Album
...Nothing Like The Sun
1987 · Rock
50 collectors on Gatefold own this
...Nothing Like The Sun is a Rock album by Sting, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 222 pressings tracked, owned by 50 collectors.
About
...Nothing Like The Sun is a 1987 album by Sting. The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"), which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon". He added that his inspiration for this was a close encounter with a drunk, in which Sting quoted the sonnet in response to the drunk's importunate query, "How beautiful is the moon?" The album won Best British Album at the 1988 Brit Awards. Background The album was influenced by two events in Sting's life: first, the death in late 1986 of his mother, which contributed to the.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Lazarus Heart4:34
- A2Be Still My Beating Heart5:32
- A3Englishman In New York4:25
Side B
- B1History Will Teach Us Nothing4:58
- B2They Dance Alone (Gueca Solo)7:16
- B3Fragile3:54
Side C
- C1We'll Be Together4:52
- C2Straight To My Heart3:54
- C3Rock Steady4:27
Side D
- D1Sister Moon3:46
- D2Little Wing5:04
- D3The Secret Marriage2:03
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Soft Rock
- lush
- meditative
- poetic
Nothing Like the Sun (stylised...Nothing Like the Sun) is the second solo studio album by English musician Sting. The album was recorded March–August 1987 and originally released on 16 October 1987 on (worldwide) as a double LP and single CD.
Overview of European CD releases:
Variants without SID codes:
• Made by EMI Swindon: 19262590 (opens in a new tab)
• Made by Nimbus: 1241673 (opens in a new tab)
• Made by PDO:
- Made by PDO, Germany: 2151006 (opens in a new tab) (with cat# on inside the back insert)
- Made by PDO, Germany: 28901461 (opens in a new tab) (without cat# on inside of the back insert
- Made by PDO, UK: 12561229 (opens in a new tab)
- Made by PDO, France: 10519517 (opens in a new tab)
- Made by PDO, France, "CD is made in West Germany" on rear inlay: 1064809 (opens in a new tab)
- Made by PDO, France but glass mastered by PDO, Germany: 10125423 (opens in a new tab)
- Made by PDO, France, with a small transparent ring towards the centre of the disc: 13435589 (opens in a new tab)
• Made by PMDC:
- Made by PMDC, France: 5904913 (opens in a new tab)
- Made by PMDC, Germany: 10890277 (opens in a new tab)
Variants with SID codes:
• Made by PMDC
- Made by PMDC, France, Mould SID code only: 10669172 (opens in a new tab)
- Made by PMDC, France, Mould SID code only, "CD is made in West Germany" on rear inlay: 13113348 (opens in a new tab)
- Made by PMDC, Germany, Mastering and Mould SID codes: 10757526 (opens in a new tab)
• Made by Universal M&L, Germany: 1044296 (opens in a new tab)
• Made by EDC, Germany: 6872072 (opens in a new tab)
• Made by UML, USA, Mastering and Mould SID codes:...Nothing Like The Sun (US) (opens in a new tab)
Russian Counterfeit: 7619459 (opens in a new tab)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andy NewmarkBAND, DRUMS DRUMS MUSICIAN, DRUMS
- Branford MarsalisBAND, SAXOPHONE MUSICIAN, SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Dolette McDonaldBACKING VOCALS
- Gil Evans And His OrchestraORCHESTRA
- Janice PendarvisBACKING VOCALS
- Kenny KirklandBAND, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS MUSICIAN, KEYBOARDS
- Manu KatchéBAND, DRUMS DRUMS MUSICIAN, DRUMS
- Mino CineluBAND, PERCUSSION, VOCODER MUSICIAN, PERCUSSION, VOCODER PERCUSSION
- Renee GeyerBACKING VOCALS
- Ruben BladesVOCALS FEATURING FEATURING, VOCALS
- StingBAND, VOCALS, BASS BASS, VOCALS MUSICIAN, VOCALS, BASS
- Vesta WilliamsBACKING VOCALS
- Andy SummersGUITAR
- Eric ClaptonGUITAR
- Fareed HaqueGUITAR
- Gil EvansORCHESTRA
- Hiram BullockGUITAR
- Ken HelmanPIANO
50 collectors on Gatefold own this · 222 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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