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Released | 5 June 2007 | |||
Recorded | February 1977 – February 1983 | |||
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Length | 118:41 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
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The Police chronology | ||||
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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.
The Police debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, selling approximately 58,000 copies in its first week. [3]
All tracks are written by Sting except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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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 |
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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 only) | 4:33 |
15. | " Tea in the Sahara" | Synchronicity | 4:19 | |
Total length: | 63:31 (118:41) |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium ( BEA) [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. |
The Police | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 5 June 2007 | |||
Recorded | February 1977 – February 1983 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 118:41 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer |
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The Police chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.
The Police debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, selling approximately 58,000 copies in its first week. [3]
All tracks are written by Sting except where noted
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 |
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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 only) | 4:33 |
15. | " Tea in the Sahara" | Synchronicity | 4:19 | |
Total length: | 63:31 (118:41) |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium ( BEA) [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. |