Sting - Mercury Falling

Artist:

Sting

UPC:

731454048323

See Also:

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms [Remaster] Original Soundtrack - The Living Sea: Featuring The Music Of Sting Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (20th Anniversary Edition)

Description:

Personnel: Sting (vocals, bass); Dominic Miller (guitar); B.J. Cole (pedal steel); Katherine Tickell (fiddle, Northumbrian pipes); Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Gerry Richardson (Hammond organ); Kenny Kirkland (keyboards); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Monica Reed, Shirley Lewis, Lance Ellington, Tony Walters, The East London Gospel Choir (background vocals).
The Memphis Horns: Andrew Love (saxophone); Wayne Jackson (trumpet).
"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. MERCURY FALLING was nominated for a 1997 Grammy for Best Pop Album.
Personnel: Sting (vocals, bass guitar); The East London Gospel Choir, Tony Walters, Lance Ellington, Shirley Lewis (vocals); Dominic Miller (guitar); Andrew Love, Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Wayne Jackson (trumpet); Kenny Kirkland (keyboards); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Kathryn Tickell (background vocals).
Recording information: Lake House.
Since striking out on his own with a cadre of jazz musicians on 1985`s THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES, Sting`s nomadic wanderings in search of new musical challenges have been a hallmark of all his solo work. MERCURY FALLING continues in this vein, skipping between genres and musical locales. The appearence of The Memphis Horns on "You Still Touch Me" allows Sting to tap into the Stax/Volt spirit, complete with Dominic Miller`s Steve Cropper-like phrasing and some of the ex-Police-man`s most soulful singing to date. French lyrics are the only anomaly on the bossa-nova beat of "La Belle Dame Sans Regrets," which brings to mind Antonio Carlos Jobim`s arrangements, while the combination of the East London Gospel Choir and Branford Marsalis` restrained playing add a pious atmosphere to "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot."
The Englishman`s greatest leap is into the heart of Nashville with a song about divorce and child custody. B.J. Cole`s pedal steel and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta`s clip-clop beat add a tear-in-my-beer authenticity to "I`m So Happy I Can`t Stop Crying," bringing Sting as close to the Grand Ole Opry as he`s likely to get.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Hounds of Winter, The
2. I Hung My Head
3. Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot
4. I Was Brought to My Senses
5. You Still Touch Me
6. I`m So Happy I Can`t Stop Crying
7. All Four Seasons
8. Belle Dame Sans Regrets, La - (French)
9. Valparaiso
10. Lithium Sunset

Album Information

Release Date:

03/12/1996

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Label:

A&M (USA)

Producer:

Hugh Padgham; Sting

Catalog Number:

540483

Original Release Year:

1996

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

DDD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

48 : 8

Guest Artist:

Kenny Kirkland; Vinnie Colaiuta; Branford Marsalis; The Memphis Horns; B.J. Cole; Lance Ellington; Shirley Lewis

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