3:44
4.	"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"		Ghost in the Machine	4:20
5.	"Spirits in the Material World"		Ghost in the Machine	2:58
6.	"Demolition Man"		Ghost in the Machine	5:55
7.	"Rehumanize Yourself" (^[*])	Copeland, Sting	Ghost in the Machine	3:10
8.	"Every Breath You Take"		Synchronicity, 1983	4:14
9.	"Synchronicity I"		Synchronicity	3:22
10.	"Wrapped Around Your Finger"		Synchronicity	5:13
11.	"Walking in Your Footsteps"		Synchronicity	3:36
12.	"Synchronicity II"		Synchronicity	5:05
13.	"King of Pain"		Synchronicity	4:59
14.	"Murder by Numbers"	Sting, Summers	B-side of "Every Breath You Take", 1983; Synchronicity (cassette and CD versions)	4:33
15.	"Tea in the Sahara"		Synchronicity	4:19
Total length:				63:31 (118:41)

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)^[29]	Gold	15,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[30]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Ireland (IRMA)^[31]	2× Platinum	30,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[32]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[33]	Gold	20,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[34]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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