Duets

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Record Company – International/USM
Marketed By – Universal Music LLC
Distributed By – Universal Music LLC

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Tracklist

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1Little Something
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (lead vocals [Melody Gardot vocals])
recording engineer:
Jen Jis
engineer:
Donal Hodgson, Martin Kierszenbaum and Tony Lake (engineer)
producer:
Jen Jis and Martin Kierszenbaum (lead vocals [Sting vocals])
mixer:
Robert Orton
bass, drums (drum set) [drums], strings, synthesizer and synthesizer [synth pads]:
Antoine Chatenet
guitar:
Antoine Chatenet and Dominic Miller (guitarist)
vocals:
Melody Gardot and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Limited (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Cherrytree Recording Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States (lead vocals [Sting vocals]) and Il Palagio in Figline Valdarno, Firenze, Toscana, Italy (lead vocals [Sting vocals])
recording of:
Little Something
writer:
Antoine Chatenet, Connor Blake, Melody Gardot, GM Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police), Dominic Miller (guitarist), Noraa Abakar and Hilda Stenmalm
Sting with Melody Gardot2:42
2It’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 with Eric Clapton45:02
3Stolen Car
producer:
Tristan Casara aka The Avener (in 2015)
mixer:
The Avener
keyboard and synthesizer:
The Avener
vocals:
Mylène Farmer and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stuffed Monkey (from 2015 to present)
music videos:
Stolen Car by Mylène Farmer feat. Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
Stolen Car (English and French duet version) (in 2015)
lyricist:
Mylène Farmer and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Steerpike (Overseas) Limited and Stuffed Monkey
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
translated version of:
Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Original English solo version)
Sting with Mylène Farmer3:22
4Desert Rose
engineer and mixer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
co-producer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
producer:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
clarinet:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
clavinet and piano:
Jason Rebello
darbuka:
Ettamri Mustapha
drum machine [drum programming] and keyboard:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) and Manu Katché
fiddle and Northumbrian pipes:
Kathryn Tickell
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
Hammond organ:
Don Blackman and Dave Hartley (pianist)
pedal steel guitar:
B.J. Cole
percussion:
Mino Cinelu
trumpet:
Chris Botti
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Dennis Collins (backing vocalist), Joe Mendez, Janice Pendarvis, Althea Rodgers, Marlon Saunders, Darryl Tookes, Veneese Thomas and Ken Williams (songwriter)
guest vocals:
Cheb Mami
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
Desert Rose
additional lyricist:
Cheb Mami
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
GM Sumner (in 1999) and Magnetic Publishing Ltd. (in 1999)
Sting with Cheb Mami54:47
5Rise & Fall
producer:
Soulshock & Karlin
mixer:
Manny Marroquin and Soulshock
guest lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
vocals:
Craig David
arranger:
Soulshock & Karlin
produced for:
SoulPower Productions (Danish label)
samples:
Shape of My Heart by Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
Rise & Fall
writer:
Craig David, Gordon Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) and Dominic Miller (guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Magnetic Publishing Ltd., P and P Songs Limited, Steerpike Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Windswept Music (London) Ltd.
quotes lyrics from:
Shape of My Heart
quotes music from:
Shape of My Heart
Sting with Craig David44:46
6Whenever I Say Your Name
recording engineer and mixer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
programming:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge)
assistant engineer:
Hopps
engineer:
Donal Hodgson (task: programming engineer)
producer:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
bass, clarinet [turkish clarinet] and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
castanets:
Valérie Denys
cello:
Jacqueline Thomas (British cellist)
double bass:
Christian McBride (American jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) and Manu Katché
duduk [darduk]:
Lévon Minassian
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Hammond organ:
Jeff Young (US keyboardist and vocalist)
keyboard:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
piano and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
Jason Rebello
tabla [Tablas]:
Aref Durvesh
trombone:
Clark Gayton
trumpet:
Chris Botti
background vocals:
Ada Dyer (American soul singer), Donna Gardier and Joy Rose (vocalist)
choir vocals:
Chœur de Radio France
guest lead vocals:
Mary J. Blige
vocals:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge)
chorus master:
Philip White (British chorus master)
arranger:
Dave Hartley (pianist)
recording of:
Whenever I Say Your Name
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting with Mary J. Blige35:24
7Don’t Make Me Wait
engineer:
Tony Lake (engineer), Robert Orton and Sting International
additional producer:
Kameron Corvet, Dwayne "iLL Wayno" Shippy and Kennard Garrett
producer and mixer:
Sting International
editor:
Martin Kierszenbaum and Sting International
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sting International
guitar:
Kameron Corvet and Dominic Miller (guitarist)
keyboard:
Dwayne "iLL Wayno" Shippy, Martin Kierszenbaum and Machine Gun Funk
background vocals:
Gene Noble, Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) and Sting International
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2018)
recording of:
Don’t Make Me Wait
lyricist and composer:
Kameron Corvet, Kennard Garrett, Orville Burrell (Orville Richard Burrell, dancehall and reggae singer), Shaun Pizzonia, Ashante Reid and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting with Shaggy3:35
8Reste
recording engineer:
Tony Lake (engineer) and Renaud Rebillaud (French sound engineer)
producer:
Martin Kierszenbaum (task: Sting's Vocals) and Renaud Rebillaud (French sound engineer)
mixer:
Jérémie Tuil
instruments:
Renaud Rebillaud (French sound engineer)
vocals:
GIMS (French-Congolese rapper, Maître Gims) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
Reste
Sting with GIMS43:49
9We'll Be Together
producer:
John Shanks
mixer:
Jeff Rothschild and John Shanks
additional drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark
bass and double bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
electric guitar:
Eric Clapton
keyboard:
Kenny Kirkland
percussion and vocoder:
Mino Cinelu
saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Renée Geyer, Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists), Dolette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis and Vesta Williams
vocals:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
We’ll Be Together
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting with Annie Lennox3:53
10L'amour c'est comme un jour
programming, producer and mixer:
Erick Benzi
bass:
Yannick Hardouin
drums (drum set), guitar and piano:
Erick Benzi
strings:
Paris Pop Orchestra
guest vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
vocals:
Charles Aznavour and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
strings arranger:
Stanislas Renchilt (French pop singer)
recording of:
L’amour c’est comme un jour
lyricist:
Yves Stéphane
composer:
Charles Aznavour
Sting with Charles Aznavour4:08
11My Funny Valentine
engineer:
Niko Bolas
producer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Clif Norrell
bass:
John Patitucci
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
keyboard:
Michael Bearden
percussion:
Cyro Baptista (percussionist)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Sting with Herbie Hancock4:53
12Fragile
producer:
Albert Hammond
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
acoustic guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Fred Tackett
bass:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Mike Baird (drummer)
guitar, background vocals and additional performer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
percussion:
Luis Conte (percussionist) and Mike Fisher (percussionist)
synthesizer:
Jeffrey Vanston
vocals:
Julio Iglesias and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
recording of:
Fragile
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Sting with Julio Iglesias24:25
13Mama
producer:
Gashi and Space Primates
mixer:
Robert Orton
vocals:
Gashi and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
Mama
Sting with Gashi3:19
14September
engineer:
Donal Hodgson
producer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Robert Orton
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
keyboard:
Frederic Renaudin and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) and Zucchero
recording of:
September
Sting with Zucchero3:28
15Practical Arrangement
additional recording engineer:
Alex Venguer
recording engineer and mixer:
Donal Hodgson
additional engineer and additional editor:
Lars Fox
acoustic guitar:
Rob Mathes, Dominic Miller (guitarist) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
bass:
Ira Coleman and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
cymbal and glockenspiel [orchestral bells]:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
diatonic button accordion [melodeon]:
Julian Sutton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Joe Bonadio
electric guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
keyboard and piano:
Rob Mathes
mandolin:
Peter Tickell
Northumbrian pipes:
Kathryn Tickell
violin:
Kathryn Tickell and Peter Tickell
vocals:
Jo Lawry and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
conductor:
Rob Mathes
recording of:
Practical Arrangement
writer:
Rob Mathes and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting with Jo Lawry4:35
16None of Us Are Free
assistant engineer:
Tony High (engineer) and Keith Gretlen
editor:
Kevin Guarnieri and Jeff Kanan
bass:
Tommy Sims (r&b, ccm)
clavinet [clavinet piano]:
Greg Phillingaines
drums (drum set):
Dan Needham (American drummer, engineer, producer)
guitar:
Michael Rippoll
Hammond organ [Hammond B3]:
Mike Finnigan (keyboardist)
keyboard:
Tim Akers
percussion:
Sheila E.
background vocals:
Crystal Talifero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist), Tabitha Fair, Adie Grey and Shana Crooks
vocals:
Sam Moore (singer, ex "Sam and Dave") and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
cover recording of:
None of Us Are Free
writer:
Barry Mann, Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Dyad Music Ltd.
Sting with Sam Moore4:04
17In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
producer:
Chris Botti, Eric Calvi, Harvey Jones, Chris Roberts (producer) and Andy Snitzer
trumpet:
Chris Botti
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
David Mann (American songwriter)
publisher:
Better Half Music Company, Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne Music Ltd., Redd Evans Music Company and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Sting with Chris Botti4:28
18Englishman / African In New York
vocals:
Shirazee (singer) and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
recording of:
Englishman / African In New York
is based on:
Englishman in New York
Sting3:13