Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994

~ Release by Sting (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Annotation

German version with "Love is Stronger Than Justice" inserted after Fragile, rather than having the Portuguese version of Fragile (Fragilidad) as the final track.

Annotation last modified on 2009-03-26 09:32 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
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1When We Dance
additional engineer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
karaoke version of:
wHEn We DAncE 94-10 (SXID SX210SYEJ6) by Top Jimmy Page (Top Jimmy)
recording of:
When We Dance (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting56:00
2If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) and Pete Smith (UK producer)
producer:
Pete Smith (UK producer) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
additional synclavier:
Danny Quatrochi
bass guitar [bass]:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
keyboard:
Kenny Kirkland
saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Dolette McDonald and Janice Pendarvis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Blue Wave Recording Studios in Barbados
music videos:
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free by Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Illegal Songs, Inc., Magnetic Publishing Ltd. and Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Sting4.154:16
3Fields of Gold
engineer and mixer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Andrew Bradfield, Pete Lewis (engineer) and Simon Osbourne
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fields of Gold
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Steerpike Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Sting3.83:39
4All This Time
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Efren Herrera, Yves Jajaget, Bruce Keene, Simon Osborne (engineer/producer), Brian Scheuble and Al Stone (UK engineer)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1991)
music videos:
All This Time by Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
All This Time
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Sting34:55
5Englishman in New York
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Mark McKenna (engineer) and Bob Vogt
mixer:
Neil Dorfsman and Hugh Padgham
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
music videos:
Englishman in New York by Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
Englishman in New York
lyricist and writer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Sting44:27
6Mad About You
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Efren Herrera, Yves Jajaget, Bruce Keene, Simon Osborne (engineer/producer), Brian Scheuble and Al Stone (UK engineer)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1991)
recording of:
Mad About You
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Matthew Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Blue Turtle Music and Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Sting3.353:54
7It's Probably Me
producer:
Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Stephen McLaughlin (British producer, engineer, musician and film producer)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
bass, harmonica and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
cello:
Sian Bell (cellist)
chromatic harmonica:
Larry Adler and Brendan Power (harmonica player)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
fiddle and Northumbrian pipes:
Kathryn Tickell
flute:
Dave Heath (British composer and flautist)
guitar:
Eric Clapton and Dominic Miller (guitarist)
keyboard:
David Sancious
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel player]:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
saxophone:
David Sanborn
trombone:
Richard Edwards (trombonist) and Mark Nightingale (trombonist)
trumpet:
John Barclay (trumpeter) and Guy Barker
viola:
James Boyd (UK viola player)
violin:
Simon Fischer (London‐based violinist) and Kathryn Greeley
spoken vocals [Narration]:
David Foxxe
recording of:
It’s Probably Me
lyricist:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
writer:
Eric Clapton, GM Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) and Michael Kamen (American score composer)
composer:
Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting feat. Eric Clapton45:01
8They Dance Alone (cueca solo)
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Mark McKenna (engineer) and Bob Vogt
mixer:
Neil Dorfsman and Hugh Padgham
guest guitar:
Eric Clapton, Fareed Haque and Mark Knopfler
guest vocals:
Rubén Blades
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
They Dance Alone (Cueca solo)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Sting37:15
9If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
engineer and mixer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Andrew Bradfield, Pete Lewis (engineer) and Simon Osbourne
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting3.354:32
10Fragile
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
assistant mixer:
Mark McKenna (engineer) and Bob Vogt
mixer:
Neil Dorfsman and Hugh Padgham
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recording of:
Fragile
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Sting4.43:53
11Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)
engineer and mixer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting35:10
12We'll Be Together
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham (in 1994-09)
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
We’ll Be Together
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting3:52
13Moon Over Bourbon Street
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) and Pete Smith (UK producer)
producer:
Pete Smith (UK producer) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
additional synclavier:
Danny Quatrochi
bass guitar [bass]:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
double bass, guitar and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
keyboard:
Kenny Kirkland
saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Dolette McDonald and Janice Pendarvis
arranger:
Dominic Muldowney
recorded at:
Blue Wave Recording Studios in Barbados
recording of:
Moon Over Bourbon Street
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Sting44:00
14Love Is the Seventh Wave
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) and Pete Smith (UK producer)
producer:
Pete Smith (UK producer) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
additional synclavier:
Danny Quatrochi
bass guitar [bass]:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
keyboard:
Kenny Kirkland
saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
trombone:
Frank Opolko
background vocals:
Dolette McDonald and Janice Pendarvis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1985) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at:
Blue Wave Recording Studios in Barbados
recording of:
Love Is the Seventh Wave
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Bugle Songs Ltd. (Publishing label formerly known as Illegal Music Ltd.), Illegal Songs Inc., Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Reggatta Music (publisher) and Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Sting4.53:31
15Russians
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) and Pete Smith (UK producer)
producer:
Pete Smith (UK producer) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
additional synclavier:
Danny Quatrochi
bass guitar [bass]:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
keyboard:
Kenny Kirkland
saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Dolette McDonald and Janice Pendarvis
arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1985, in 1997)
recorded at:
Blue Wave Recording Studios in Barbados
recording of:
Russians
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music Publishers Ltd., Illegal Songs (publisher) (in 1985), Magnetic Publishing Ltd. (in 1985) and Reggatta Music (publisher) (in 1985)
is based on:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: II. Romance
Sting4.43:57
16Why Should I Cry for You?
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
additional remixer:
Mark Mazzetti
remixer:
Hugh Padgham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1991)
recording of:
Why Should I Cry for You?
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting2.54:51
17This Cowboy Song
drum machine programming:
Stoker (production/remixing)
additional engineer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
producer:
Hugh Padgham and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
recorded at:
Lake House, Wiltshire in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
recording of:
This Cowboy Song (from 1994-08 until 1994-09)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Matthew Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Sting5:00