Album
Ten Summoner's Tales
1993 · Rock
26 collectors on Gatefold own this
Ten Summoner's Tales is a Rock album by Sting, originally released in 1993. On Gatefold: 186 pressings tracked, owned by 26 collectors.
About
After 1991’s mournful <i>The Soul Cages</i>, Sting lets sunlight back in. Riding on a shuffling beat and bouncing harmonica, “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” is his most direct moment since The Police. It sets the playful, melodic tone as he mixes Celtic love ballads (“Fields of Gold”) and country (“Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)”) with upbeat rock (“She’s Too Good for Me”). In “Shape Of My Heart”, he’s still got room for a beautiful ballad too.
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Tracklist
- 1Prologue (If I Ever Lose My Faith In You)4:31
- 2Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)5:11
- 3Fields Of Gold3:42
- 4Heavy Cloud No Rain3:47
- 5She's Too Good For Me2:30
- 6Seven Days4:39
- 7Saint Augustine In Hell5:17
- 8It's Probably Me5:09
- 9Everybody Laughed But You3:53
- 10Shape Of My Heart4:38
- 11Something The Boy Said5:28
- 12Epilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me)3:41
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Soft Rock
- polished
- bittersweet
- cinematic
The fourth solo studio album by English musician Sting, recorded June–December 1992 and released on 1 March 1993. Track 9, "Everybody Laughed But You," was excluded from the first Canadian and American pressings on CD and LP. In the United States, it only appears on the CD Maxi-Single "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You (US 1993) (opens in a new tab)"
On 11 August 1994, the "Ten Summoner's Tales" CD became the first commercial retail item ever purchased online, for $12.48 plus shipping, with the event publicized in The New York Times article "Attention Shoppers: Internet Is Open."
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Brendan PowerHARMONICA
- Dave HeathFLUTE
- David SanciousKEYBOARDS
- Dominic MillerGUITAR
- Guy BarkerTRUMPET
- James BoydVIOLA VIOLIN
- John BarclayTRUMPET
- Kathryn GreeleyVIOLIN
- Kathryn TickellFIDDLE FIDDLE, NORTHUMBRIAN PIPES FLUTE
- Larry AdlerHARMONICA
- Mark NightingaleTROMBONE
- Paul FranklinPEDAL STEEL GUITAR STEEL GUITAR
- Richard EdwardsTROMBONE
- Richard EvansTROMBONE
- Sian BellCELLO
- Simon FischerVIOLIN
- StingARRANGED BY, WRITTEN-BY, VOCALS, BASS, HARMONICA, SAXOPHONE BASS HARMONICA
- Vinnie ColaiutaDRUMS
26 collectors on Gatefold own this · 186 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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