The Very Best of Sting & The Police

1997 greatest hits album by Sting and the Police From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Very Best of... Sting & The Police is a compilation album issued by A&M Records on 3 November 1997,[4] containing a mix of Police songs and Sting's solo works.[5] It originally featured one new track, a remix of the 1978 song "Roxanne" by rap artist Sean "Puffy" Combs. The album was reissued in 1998 by PolyGram International[6] with "Russians" removed and three added tracks: "Seven Days", "Fragile", and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da". The original European version issued by A&M Records of this compilation instead included these tracks without removing "Russians".

Released3 November 1997 (original)
18 February 2002 (update)
GenreNew wave, rock
Length63:03
LabelA&M
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The Very Best of...
Sting & The Police
Greatest hits album by
Sting and the Police
Released3 November 1997 (original)
18 February 2002 (update)
GenreNew wave, rock
Length63:03
LabelA&M
ProducerHugh Padgham, Sean "Puffy" Combs
Sting chronology
Mercury Falling
(1996)		 The Very Best of... Sting & The Police
(1997)		 Brand New Day
(1999)
The Police chronology
Live!
(1995)		 The Very Best of... Sting & The Police
(1997)		 The Police
(2007)
2002 updated edition
The Very Best of.... Sting & The Police (2002)
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In 2002, an updated edition was released by Universal[7] with several track changes: the songs "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot", "Russians", and "Roxanne '97 (Puff Daddy Remix)" are omitted, with the songs "Brand New Day", "Desert Rose", and "So Lonely" in their place. "Brand New Day" and "Desert Rose" were recorded after the original 1997 Very Best Of, being from the 1999 album Brand New Day.

Track listing

A&M (1997)

  1. "Message in a Bottle" – 4:49 from Reggatta de Blanc
  2. "Can't Stand Losing You" – 2:58 from Outlandos d'Amour
  3. "Englishman in New York" – 4:25 from ...Nothing Like the Sun
  4. "Every Breath You Take" – 4:13 from Synchronicity
  5. "Walking on the Moon" – 4:59 from Reggatta de Blanc
  6. "Fields of Gold" – 3:40 from Ten Summoner's Tales
  7. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:20 from Ghost in the Machine
  8. "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" – 4:14 from The Dream of the Blue Turtles
  9. "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" (Edit) 4:29 from Mercury Falling
  10. "Russians" – 3:57 from The Dream of the Blue Turtles
  11. "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – 4:29 from Ten Summoner's Tales
  12. "When We Dance" (Edit) – 4:17 from Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994
  13. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – 4:03 from Zenyatta Mondatta
  14. "Roxanne" – 3:12 from Outlandos d'Amour
  15. "Roxanne '97" (Puff Daddy Remix) – 4:33 Previously unreleased

PolyGram International (1998)

  1. "Message in a Bottle" – 4:49 from Reggatta de Blanc
  2. "Can't Stand Losing You" – 2:58 from Outlandos d'Amour
  3. "Englishman in New York" – 4:25 from ...Nothing Like the Sun
  4. "Every Breath You Take" – 4:13 from Synchronicity
  5. "Seven Days" – 4:39 from Ten Summoner's Tales
  6. "Walking on the Moon" – 4:59 from Reggatta de Blanc
  7. "Fields of Gold" – 3:40 from Ten Summoner's Tales
  8. "Fragile" – 3:54 from ...Nothing Like the Sun
  9. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:20 from Ghost in the Machine
  10. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" – 4:09 from Zenyatta Mondatta
  11. "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" – 4:14 from The Dream of the Blue Turtles
  12. "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot (Edit)" – 4:29 from Mercury Falling
  13. "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – 4:29 from Ten Summoner's Tales
  14. "When We Dance (Edit)" – 4:17 from Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994
  15. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – 4:03 from Zenyatta Mondatta
  16. "Roxanne" – 3:12 from Outlandos d'Amour
  17. "Roxanne '97" (Puff Daddy Remix) – 4:33 Previously unreleased

Japanese version bonus single

  1. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" (Japanese version)

Universal (2002)

  1. "Message in a Bottle" – 4:50
  2. "Can't Stand Losing You" – 3:00
  3. "Englishman in New York" – 4:28
  4. "Every Breath You Take" – 4:12
  5. "Seven Days" – 4:39
  6. "Walking on the Moon" – 5:03
  7. "Fields of Gold" – 3:40
  8. "Fragile" – 3:54
  9. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:21
  10. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" – 4:08
  11. "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" – 4:15
  12. "Brand New Day" – 6:22
  13. "Desert Rose" featuring Cheb Mami – 4:47
  14. "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – 4:30
  15. "When We Dance" – 4:18
  16. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – 4:00
  17. "Roxanne" – 3:10
  18. "So Lonely" – 4:47

Additional personnel

"Roxanne '97" (Puff Daddy Remix)

Production

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for The Very Best of Sting & The Police
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[37] Platinum 60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[38] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[39] Gold 25,000*
Belgium (BRMA)[40] Platinum 50,000*
France (SNEP)[41] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[42] Gold 250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[43] Gold 10,000*
Italy (FIMI)[44] Gold 30,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[45] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[46] Gold 7,500^
Spain (Promusicae)[47] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[48] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[49] 5× Platinum 1,500,000‡
United States (RIAA)[50] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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